Sources: Nuggets get Aaron Brooks

Updated: February 20, 2014, 2:13 PM ET

By Brian Windhorst | ESPN.com

The Houston Rockets traded point guard Aaron Brooks to the Denver Nuggets for forward Jordan Hamilton in a swap of backups, sources told ESPN.com.

Because of his contract status Brooks had to approve the trade but he will get increased playing time with the Nuggets as he heads into free agency. Brooks, who had fallen behind Patrick Beverley and Jeremy Lin in the Rockets' rotation, averaged 7.0 points and 1.9 assists in 43 games for Houston.

Hamilton, a versatile wing scorer, was involved in trade talks with several teams, including the New York Knicks. He averaged 6.8 points and 3.4 rebounds in 38 games for the Nuggets. The 2011 first-round pick will be a free agent at the end of the season.

It was the seventh consecutive year the Rockets and general manager Daryl Morey have made a deal on trade deadline day.

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• Jordan Hamilton to Rockets for Aaron Brooks -老看客- ♂ (2692 bytes) () 02/20/2014 postreply 12:00:54

• Good for AB. 他在火箭太屈才 -tscb- ♀ (3 bytes) () 02/20/2014 postreply 12:03:39

• we will see if Nuggets will come back freshly next year. -老看客- ♂ (0 bytes) () 02/20/2014 postreply 12:08:59

• 新教练拿老米勒立威，是铁了心要有新气象。 -pacificwest- ♀ (0 bytes) () 02/20/2014 postreply 12:17:08

• 好！这个队上赛季那么强，一下子跌得这么厉害，是得好好整顿。 -老看客- ♂ (0 bytes) () 02/20/2014 postreply 12:22:56