Brian Cook

Rafer Alston to Orlando, Lowry to Houston, Cook to Memphis (Yahoo! Canada Sports)

Rafer Alston headlines this deal. People know who he is, they know Orlando needs a point guard, and all the attention will be focused along those lines.� But the Houston Rockets made a huge move, here. Picking up Lowry, who is younger, better, and comes cheaper than Alston? Big, big move. The Rockets also got Brian Cook , who badly needed a re-start to his career, while the Grizzlies ...

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People familiar with deal: Orlando acquires Alston, Rockets get Lowry, Cook in 3-team trade (KFSM Ft. Smith-Fayetteville)

HOUSTON (AP) ? The Houston Rockets traded point guard Rafer Alston to Orlando and acquired Magic forward Brian Cook and Memphis guard Kyle Lowry on Thursday, two people with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press.

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Magic trade Brian Cook for Rockets' Rafer Alston (Sun-Sentinel)

Looking for a point guard who can help them shake their slump and turn them into a legitimate playoff threat, the Orlando Magic have acquired Houston Rockets point guard Rafer Alston.

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Rockets trade Alston to Magic (AP via Yahoo! News)

The Houston Rockets traded point guard Rafer Alston to Orlando and acquired Magic forward Brian Cook and Memphis guard Kyle Lowry on Thursday.

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Magic find Nelson replacement in Alston (Fox Sports)

The Houston Rockets traded point guard Rafer Alston to Orlando and acquired Magic forward Brian Cook and Memphis guard Kyle Lowry on Thursday, two people with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press. Memphis also received the Magic's first-round draft pick as part of the deal, said the people, who requested anonymity because the trade had not been announced by any of the teams.

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