Official: Dallas and Washington swap Josh Howard and Caron Butler in a seven-player trade

It's official: as expected, Washington Wizards send forward Caron Butler, center Brendan Haywood and guard DeShawn Stevenson to Dallas Mavericks, in exchange of forwards Josh Howard, Drew Gooden and James Singleton, and guard Quinton Ross. After weeks of rumors, the first important deal of the season is done.

SOURCE: ESPN

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Washington to send Caron Butler to Dallas in exchange of Josh Howard

Finally, it seems that the first important trade of the NBA season is about to be completed. Washington Wizards would send All-Star Caron Butler, along with DeShawn Stevenson, to Dallas Mavericks in exchange of Josh Howard. Another player (Tim Thomas or Quinton Ross) would join Howard in his way to Washington.

SOURCE: Yahoo! Sports

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