Minneapolis ? The Minnesota Timberwolves and Houston Rockets, who have been discussing a Mike James-for-Juwan Howard swap since the February trade deadline, have finally completed the deal. The announcement of the trade’s completion was made Thursday by the Timberwolves, who also dealt forward Justin Reed to Houston.

Howard grew up in Chicago, where Kevin Garnett played his final year of high school before jumping straight to the pros in 1995. The two worked out together in the offseason and became friends. Now they are teammates in Minnesota.