NEW ORLEANS (AP) The New Orleans Hornets acquired guard Shammond Williams from the Orlando Magic on Thursday in exchange for center Sean Rooks in a deal completed just before the NBA trading deadline..

Rooks, on the injured list since Feb. 10 with a sprained right ankle, has averaged 2.3 points a game in 35 appearances. He had been playing little for New Orleans because of the improved play of Robert Traylor and the emergence of rookie David West.

Williams has played in 37 games this season, averaging 4.9 points and two assists per game.

Earlier, the Magic sent Gordan Giricek to the Utah Jazz for DeShawn Stevenson in a trade of guards.

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