Clippers-Rockets swap includes Paul, Dekker.

Chris Paul is heading to Houston to join James Harden, and the Rockets will soon have two allstars in the backcourt to lead their chase for a championship.

In the NBA’s second blockbuster trade in less than a week, the Rockets acquired Paul from the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday in exchange for former University of Wisconsin star Sam Dekker, Patrick Beverley, Lou Williams, Montrezl Harrell, Darrun Hilliard, DeAndre Liggins, Kyle Wiltjer, a protected first-round pick next year and cash considerations.

The 32-year-old Paul will soon be playing for his third team after opting in for the last year of his contract so the Clippers could work on a deal. The nine-time allstar has averaged 18.7 points, 9.9 assists, 4.4 rebounds and 2.3 steals over his 12-year career, though he has been dogged with criticism in recent years for failing to help the Clippers get out of the second round of the playoffs.

Dekker, the 18th pick in the 2015 draft, missed all but three games as a rookie because of back surgery. The small forward was healthy this season and appeared in 77 games and averaged 6.3 points and 3.6 rebounds.

Jackson out: Phil Jackson is out as New York Knicks president after he oversaw one of the worst eras in team history, with the team saying in a statement that they had “mutually agreed to part company.”

Days after Jackson reiterated his desire to move Carmelo Anthony and said he would listen to deals for Kristaps Porzingis, Madison Square Garden chairman James Dolan reversed course and cut ties with Jackson with two years remaining on his contract.