Rockets Send Joe Barry Carroll to the Nets in a Six-Player Trade

Joe Barry Carroll, the No. 1 choice in the 1980 National Basketball Assn. draft, was acquired by the New Jersey Nets Wednesday in a six-player deal with the Houston Rockets.

The Nets also got guard Lester Conner from the Rockets and sent guards Frank Johnson and Lorenzo Romar, swingman Tony Brown and 7-foot 1-inch center Tim McCormick to Houston.

The 7-1 Carroll, acquired by Houston from Golden State in December, played in 77 games last season. He averaged 12.7 points and had 489 rebounds in 2,004 minutes.

Carroll was originally drafted by Golden State in 1980 out of Purdue and played four seasons with the Warriors before spending a year in Italy. He returned for 2 1/2 more years before going to Houston with Eric (Sleepy) Floyd in a deal that sent Ralph Sampson to the Warriors.