76ers Deal Away Hill but Acquire Moiso

Tyrone Hill, an 11-year veteran forward who helped get Philadelphia to the NBA Finals last season, was traded back to Cleveland on Friday in a five-player deal with the 76ers.

The Cavaliers sent forwards Matt Harpring and Cedric Henderson and center Robert Traylor to the 76ers for Hill and second-year forward Jumaine Jones.

“It’s a very good trade for both teams,” said Cleveland Coach John Lucas. “We got some maturity, some know how and some toughness. And, we were able to stay young. I’m very excited about it. Tyrone Hill gives us the kind of veteran we were looking for.”

In a separate deal, the 76ers traded forward Roshown McLeod and a first-round pick to Boston for former UCLA forward Jerome Moiso, the Celtics’ first-round pick in 2000.

The 6-foot-9 Hill, 33, played for the Cavs from 1993-97 and was an all-star in 1995, averaging 13.8 points and 10.8 rebounds.

Hakeem Olajuwon, bidding farewell after 17 years as a Houston Rocket, said his move to Toronto is a way to express himself as an “international citizen of the world.”

“This is a most difficult decision, to stretch out of your comfort zone . . . go to a place to stay and a new environment,” he said during a news conference in Houston. “At the same time, you just have to make that adjustment.”

The Rockets completed a sign-and-trade agreement Thursday night that sent one of the city’s greatest sports heroes to the Raptors for first- and second-round draft picks.

Free-agent center Todd MacCulloch will join the New Jersey Nets after the Philadelphia 76ers decided not to match the Nets’ offer sheet. MacCulloch, a 7-foot backup center with the 76ers, will receive $34 million over six years from New Jersey.

Brendan Haywood, the first-round draft pick acquired by the Washington Wizards from the Orlando Magic on Wednesday, signed a three-year contract with the Wizards.

Orlando forward Grant Hill will test his injured left ankle on Aug. 24 in the inaugural Duke basketball all-star charity game, an event he helped organize. . . . Center Cherokee Parks, who averaged 4.6 points and 3.5 rebounds in 65 games with the Clippers and Washington last season, signed with the San Antonio Spurs.