The Rockets need a center...

[rsxnova]

The Knicks keep trying to dump Curry on the Rockets.

[sportsfreak475]

I agree with rsxnova. Bell + a Center and some other spare change for t-mac will work out well for the bobcats, but i don't now if they'll be willing to pay T-Mac 22 mill.

[tamburello]

In order to complete such a deal, we should send them at least +18 million contract back, cause T-Mac's contract is $22.4 million.

Rockets now have 13 players under guaranteed contracts+David Andersen (who will defintely sign soon)+James White (non-guaranteed)+Chase Budinger (draft pick who will likely make the team). For such a deal, we have to send at least 3 players, this puts them to 15 guaranteed players plus 3 other players. They'd have to release 1, maybe 2 players and we also have to include some cash in the deal.

Theoratically, Nazr+Radmanovic+Bell for McGrady works. And Rockets really have no real centers at the very moment. The critical point is, if we put Diop instead of Nazr, this deal "might" not work. In this case, we could add non-guaranteed Dontell Jefferson and still can make deal happen. Unfortunately either way, we don't have so many tradable aspects and I really can't understand why Rockets whould accept such offer. They don't need Radmanovic, they have Cook and Andersen as shooting big men. They absolutely don't need Bell while Ariza is there. Unless we add Diaw or Wallace (which we will never do), our offers will be problematic.

McGrady's contract will be an invaluable chip in February, they can gather much better offers. And they don't have to hurry now, they will need a true center in playoffs, not in regular season.