[Done Deal] Rockets dealing Juwan Howard for Mike James

Here's a link.

 

Oh wow!! Really?! Great move!

 

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2903593

 

Tomorrow's headline today

James All the Rockets Need at Point Guard

by JOHN P. LOPEZ

 

I was trying to post this, but I don't have access to create new threads. Anyways... YES!

 

Welcome back Mike James.

 

SPLASH!!!

Goodbye Juwan yesssssssss

You might also want to change the thread title. Kind of misleading. Juwan Traded For Mike James.

 

How UTTERLY HIDEOUSLY MIND NUMBINGLY ASS CLENCHINGLY STUPID do the ROckets look for not just giving James the trade kicker last year?

Now instead of just giveing him the hypothetical trade kicker, which someone else would have had to pay - the Rockets get to pay it themselves, having lost the benefit of his badly needed services for last year.

IDIOTIC

GREAT JOB, LES CARROL AND DARYL.

 

YEsss....sunglasses stealing cancer gone...but we have a monster hole at PF...waiting for SPLASH #2!!!

 

above link^

The Minnesota Timberwolves and Houston Rockets, who have been discussing a Mike James-for-Juwan Howard swap in one form or another since the February trade deadline, have agreed in principle to finally complete that deal this month, ESPN.com has learned.

An announcement of the trade's completion could be made as early as this week, according to NBA front-office sources.

The holdup stems from the possibility that another player or two could be added to the deal, sources say. The teams, though, have verbally agreed to a straight-up exchange of James for Howard at the very least.

The Timberwolves beat out Houston for James' free-agent signature last summer because of their willingness to include a trade kicker in the well-traveled point guard's four-year, $23.4 million contract, but the acquisition was questioned from the start after Minnesota landed Randy Foye in the 2006 draft.

James then struggled to make an impact with his new team, averaging just 10.1 points in 25.3 minutes per game and eventually losing his starting spot after enjoying a breakout season in Toronto in 2005-06.

A strong recruiting pitch from Wolves forward Kevin Garnett -- along with the trade bonus he held out for in negotiations -- convinced James to spurn similar financial offers from the Dallas Mavericks and the Rockets, even though he maintains an offseason home in Houston. But the intense Garnett and the chatty James clashed almost from the start, according to club sources, adding to the Wolves' remorse after it quickly became apparent that there wasn't rotation room for James and Foye.

So the Wolves decided by midseason that they would try to move their lone significant offseason acquisition and were on the verge of sending James to Houston for Howard when the deal fell through on Feb. 22, in part because Houston was reluctant to change the chemistry on a team that wound up overcoming numerous injuries to win 52 games.

But Houston's interest in James and adding depth to its backcourt under new coach Rick Adelman hasn't wavered, thanks to the 31-year-old's successful stint with the Rockets in the second half of the 2004-05 season.

"This has been difficult," James told ESPN.com in late March when asked to describe his debut season with the Wolves. "Physically, mentally, emotionally & all of the above."

Garnett, meanwhile, is expected to welcome the arrival of Howard, a 34-year-old former All-Star, after publicly calling -- repeatedly -- for more size in the Wolves' frontcourt and more of a veteran presence in the locker room.

Howard averaged 9.7 points and 5.9 rebounds in 26.6 minutes per game last season. His contract is one year shorter than James' deal, with just two seasons to run at $14.3 million.

 

Just saw that on tv. I'm glad some team wanted to take Juwan off our hands. Now, it is more apparent the Rockets are going after a big man in the draft or sign someone through free agency.

 

Mr. bad luck is gone.

 

http://www.myfoxhouston.com/myfox/p...n=2&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=6.1.1

Rockets to Trade Juwan Howard to T-Wolves for Mike James

Last Edited: Wednesday, 13 Jun 2007, 7:36 PM CDT
Created: Wednesday, 13 Jun 2007, 7:32 PM CDT

Houston Rockets HOUSTON -- NBA sources tells FOX 26 Sports the Rockets will trade forward Juwan Howard to the Minnesota Timberwolves for guard Mike James.

Sources tell FOX 26 the deal is still pending league approval and there will be a conference call Thursday with the two teams and the NBA and that's when the deal will be finalized.

 

This is excellent! James will fit in great as our 3rd option next year! I hope he plays like he did in Toronto (with less shot attempts).

 

HELLL ****ING YES!!!!!!

 

Chron Article

 

im so happy this just made my day
great move

 

Outstanding! ROTFLMAO!