And I can't believe they took Juwon Howard. They should have asked for Dwight Howard instead. Those stupid Rockets! Look, the point of the trade was to get Tracy McGrady, the two-time scoring champ. The franchise player. The potential MVP. If the Magic wanted to use the deal to pawn off some bad contracts or a failed rookie, then so be it. Maybe the Magic didn't want to also give up the College Player of the Year when they have sold him to their fans as part of the franchise's future. We can't fault the Rockets for accepting a spare part or two in a deal that landed them a top five NBA player. By the way, here's the 2003 Reece Gaines profile from NBAdraft.net. It looks like somebody thinks he can play. NBA Comparison: Jim Jackson Strengths: Very smooth combo guard. Played point his first two seasons, and can legitimately play the point guard position. Excllent ball handling ability and composure. A smart player with great maturity. Passes well, and has a solid overall game. Has a quick first step and takes players to the basket well or can find an open man off the drive. Strong character guy, not arrogant. Really passes well of the drive. Weaknesses: He doesn't do anything amazingly well, very solid, but he isn't fantastic at anything, Must continue to develop his game. Needs to become a little more selfish and take over offensively. A little better in the half court set, than on the break. He can definitely improve on is finishing with authority. Notes: Reece once was held scoreless for the first 29 minutes and ended up with 26 in a last-second win.
