I like this Trade:

Ok, ok so i realize we arent keeping The GREAT Rudy Gay(being Sarcastic), but we are getting a good player in Shane Battier, and in the proces we found someone stupid enough to take on Stro Swift, who was a huge dissapointment last season, he was soft, and he is terrible, he was always late for team meetings, was occasionally suspended for games by JVG. Lets face it, TMAC and YAO arent getting any older and we want to win now, not wait 3 years for a 19 year old to develop. So this trade makes sense, im only dissapointed that we arent getting Kyle Lowry in the deal, but ill get over it.

Anyway Offseason begins today and we need to fill some holes, we have our MLE, and 2 TE's. I see us re-signing Mike James from Toronto. Also i hope we re-sign Keith Bogans, hopefully Ryan Bowen picks up his option and we pick up Lampe's Option, incase we may use them as fillers in trades, although i would like to see what Lampe can bring to the table, maybe in Summer League. Im also excited about hearing Memphis PG Darius Washington Jr. Will be playing for us in summer league, maybe if Vassilis Spanoulis(who i am excited about) doesnt come over, Washington hopefully makes it as a 3rd PG. I also am excited about John Lucas III playing for us this summer. The way i see it we have the following under contract or rights belong to us(includes the potential Battier deal).

Players Under Contract:
#1 SF/SG Tracy McGrady- $16,901,500M
11 C Yao Ming- $12,000,000M
5 PF Juwan Howard- $6,392,100M
31 PF/SF/SG Shane Battier- $5,393,000M
12 PG Rafer Alston- $4,200,000M
3 SG/PG Bob Sura- $3,800,000M
55 C Dikembe Mutombo- $2,210,000M
2 SG/PG Luther Head- $1,048,800M
40 SF Ryan Bowen- $998,967K
15 C/PF Maciej Lampe- UNKNOWN
44 PF/SF Chuck Hayes- $664,209K

Restricted Free-Agents:
10 SG/SF Keith Bogans- UNKNOWN

Un-Signed Draft Picks:
20 SF/PF Steve Novak
-- PG Vassilis Spanoulis
-- C Malick Badiane
-- PF/SF Lior Eliyahu

Players Commited to Summer League:
-- PG John Lucas III
-- PG Darius Washington Jr.

Team Exceptions:
2 TE Exceptions- $4.2M & $1.67M
MLE- Roughly $5M

Im excited to see hpow we are able to improve ourselves, we seem to have some options available, i hope we dont trade away Howard and/or Head. Nor do i wanna see Mutombo traded. But if it makes the team better, than im all for it.

Any Thoughts on our potential Off-Season Plans.