Hence the need to trade for overpaid players. The reason it can work for the Rockets is because we already have two huge pieces in place. Imagined Dallas' supporting cast on the Rockets, with the likes of Josh Howard, Terry, Stackhouse, instead of Sura, Wesley, and James. We'd be a much better team. There's a difference between an overpaid and a bad player. If Mo Taylor was simply an average PF with a bloated contract, he would still be on the Rockets, and we might've beaten Dallas this year. The Rockets need another above average player who can take some heat off of Yao and T-Mac. There are many of them hanging around the league with bloated contracts, and can be had for little.