The TE expires 1 year after the Rice-Amaechi trade...Sept. 30th... http://www.nba.com/rockets/news/Rockets_Sign_Jim_Jackson_Trad-85310-34.html
Didn't want to start a new thread about this but i've thought of a new set of events that could take place that could make us better.... 1) Offer the trade exception to Memphis to get James Posey back Posey is an excellent defender. He's long and athletic, imagine the terror TWO 6'8" athletic guard/fowards would cause. JVG would love him. I don't know if Jerry West really would give Posey up right after signing him but they do have: Mike Miller, Bonzi Wells, Dahntay Jones (early 1st round pick from '03), Shane Battier and now Andre Emmett at SG/SF and Memphis is over the cap, Posey could be expendable and a trade exception could be useful. Now, if Jerry West can somehow recruit Kobe....i'd say there's no reason not to give up Posey. 2) We have 3 PF's, 2 of which are capable starters in the Eastern Conference. I think we should take advantage of the Cavalier's situation with Boozer slamming the door on them. Both Howard and Taylor would be productive starters on the Cavs. Personally, I would like to see Taylor moved more than Howard. You may laugh at this, but Taylor could be an All-Star in the Eastern Conference. He could easily average 15-19 PPG and 5-8 RPG and given the conference is pretty depleted as it is, he could warrant All-Star consideration if he was healthy. That being said, let's take a look at some trade proposals: A) Taylor for Tony Battie/Kevin Ollie B) Taylor for Tony Battie/Ira Newble C) Taylor/1st rounder for Tony Battie/DaJuan Wagner (very unlikely, I realize) -OR- If the Cavs fill their vacancy at PF otherwise, they were very much interested in Piatkowski (hence the discussed Pike for Ollie swap). We need a backup center, Pike for Battie checks out. 3) We still have the MLE at our disposal. Depending upon how the above scenario's would play out, we could then decide how to tackle the PG spot. We could then use that to sign Barry or Fisher, maybe as a last resort Hudson. Perhaps Antonio McDyess could hold true to his desire to play in Houston and take the vet minimum. However, I realize McDyess is drawing plenty of interest so if any of this has any chance of happening, something must happen soon. Potential Depth Chart: PG Barry/Ollie*/Lue SG McGrady/J. Jackson/Gaines SF Posey/Nachbar/Griffin PF Howard/McDyess/Posey C Yao/Battie .....one can dream
