Troy Murphy has similiar skill sets to Okur but is a better rebounder. James+Snyder+Hayes = Murphy. Murphy is in Jim O'Brien's doghouse. He's barely started half of their games this season. Pacers salary dump and get a pair of two guards (a position they lack depth in) and a valuable lower cost player in Hayes. Murphy's 3P shooting, rebounding, and height is what the Rockets next to Yao.
http://games.espn.go.com/nba/featur...10~10~17~10~17~23~23~23~22~17~23~23&te=&cash= HOU gets: Elton Brand (injured), Shaun Livingston (injured), Corey Maggette LAC gets: TMac (pu$$y), Mike James (ballhog), Landry (PF insurance), Snyder (filler) LAC gets the most talented/best player (TMac) and they don't have to worry about Livingston and Brand making injury comebacks. They get Mike James to take over the starting PG spot, Landry to be groomed as the back-up PF/C, and Snyder as a serviceable bench player. HOU gets their cornerstone PF and their PG of the future, not to mention a wingman (Maggette) wil balls. We'd have to worry about getting Brand to agree to an extension, though. On second thought, we'd probably have to give up Battier instead of/in addition to Mike James. I dunno who I'd want LAC to add in that scenario. We, the Rockets, need to think about the TMac situation like we're in the stockmarket. When all indications are that he's on a descent and is possibly spiraling down, you don't hang on with false hope. You get out while you still can, while the stock still has value.
