Rockets trade Alston for Brian Cook and Kyle Lowry??? Does that mean Baron is coming?

[sook]

Rockets fans = dumbest basketball fans in world. Once again you prove your reputation is worthy.

then why the were you on clutchfans? You're not even a fan of a team then, you root for

[Robinho]

no baron!

[layupdrill]

The Suns benefit the most from this deal.

[Spur|n|Austin]

If you look at Brooks' numbers this season, whenever he gets quality minutes he produces.

[Rogue]

No..

yes, I think rockets have already reached an agreement with clippers on a trade that will send rockets Baron, in return rockets'll send scola/landry/battier/wafer to clippers.

[Indazone]

Houston clears cap space in 2010. Tracy McGrady's contract will come off the books, as will the contracts of Luis Scola, Brent Barry, and Carl Landry (potentially). Justin Reed, Von Wafer, Ron Artest and Dikembe Mutombo are all on ending contracts this season.

Guess we end up with a young set of point guards and then we are shooting for the moon in 2010 to reset the board with Yao as centerpiece.

[Indazone]

Orlando Sentinal is reporting the motive for the Rockets move was a salary dump and to make Aaron Brooks the starting point guard. It might also have been a locker room move to sooth T-Mac because Alston called him out the most.

The Rockets, 33-21, obviously wanted to dump Alston's salary and groom young point guard Aaron Brooks after McGrady shocked the team earlier this week by announcing he will have season-ending knee surgery. That's fine with the Magic. The 6-foot-2 Alston is averaging 11.5 points and 5.4 assists this season and has had 24 assists in Houston's last two games, both wins. What makes Alston an even better fit is that he played for Magic Coach Stan Van Gundy when Van Gundy was in Miami.

-Orlando Sentinal

[EricB]

I know Houston doesn't like to hear this, but I wouldn't be shocked if SA went after Scola in 2010 if a pie in the sky run for Bosh doesn't work out.

[Ghazi]

Houston clears cap space in 2010. Tracy McGrady's contract will come off the books, as will the contracts of Luis Scola, Brent Barry, and Carl Landry (potentially). Justin Reed, Von Wafer, Ron Artest and Dikembe Mutombo are all on ending contracts this season.

Guess we end up with a young set of point guards and then we are shooting for the moon in 2010 to reset the board with Yao as centerpiece.

Yao is done in 2 years.

[Kill_Bill_Pana]

I know Houston doesn't like to hear this, but I wouldn't be shocked if SA went after Scola in 2010 if a pie in the sky run for Bosh doesn't work out.

Scola has standing and open offer from Panathinaikos of 3 years $30 million as soon as he is free agent. I do not see Spurs or Rockets matching such offer.