February 11
Houston Chronicle
columnist Richard Justice
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Let's begin with that Yahoo! report. The Rockets would do that deal — Tracy McGrady for Caron Butler and Brendon Haywood — in a heartbeat. There'd have to be other players included to make the salaries match, but if the Rockets could acquire Butler and Haywood without giving up Aaron Brooks, Carl Landry, Chase Budinger or Luis Scola, they'd be absolutely thrilled. So far, though, every team wants at least one of those guys, and Morey would like to keep his guys. He may not be able to do that, and in the end, we won't know how serious anyone is for at least a few more days. Now about Andre Iguodala and Samuel Dalembert. That's another pair of players the Rockets would love to have. Iguodala ..."
February 11
Houston Chronicle
columnist Jonathan Feigen
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In at least one respect, a three-team deal involving the Knicks make the most sense as the Rockets try to cash in on whatever they can from their remaining days with Tracy McGrady's contract. As mentioned last night, the Knicks are the one team that has seemed genuinely interested in checking out what McGrady can still do. For the Sixers and Wizards, the interest is in moving long contracts for his short one. The Rockets don't want anything the Knicks are willing to offer, but it would seem easier to make a deal with a team that wants the player and using that team's expiring contracts to get a guy the Rockets would want. Yahoo.com reported that the Rockets are talking about a three-team ..."
January 3
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
columnist Tom Enlund
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The Houston Rockets have put Tracy McGrady on the trading block, and you just know that the let's-make-a-deal portion of the Milwaukee Bucks' fan base would like a piece of that. You know who you are. The local Monte Halls would love to see the Bucks neatly wrap up Michael Redd, place a bow on top and ship him off to Houston for McGrady in a tidy holiday exchange of highly paid, high-profile, high-scoring veterans who are both coming off serious injuries. The reality, though, is that it's highly unlikely such a trade will ever take place. After all, is it realistic to think the Rockets would trade McGrady and his coveted expiring $22.5 million contract and take back Redd, who after this ..."
December 30
Miami Herald
columnist Isreal Gutierrez
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Let's see if this song and dance sounds familiar. A big-name player on the wrong side of his prime becomes available. The Heat, a team that seems to get thrown into every possible rumor, again is considered a possibility because, well, there's a big name available and the Heat has tradable contracts. Fans get into the mix and become enamored with the idea of acquiring the player, which leads to wild ideas that would sound fantastic if this were a fantasy league and not the NBA. It has happened so often with the Heat, and apparently we're dancing again, this time the player being Tracy McGrady. He wants out of Houston, and the Rockets want the same, so here come the ideas of sending ..."
December 11
Memphis Commercial Appeal
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The Grizzlies are attempting to sign former Houston Rockets guard Von Wafer in an effort to improve their perimeter shooting, particularly from beyond the 3-point arc. Wafer will join the Grizzlies next week if certain dominoes fall as expected, sources told the Commercial Appeal. Wafer, a 6-5 Florida State alum, first needs to complete a divorce with his current team, Olympiakos, a European club that reportedly has Wafer under contract for $2 million but for whom he hasn't logged significant playing time. Wafer would then need a letter of clearance from the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) before he could sign a deal with the Grizzlies. Wafer last played in the NBA with the ..."