If we got Iggy in this trade, he is almost certainly better than anyone we would snag with the cap space left over after T-Mac is gone. Trading is by far the Rockets’ best option for getting a top-tier player (which I consider Iggy to be).

Can you see the logic behind this now? Iggy would be much better than anyone we could snag with our left over cap space this summer, unless we gut our team by letting Scola, Hayes, and Lowry walk. Yes that trade kicker is tough to swallow, but it didn’t stop us from traading for Mike James, so I doubt it would stop us in this situation. Especially seeing as how we get Iggy in the deal also. Another factor to consider is that we may be able to get one of their other promising young talents. I believe that who that other young talent is, and what it might potentially cost us in return is more of a sticking point the two teams than McGrady for Iggy and Dalembert.

i’ve seen some complaints from a few rox fans about dalembert, which i didnt understand, he would be brought in for the same reasons as Deke, you cant really argue with that, plus he’s younger, he might get a few tip dunks or alley-oops in there, i think the Sixer trade is one of the better ones that should take some looking at, along with a Chicago trade

Unless Derick Rose is coming back, which aint happening, what else does chicago have to offer. we’ve discussed how expiring contracts don’t really help us this summer, and John Salmons is nowhere near as good as Iguodala, although he’s cheaper. But he can also opt out after this season, which would leave us with nothing. Luol Deng is a SF, we don’t need another one. Budinger will eventually settle in as exclusively a SF. And Tyrus Thomas duplicates Carl Landry.

The Iggy trade to the Rockets is the best one discussed so far. Kevin Martin is a great scorer, but plays no defense and injury prone. The Bulls trade for Tyrus Thomas, gives you a duplicate of Landry, but not as good of scorer as Landry. The trade of Iggy, Kapono, and Speights for Tmac and Lowry works by the numbers. Philly wrote in their papers that they need a true point guard, and Lowry has a Philly type attitude that they would love. They won’t hand over Iggy and Speights for just Tmac, without getting something back to sell their fans. They getting a starting PG to play with A.i at the 2, have Thaddeus Young to groom as the SF. If Houston can swing Speights, the 22 year old 6-10,245 pound center with a PER of 22, that would be a steal. He is young and athletic, and would play great along with Landry and Scola. Kapono’s 6.8 million dollar contract comes off the books this offseason, and that is the money you will need to resign our own free agents.

Can you guys see the Iverson and Tmac on the floor at the same time for the Sixers….neither guy would ever pass to the other because they wouldn’t get the ball back to jack up their 25 footer after pounding the ball for 23 seconds of the shot clock. Does either guy fit in Eddie Jordan’s Princeton offense? They’re both the anti Princeton offense. That would be some great drama!

do we have a back up point guard?

The point I was trying to suggest in this article is that Andre Iguodala fits this team and all of our current needs. I also wanted to point out the fact that we could use a 7 ft shotblocking, strong rebounding center like Dalembert. My premise was that any trade including Iguodala would take up any remaining money that we would have had from Tmacs expiring contract, and considering his talent, would probably be better than anything we could fetch using our cap space. I also pointed out that we can’t rely on Yao coming back at the level he has performed at or even staying healthy for the entire year coming off of such a drastic surgery and long layoff (similar to TMAC this year); this makes having an excellent insurance policy for yao a must. For one year the price would be high for a backup, but it would be a valuable expiring deal next year, along with the expiring deals of Yao, Battier, Brooks, Landry, Hayes, and Dorsey, so it could end up being a huge plus for us as the price to pay to get a player of Iguodala’s caliber. Pardon me for getting annoyed but where did all the talk come from about losing Scola or Lowry because of this deal. And why would we need kapono for his expiring contract if it still wouldn’t make us players in free agency, and would take SD out of the equation neglecting our backup center position again. And what makes anyone think that Philly would just throw Speights into this deal (for what)? We’re not losing Scola or Lowry unless we choose to let them walk because we own their bird rights, and Les Alexander is on record as saying he is willing to pay the luxury tax for the right player. Add Yao, Iggy, and SD to this team and we would have to be considered contenders again.