So the Houston Rockets want to sign Dwight Howard when the NBA's biggest headache hits free agency this summer, eh?
Are they sure about that? Did they see what happened to the Los Angeles Lakers this past season?
Okay, okay, so Dwight isn't the only one at fault for the Lakers falling as woefully short of expectations as they did. Nor is he the only big name on Houston's radar at the moment. According to Jonathan Feigen of the Houston Chronicle, the Rockets also have their eye on Los Angeles Clippers point guard Chris Paul, who's likely to strike up a recruiting war of his own come July 1.
Getting both of the NBA's top free agents to reroute their careers to Space City would require quite a bit of salary cap trickery.
But, as Bleacher Report's Adam Fromal recently noted, pulling off such a coup isn't exactly out of the question for Rockets general manager Daryl Morey, who knows his way around the league's collective bargaining agreement better than most.
Hypothetically, bringing three superstars together on one squad would launch the Rockets right toward the top of the heap in the Western Conference ...
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