Every Houston Rockets fan is psyched about the offseason addition of Dwight Howard, and for good reason. It's not every day a team lands a three-time defensive player of the year, let alone one with something to prove after a disastrous 2012-13 campaign.
But the Rockets did much more than land D12.
They also added a few supporting pieces to an already deep roster, constructed a team that actually makes sense from a chemistry perspective, and most impressively, did so without sacrificing financial flexibility.
The Howard signing deserves all of the headlines, but if the Rockets wind up the contender that many now envision, it'll have just as much to do with the moves that didn't get quite as much ink.
The Big One
You really can't discuss the Rockets' summer without first mentioning Howard. By signing him to a four-year contract worth nearly $88 million, Houston earned near-unanimous A-plus grades from most pundits.
He's the key to the Rockets' abrupt transformation from a team likely to make another first-round postseason exit to one that could legitimately ...
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Houston Rockets’ Stellar Offseason Goes Way Beyond Dwight Howard
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