Houston Rockets

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Houston Rockets

Free agent notes: Josh Howard, Eddie House, Jannero Pargo (Yahoo! Sports)

Because this is what the offseason has dwindled to. Josh Howard's new contract with the Washington Wizards,…

Suicide lines: Team USA down to 15; Hansbrough’s ailment (Yahoo! Sports)

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Rockets Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)

The Rockets had tried to chase one of the star free agents but never really believed they had a very good chance to get Chris Bosh.

The fall-back plan, however, was put in place long before Bosh chose South Beach.

The Rockets’ strategy goes back to the weeks before the trade deadline, when they decided that they could not have enough cap room to be a big spender anyway and made the acquisition of Kevin Martin their answer to the big roster moves around the league to come.

They then decided to match any offers Kyle Lowry and Luis Scola would receive, pushing them to the largest payroll in franchise history. And they planned to bring in a true center after a season without one and, with Yao Ming’s playing time to be limited, targeting Brad Miller.

With Scola,…

Rockets send C Andersen to Toronto for draft pick (AP)

The Houston Rockets have traded center David Andersen to Toronto for cash and a future second-round draft pick. The 6-foot-11 Australian averaged 5.8 points and 3.3 rebounds in 63 games last season, his first in the NBA. Andersen helped fill the void for Houston while Yao Ming sat out last season with a foot injury.