Last week a Michigan news source speculated that the Detroit Pistons might be interested in acquiring Houston’s Tracy McGrady in a trade. Days later a Canadian news outlet reported that the Detroit Pistons were “making a big pitch to the Houston Rockets for perennial All-Star Tracy McGrady.” Many national news outlets began to fan the flames of conjecture and legitimized the story through broadcasted discussion, from ESPN’s “Sportscenter” to “Around the Horn.” Suddenly the......

Houston Rockets General Manager Daryl Morey may have been the busiest man not involved in a presidential election over the past two days. Less than 24 hours after trading Bonzi Wells and Mike James to the New Orleans Hornets, Morey was at it again. In what can only be dubbed as a swap of malcontents, the Rockets shipped Kirk Snyder and a 2nd round draft pick off to the Minnesota Timberwolves in exchange for......

In a classic case of keeping up with the Joneses the Houston Rockets executed a player swap late last night with less than 24 hours before the expiration of the NBA’s trade deadline. As their Western Conference cohorts have made headlines over the last three weeks with the acquisitions of All-Star talent such as Shaquille O’Neal (Suns), Jason Kidd (Mavericks), and Pau Gasol (Lakers), the Houston Rockets found their crusade to climb in the......