Re: RED ALERT -- TRADE OPPORTUNITY

[Hironaka <j.hironaka@unesco.org>]

Joshua Ozersky wrote:

> They announced on TBS tonight that Hakeem Olujuwon wants out of
> Houston, and has requested a trade.  He makes about 14$ dollars and
> his contract ends this year.  If the Rockets were willing, we could send
> them
> Vitaly Potapenko and Kenny Anderson and turn the franchise's fortunes
> around at a stroke.  Probably they wouldn't go for it, but who could we plug
> in to make it attractive?  I know they were intersted in Moiso.

Good call. This would be a great way to clear Anderson from the books and have
14 million or more to spend in the free agent market this summer. Of course the
Rockets would be kind of nuts to trade Hakeem and lose the 14 million slot for
anything less than a what 14 million could buy on the open market this summer.
And I'm not sure an injured, overpaid pointguard is high on the Rocket's wish
list.