13th June, 2007 - 8:51 pmESPN -The Minnesota Timberwolves and Houston Rockets , who have been discussing a Mike James-for-Juwan Howard swap in one form or another since the February trade deadline, have agreed in principle to finally complete that deal this month, ESPN.com has learned.An announcement of the trade's completion could be made as early as this week, according to NBA front-office sources.The holdup stems from the possibility that another player or two could be added to the deal, sources say. The teams, though, have verbally agreed to a straight-up exchange of James for Howard at the very least.
Awesome, he was the 2nd person I most wanted to get this offseason. Hopefully they will still try and get Rashard Lewis this offseason.Edit- There is already a topic about this in the Rockets section.
^me tooMinny is getting nothing in return, seems like a very lopsided trade. Minny should ask for a draft pick too
Rockets get a possible 3rd option offensively, and more depth at the one position that desperately needed depth. As for the T-Wolves, they get to unload one of their guards from that logjam, and get a good veteran player in return.It's a pretty fair trade.
With Randy Foye, the Wolves dont really need Mike James. It is somewhat lopsided but this trade wont make or break either team. Maybe Minnesota got Juwan just in case they entertain the idea of trading KG?
I think it was buyers remorse by the T-Wolves.they signed James to a 25mill (approx) deal and he wasn't what they thought he was.so they're ditching the contract after 1 year.
Nice trade by Houston. Juwan is sort of washed up and he wasn't doing much. He's got nothing left in his legs. Mike James will be a good addition if he can stay into the confines of their offense. He's not a playmaker, but TMac's the one who distributes the ball anyway.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (PrimeTime @ Jun 15 2007, 09:02 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Maybe Minnesota got Juwan just in case they entertain the idea of trading KG?</div>Very doubtful. They did this deal because James wanted out and Howard shaves a year off his contract.
