Morey’s willingness to take on Iguodala’s big contract likely would depend what the 76ers were to include in their offer. If they threw in some good young talent such as Marreese Speights or Lou Williams the offer would certainly seem more favorable than if the 76ers required the Rockets to take on either overpaid player such as Elton Brand or Samuel Dalembert.
While Iguodala certainly would be expensive, there is no doubt he would help the Rockets. He is a good but not great scorer who provides stellar defense on either 2’s and 3’s without fouling and is a fantastic finisher at the basket and would take a lot off the scoring loads of Carl Landry and Aaron Brooks. He also would give the Rockets a true closer who can get the tough points at the end of games.
For the 76ers the motivation would be purely financial. They are not selling many tickets and while trading Iguodala would not help that they are already up against the projected $65 million luxury tax threshold for next year and cannot afford to pay the tax for a bad team.
And right now with the Rockets clicking, Houston should make a move to fill the void that is their weakness, the closer, and Iguodala really fills that spot.
Therefore if the 76ers are really willing to part with Iguodala and don’t give the Rockets a terribly toxic asset (see Brand, Elton) the Rockets should pounce. If they don’t they will either have to deal with taking another team’s trash or just buying McGrady out.
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Houston’s Carl Landry was taken to a hospital after breaking teeth in a collision with Dirk Nowitzki during the second quarter of Friday night’s game between the Rockets and Mavericks.
Nowitzki drove into the lane and missed a short jumper with 9:28 left in the second quarter. He was fouled by Landry, who was hit in the mouth on Nowitzki’s follow-through.
Before going to the locker room for X-rays and three stitches to close a cut on his right elbow, Nowitzki, a right-hander, shot two free throws left-handed, converting one.
Nowitzki was still in the locker room at the start of the third quarter and the Mavericks said he would not return.
