Chapter 451: The Chaotic World

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After the All-Star weekend, trades became the main theme of the League.

The most heated discussions were about the Rockets trading McGrady.

The Lakers were the first to be involved.

They tried to trade Kidd for McGrady. What good would that do for the Rockets? Yao Ming would get the best point guard to feed him the ball, but the other party was already 36 years old, and with only half a season's contract left, it was almost certain he would not re-sign with the Rockets.

Compared to McGrady, who still had a contract for a year and a half and could contribute an average of 21+5+5 as an All-Star wing, Kidd's biggest value lay in his expiring contract, which could create salary cap space for the Rockets in the summer of 2009. But the Rockets weren't an attractive team, so cap space wasn't of much use to them.

Therefore, the Rockets demanded Andrew Bynum be included in the trade.