Houston And Atlanta Reportedly Discuss A #24/#31 Swap

Reports out of Houston suggest that a deal is on the table which would see the Rockets trading out of the 1st round.

The player that Houston is supposedly targeting, Luther Head, might not be on the board at 24 according to what his agent Mark Bartelstein told Jonathan Givony earlier on Monday.

It’s his belief that Head will end up being selected “in the teens,” which would mean that the Rockets would have to select from a crop of raw European small forwards and big men or reach for a college player who is a little bit lower down on their board.

The Atlanta Hawks are interested in trading up from the #31 pick to #24 in order to secure the services of the Croatian PG Roko Leni-Ukic, should he end up slipping to that spot. The problem is that Ukic is receiving major interest from both the Toronto Raptors at #16 and the Phoenix Suns at #21.

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Yao’s Surgery A Success; Rehab To Begin In Coming Weeks

Houston Rockets center Yao Ming underwent successful surgery to remove a bone spur in this left ankle Thursday night.

Yao is expected to begin rehabilitating his ankle in the coming weeks, the team said

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Yao May Have Surgery On Left Ankle This Summer

Houston Rockets star Yao Ming may have surgery this summer to remove bone spurs from his left ankle, his agent said.

"This is nothing major, the recovery time is pretty short for this type of surgery,'' Yao's agent, Erik Zhang, told KRIV television station in Houston.

Yao averaged 18.3 points and 8.4 rebounds during the 2004-05 season.

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