Van Gundy Says He Likes Trade For Battier

While Rockets coach Jeff Van Gundy says he agrees with and is happy with the deal which will land his team forward Shane Battier from Memphis, the Houston Chronicle is reporting that Van Gundy would have played Rudy Gay, the piece the Rockets gave up to get Battier.

"I have played rookies," Van Gundy said. "I have played young veterans. I have played old veterans. The only thing that matters to me is putting the best team on the floor.

"I am fine with playing anyone of any age. We play to win and we play the best players. I never think about how old they are; I think about how good they are."

That said, Van Gundy confirmed that he agreed with the decisions made by Rockets management on draft night.

"I was absolutely in favor of our draft strategy," Van Gundy said.

"I agreed with the draft-night decisions of Carroll (Dawson), Daryl (Morey) and Dennis (Lindsey)."

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Rockets Unlikely To Trade Up

The Rockets have been rumored to be trying to trade up to select Brandon Roy, but on Tuesday, Carroll Dawson said that if he was successful in making a deal to move up in Wednesday's draft, it would have already been done.

He is expecting a player of interest to drop to number eight.

"Normally, you hear who might slide. This year, most of them might get to eight."

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Rockets GM Dawson Has Made All The Calls To Move Up

Rockets General Manager Carroll Dawson claims that he has had 20 calls to move back in the draft and has made calls to every team ahead of him to move up.

Dawson and the Houston Rockets are currently slated to select at the 8th spot in the draft.

One heavily floated rumor has the Rockets trading up to the 5th pick.

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