YAO would cost Toronto a good veteran centre, a first round draft choise who finished 2nd in rookie of the year voting last season, and a second big man who was on the rookie all star FIRST team at the end of last season.I'm thinking down the line Toronto, with a huge Chinatown immigrant population, will end up adding another member of the Chinese national team (like Milwaukee's big rookie Ying, to replace Bargnani) to bond with Yao.I'm thinking 3 for 1 ... two NBA rookie C/F's from last season, seven foooter Bargniani and Garbajosa who have LOADS of up-side for the day Houston is finally ready to win the title, and seven foooter Rasho Nestrovich a solid veteran Euro center who has never missed the play-offs in is career as an NBA starting center...for YAO.http://www.realgm.com/src_tradechecker/3/Houston could add NBA rookie guard Bellini, to bond with Bargnani, in a subsequent trade some day soon.Sorry the link doesn't work, but that web site DID approve the trade that I outlined, as being OK under trade rules of the NBA.Bargniani, Garbajosa and Rasho Nestrovich ... for YAO.What is your thought.I figure Toronto has excess depth, and needs rebounding.The first responder says this trade would be bad for Toronto. The second responder says this trade would be bad for Houston. Doesn't that only shows it is a reasonable idea!?What do you think of my secondary idea of ...* getting the two Chinese NBA players together in Toronto, down the road, and * making the NBA's two Itallian players to be team mates in Houston!?

It is possible, however I think Toronto is on the verge of something big, and would not want at this time to upset, or destroy team chemistry.

Houston will never trade Yao. He clearly is their franchise player. However, if they do, this trade you're proposing is not good enough. Houston needs a dependable point guard, you need to throw in Calderon. Nesterovich is marginal at best so drop him for Calderon. Its hard to envision Bosh and Yao co-existing though.

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Haha, that's funny. But, no. There is no way in hell Houston is gonna trade Yao. He is the franchise player. The only way Houston would trade Yao is if they get Dwight Howard, Lebron James, and Chris Paul. Believe, Yao is not gonna get traded, unless 7-8 years from now, he starts to wear down, and is on the twilight of his career, then he will bounce around the league. The one person that the Rockets are planning to trade is Tracy McGrady. I thought about the trade for a good long time, and the best case scenario for both teams is trade T-mac for Ben Gordon and Luol Deng. Or the least likely scenarios: T-mac for Amare Stoudemire, or T-mac for Pau Gasol. Bro, it's Yi, not Ying.

Possible but not likely. As good as Yao already is today the Rockets would need NBA ready talent that could be key contributors right now. Also, it is much more likely you will see Tmac get traded before Yao. Yao is one of the most consistent producers in todays game and the Rockets franchise player. It would take more returning talent for the Rockets to even consider this trade.

Never!Another completely stupid trade involving either Yao or T-Mac!What makes you think the same people who got T-Mac for Francis, and picked Yao when other teams were saying he'd never adjust to the NBA game, yea right, are mentally retarded enough to make your trade?