CHICAGO -- With Michael Beasley the latest power forward to take a place on the Rockets roster, it can be officially said they have turned to the far ends of the Earth in search of an answer at their most vexing position.
The import from Shangdong will be the latest to try to fill the void at the position that has dominated their transactions for years. The Rockets have tried draft picks (Patrick Patterson, Marcus Morris, Donatas Motiejunas, Terrence Jones, Royce White, Montrezl Harrell). They have made trades (Luis Scola, Thomas Robinson, Josh Smith). They have looked to free agent signings (Beasley, Smith) along with other failed free agent pursuits (LaMarcus Aldridge, Chris Bosh.