This just in

Reports say that Steve Francis has agreed to a two-year, 6-million dollar contract with the Houston Rockets.

Finally, the Franchise is back in town, baby!

John Hollinger already rated the Rockets as having the best off-season so far, and now it just got better with this acquisition.

Starting Line-up:

PG: Mike James
SG: T-Mac
SF: Shane Battier
PF: Luis Scola
C: Yao Ming

Second Unit:

PG: Aaron Brooks/Steve Francis
SG: Luther Head
SF: Bonzi Wells
PF: Chuck Hayes
C: Jackie Butler/Dikembe Mutumbo

This assumes that Rafer Alston is going to be traded, which seems inevitable at this point. If he stays, I could see Mike James and Franchise spending some time at the 2 (though I don't see them on the court at the same time very much, due to lack of shots).

In any case, that's a pretty formidable set. I could see these Rocks contending for the title next year easily.

[edit] I don't mean that they'll contend easily, I mean that I could see them doing it easily. I'm not really sure how that all goes on the spectrum