Step 1 would be Houston acquiring Dwight Howard. Then it would be Hakeem Olajuwon’s turn.  “I’m Step 2,†the Hall of Fame center said Friday.  Read more after the jump.
Olajuwon said he has been asked by the Rockets to talk to Howard about signing to remain long-term with Houston if a deal goes through to get the star center from Orlando. Olajuwon, who starred for the Rockets from 1984-2001 and led them to titles in 1994 and 1995, said he has accepted the possibility of speaking to Howard, whom he knows well and has brought in for workouts the past two summers at his ranch outside Houston.
In a phone interview with FOX Sports Florida from Amman, Jordan, where he lives half the year, Olajuwon said the request came from up high in the Rockets organization. He said it was relayed last week from Rockets athletic trainer Keith Jones to his personal assistant in Texas, who contacted Olajuwon in Jordan.
Olajuwon said the Rockets are doing whatever they can to land the seven-year veteran and believes the chances are “really high” of it happening. Houston on Friday waived rugged forward Luis Scola under the NBA’s amnesty rule in order to clear cap room to possibly take back salaries the Magic want to dump in a possible Howard deal.
