After a well-timed breakout season last year, Luis Scolar (number 14 on the Big Board) decided to re-up with the Houston Rockets, signing a 5 year, $47 million contract. Scola has always been a hard working, gritty power forward but last year he displayed an improved offensive repertoire that allowed him to take a huge step forward as a player. His improvement will be a boon to Yao Ming this year as he returns from injury to play with a guy who can legitimately take some of the low post pressure away from him. When the Mavs played Houston for the first time last year I was shocked at how much better Scola was from the year before. He has a nice mid range game but it is footwork and array of moves in the post that makes him so valuable. He is not very athletic but he's such a strong, hard-nosed defender who makes up for any lack of natural talent. To get Scola back for approximately the same amount of money as Charlotte gave Tyrus Thomas is a great signing for Houston. Plus, he looks like Sloth from "The Goonies" which is always what you want in your power forward.
Grade: A-
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