Jeremy Lin Trade? With Dwight Howard In The Fold, Could Rockets' PG Land Elsewhere? Possible Scenarios For 2013-2014 Season

The Houston Rockets will likely consider moving Jeremy Lin due to the arrival of Dwight Howard - whose acquisition signifies possible changes in the offense may be in order to accommodate the center's skill-sets.

While Lin's contract is a bit of a hurdle considering teams are scrambling to clear cap space for next years highly-touted draft class, there are teams that may be willing to trade for Lin.

One possibility is Jeremy Lin being sent to the Sacramento Kings for Jimmer Fredette and Patrick Paterson. Fredette and Paterson can add punch to the Rockets' second unit while Lin can serve as an insurance policy for the Kings as their 2013 draft pick, point guard Ray McCallum, adjusts to the playing in the league.

Orlando is another possible destination for Lin. The Magic's Arron Afflalo's salary cap numbers match Jeremy Lin's numbers. Lin's contract also runs out at the same time as Jameer Nelson's contract, clearing up a ton of cap room for the Magic going into the 2015-2016 NBA season.

Yet another landing spot could be Philadelphia, where former Rockets executive, Sam Hinkie was hired as the Sixers new general manager. With Philadelphia in full salary-dump mode, the Sixers could trade Thaddeus Young and take Lin and Chandler Parsons in return.

Parsons, who averaged 15.5 points last season, would replace Young's 14.8 points. Philly would lose in trading him. Lin could fill the hole left by the draft day trade of Jrue Holiday, who was sent to the New Orleans Pelicans in exchange for the rights to number sixth draft pick Nerlens Noel.

Regardless of where he lands the toughest part about trading Lin is that someone has to swallow the $14,898,938 that are due to him during the 2014-2015 NBA season that dissuaded the New York Knicks from matching the contract.

Despite the fact that Hinkie was a part of the Rockets front office that gave Lin such a deal, Hinkie may decide that it is best that the 76ers stay away from such a trade possibility.

In hindsight, the best situation for Lin would have been a sign-and-trade to the Los Angeles Lakers, where not only would have Howard gotten an extra year and $30 million, in that contract scenario, but Houston would have appeased Omer Asik - who immediately asked for a trade since the Rockets signed Howard. Lin would have been reunited with head coach Mike D'Antoni - under whom Lin had his best stats with - and would have added depth at the point guard position, which was a weakness for the Lakers last year.

With Nash older and coming off injuries, the Lakers coaching staff could have used the depth Lin would have provided to start a player who is comfortable with D'Antoni's system when Nash needed rest.

But like most teams, the Lakers balked at paying for the Rockets' self-created "poison pill", a bitter pill they must now learn to love themselves if they cannot find takers for Lin.