Who do the Rockets really want in free agency?

Read on for what Houston is likely to do with the league's largest pile of spending money ... and how it impacts teams like the Raptors, 76ers, Bucks, Lakers and Nets

No team has been linked with more players, approaching Friday's night legal commencement of NBA free agency, than the Houston Rockets.

That's not terribly surprising, mind you, when the Rockets are projected to have nearly $61 million in salary cap space.

Nor when their nearest competitor on the cap space charts as of Monday morning cut into its anticipated spending power significantly in the afternoon by agreeing to a trade with the Atlanta Hawks to bring John Collins to Salt Lake City.

Who, though, do the Rockets really want?