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How New-Look Rockets, Warriors Stack Up Against NBA's Elite

Winning an NBA title is a lot like baking a cake: It requires time, 2012 air max patience and just the right mix of ingredients. Even with these three things, there are 30 bakers out there, and only one can be crowned champion. Crucially, not all teams know how to back, and some of them are trying to make a red velvet cake out of nothing but flour and beet juice.

With the free-agency period already Cheap Air Max 2013 yielding an avalanche of deals in advance of the league's July 10 moratorium on signings, it can be hard to keep track of who went where and what next season's rosters will look like. But at the very top, the Houston Rockets and Golden State Warriors snagged the two most talented free Cheap Nike Air Max 2013 agents on the market.

Dwight Howard is a Rocket; Andre Iguodala is a Dub. You're on notice, Western Conference.