In building a well-rounded title contender, the Pacers' brain trust has made nary a bad move. One of the few exceptions was signing Rose to a seven-year, $93 million deal in 2000 (a deal they smartly shipped off to the Chicago Bulls a season later for Ron Artest and Brad Miller). Rose, now a Raptor, has made a career out of playing the hired gun, imported by teams so desperate for additional offense that they were willing to hide their eyes at his statue-like defense. Those teams also share a willingness to unload Rose and his salary-cap choking contract at the first nibble.