Johnathan Feigen of the Houston Chronicle reports: Seeking a frontcourt force to fill the voids left by the injury to Maurice Taylor and defection of Hakeem Olajuwon, the Rockets might have landed both Friday, reaching an agreement with free-agent center Marc Jackson.

The Rockets received salary-cap relief in the form of a disabled-player exception worth $3.25 million next season and quickly used it to come to terms with Jackson on a six-year, $24.37 million contract.

The Warriors have 15 days from the time the deal is completed to match the Rockets' offer, but the Rockets had begun talks on a deal with Golden State in which the Warriors, deep in high-priced frontcourt players, would agree not to match the offer to retain Jackson.

"I hope they'll leave me alone," Jackson said. "This is for me. Houston is for me. I just hope the Warriors leave it alone ... just let me go.

 Dawson also met with free-agent guard Moochie Norris' agent, Dan Fegan, on Friday, although there were no indications of progress in the negotiations.

Fegan offered a sign-and-trade deal in which Norris could make more than the four-year, $12 million offer the Rockets have had on the table, but the Rockets did not accept the trade proposed.