Sources say the Rockets' primary free-agent target is still Chris Bosh.

Houston would have to arrange a sign-and-trade deal with Toronto.

The Raptors are reportedly intrigued by Jordan Hill, whom the Rockets acquired from New York on trade deadline day in February.  The Knicks made the deal to clear their second maximum-salary contract slot, which could be offered to Bosh.

Aaron Brooks of the Houston Rockets is the winner of the 2009-10 NBA Most Improved Player Award presented by Kia Motors, the NBA announced today. The annual award is presented to a player who has made a significant improvement from the previous season.

Brooks received 403 of a possible 615 points, including 62 first-place votes, from a panel of 123 sportswriters and broadcasters throughout the United States and Canada. Kevin Durant of the Oklahoma City Thunder (17 first-place votes), Marc Gasol of Memphis Grizzlies (nine-first place votes) and George Hill of the San Antonio Spurs (seven first-place votes) tied for second with 101 points. Players were awarded five points for each first-place vote, three points for each second-place vote and one point for each third place vote received.

Sources with knowledge of the situation have confirmed to 11 Sports that Aaron Brooks will be named the NBA?s Most Improved Player on Thursday.

Brooks? averages increased in every major statistical category with the exception of free throw shooting percentage in 2009-2010.

The Rockets will pursue center Brad Miller as a free agent this summer, according to sources.

Miller played with Kevin Martin, who Houston acquired in a three-team deal with Sacramento and New York in February, from 2004 to 2009 and was a strong backer of the guard.

Rockets general manager Daryl Morey discussed the state of the team recently and touched on the health of center Yao Ming.

"I don't know," Morey said of what kind of minutes Yao could handle next season.

"I think for sure by playoff time we think he can be 100 percent back, which is the most important time, obviously. He can be back to where he was last year when he was playing at a high level. What his exact ramp-up will be, I don't think anybody knows exactly how that will happen."

Morey added that Yao is on schedule in his rehabilitation.

"Yao is on schedule with the doctors. I think he's at two-thirds of his body weight on the treadmill. Each week it ramps up a little bit and each week he's responded great so we expect him to be back at the start of the preseason. If it's not exactly that, we're OK with it. Again, we're focused on having him in the playoffs next year and clearly we'd like to have him for a large (percentage), if not all of the regular season as well."

The Sacramento Kings have exercised a team option on forward Carl Landry to keep him under contract through next season.

President of basketball operations Geoff Petrie announced the move Wednesday, a day after Sacramento finished a 25-57 seaso

The Houston Rockets today signed forward Alexander Johnson of the Sioux Falls Skyforce, making him the record 36th Call-Up of the 2009-10 NBA Development League season.  Johnson joins 81 current NBA players with NBA D-League experience.  

Johnson has appeared in 22 games, 10 starts, for Sioux Falls this season.  He averaged 23.0 points, 11.1 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 32.5 minutes, scoring in double figures 21 times and registering 12 double-doubles.  He recorded season-highs of 31 points and 19 rebounds in a 99-98 road win over the Maine Red Claws on March 7.

The Rockets plan to re-sign forward Luis Scola this summer.

"He will be back," general manager Daryl Morey said.

Morey added that Houston owner Leslie Alexander wants Scola back as well.

"Leslie gave us the resources and said whatever it takes," Morey said. "He's back"

The forward was happy to hear the general manager's comments.

"I was happy (to hear Morey's comments)," Scola said. "I know they like me. I know they want me to stay. But the process is not that simple. It's not they want me to stay, I want to stay, it's done. I'm optimistic. But just like they will do whatever they have to do, I will probably do what I have to do.

"I want to be here. I like Houston. But there are a lot of things to talk about. I'm a professional. I've been playing around the world. I'll do whatever I have to do. I want to be in Houston and I want to be in the NBA, but if I have to go, I'll go to another team in the NBA or another team around the world."