The Nets say they are prepared in the instance that Carmelo Anthony declines to come to the Nets; well here is a way to upgrade the roster without losing Favors, Morrow, or any draft picks..
Plus if they resign Yao at a reasonable price, he would make the Nets one of the deeper teams in the league, in terms of frontcourt depth..Remember, Proky claim's he wants this team to be the "worlds team". Next summer, they could try to pry Rubio from the T-Wolves, if there isn't anything desirable in the lottery, and then you have a roster the world could start to care about..