Questions about our cap situation 2 years from now...

Ok, I looked at the Rockets salaries, and saw that A LOT of our contracts run out in two years. Plus, there's the possibility of creating another potential $9 mil if we can dump Taylor by giving away something with him(kind of like Rice deal with Utah). Overall, it seems we might be able to create maybe $10 mil to work with. And possibly bring in a difference maker, someone the caliber or a Steve Nash or Carlos Boozer. However, I have some questions.

1. How much would Yao count against the cap two years from now, when his contract runs out and becomes a RFA?

2. How much would T-Mac's salary rise to if he opts out and signs the max extension?

If we can somehow manuever ourselves into creating some cap space in two years, I think it would be worth sacrificing a bit right now, by limiting ourselves to lesser player who'll only demand contracts of 2 years or less. I say this mainly because Yao is likely going to take 2-3 years to reach his prime. Why not save our money until then to spend our money?

Any thoughts?