Asik to be traded by Dec 19th

[Indazone]

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Specific window to keep eye on for Rockets moving Asik is Dec. 15 (when last summer's free-agent signees become trade-eligible) to Dec. 19







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You can liken this to Thomas Robinson situation. Everyone knew Rockets were moving him by draft day ... it's just of matter of where now







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Reason Dec. 19 is significant is because anyone Rockets get would be eligible to be re-packaged in new deal on trade-deadline day (Feb. 20)




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Hearing this strong: Rockets determined to trade Omer Asik by Dec. 19 at latest and have ramped up discussions with potential trade partners








Let the speculation begin!

[Dex]

Asik for Bonner/De Colo.

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[baseline bum]

LOL backloading that Asik deal so they can only take $5 million in salary back to a team that will have to pay him $15 million next season. I doubt the Rockets will get anything close to equal value.

[Indazone]

I see a trade that would work with Boston. Asik and Beverly for Rondo.

[lefty]

Asik back to Chicago



For D-Rose :lol



Chicago wins imo

[Indazone]

Asik back to Chicago



For D-Rose :lol





Chicago wins imo

lol that would suck!

[Holden_Caulfield]

I see a trade that would work with Boston. Asik and Beverly for Rondo.
:lmao no way boston trades rondo unless its for draft picks

[Katherine Robinson]

Go get Carmelo

[spurraider21]

If Anthony Davis was healthy, a Ryan Anderson swap would make sense. oh well

[thunderup]

:lol of course he'd want to be traded out of that shithole. Good for Asik. Come to OKC :)

[Indazone]

Morey ain't gonna trade Asik to a division rival like OKC! :lol

[gnsf0946]

:lol of course he'd want to be traded out of that shithole. Good for Asik. Come to OKC :)

so much irony in this post :lol

[RsxPiimp]

I see a trade that would work with Boston. Asik and Beverly for Rondo.

Pipe dream :lmao

[thunderup]

Morey ain't gonna trade Asik to a division rival like OKC! :lol
You mean conference partner. And it ain't a rivalry at all until Houston beats us. Last year was their best opportunity.


:lol still losing to us after Russ went down

[Indazone]

Thunder are a shadow of their former selves. Have you watched Westbrook? He's playing on one leg. lol

[Double-Up]

:lol of course he'd want to be traded out of that shithole. Good for Asik. Come to OKC :)

You reside in Oklahoma, you fucks don't have shit on big Texas.

[Suspect]

You mean conference partner. And it ain't a rivalry at all until Houston beats us. Last year was their best opportunity.


:lol still losing to us after Russ went down
:lol we're the reason yall didnt make it back to the finals

[N0 LyF3 ScRuB]

:lol we're the reason yall didnt make it back to the finals

lol no

they wouldn't have beaten SA

[Suspect]

lol no

they wouldn't have beaten SA

cause harden left?

[thunderup]

You reside in Oklahoma, you fucks don't have shit on big Texas.
Texas is a badass state. It's the region in which you reside that is an inoperable tumor to all of that state.

[Chinook]

LOL backloading that Asik deal so they can only take $5 million in salary back to a team that will have to pay him $15 million next season. I doubt the Rockets will get anything close to equal value.

He counts for $8.3 Million in cap all three years. The Arenas Rule prevented the backloading from affecting the cap.

Houston can take back $12.55 Million. Salary matching won't be an issue.

[Bulaien999]

Hopefully its a splash....

[Rogue]

Asik would be a perfect fit to Dallas, a defensive hardcore which would be the ideal complement to dirk, but just like Indazone said the Rockets would probably never make a deal with us (knowing how bad we kicked their red monkey asses in 05' playoffs). We're second only to Utah on their hate list tbh.

[Suspect]

you blew us out in game 7 of the 1st round, that was it. neither of us was gonna beat phoenix anyways

[monosylab1k]

Marion for Asik, not sure if it works capwise but would Rocket fan take that?

[SpursIndonesia]

Marion for Asik, not sure if it works capwise but would Rocket fan take that?

Not bad, Marion is a decent small ball PF in his twilight years, and some sort of veteran presence, should be a nice fit as T Jones main back up or even a starter with limited minutes. But Dallas has to throw a pick or two as sweetener i guess, and trading with a division rival makes it almost impossible to happen.

[Rogue]

rockets (DH) would be better off if they equip him with a stretch four but I don't think Marion is a stretch 4 by any means, and Marion is obviously too old to fit in those red-ass monkeys tbh. Delusional commies want Dirk and Dirk is our only asset appealing to them, but theres no hell of way we would trade them Dirk.

[unforeseen]

Asik will not be traded to an in-state rival. Keep dreaming.

[RsxPiimp]

Gasol for Asik makes so much sense.

[GuerillaBlack]

rockets (DH) would be better off if they equip him with a stretch four but I don't think Marion is a stretch 4 by any means, and Marion is obviously too old to fit in those red-ass monkeys tbh. Delusional commies want Dirk and Dirk is our only asset appealing to them, but theres no hell of way we would trade them Dirk.

Then stop dreaming about asik. dirk is the only value Dallas has. Marion would help with the Rockets defense tho, but not for asik.

[Joyrider]

Gasol for Asik makes so much sense.

Because Gasol and Howard worked so well in LA??

[GuerillaBlack]

Because Gasol and Howard worked so well in LA??

They started to after the All Star Break.

[Mal]

They started to after the All Star Break.

And finished strong in April

[Indazone]

Celtics need a big man worse than they need Rondo. Throw in a starting point guard and it makes them better. They aren't going to be in the playoff's anyhow.

[RsxPiimp]

Because Gasol and Howard worked so well in LA??


They started to after the All Star Break.


And finished strong in April

Yep

[Rogue]

Then stop dreaming about asik. dirk is the only value Dallas has. Marion would help with the Rockets defense tho, but not for asik.
but maybe you can throw Rin into the deal in exchange for some cheaper trashes tbh. Cuban has big enough a purse to absorb Rin's contract which will pay this yellow scrub 15m next season :lol

[irishock]

Gasol for Asik makes so much sense.

It didn't work out in LA, so it'll work out in Houston? :lmao

[RsxPiimp]

It didn't work out in LA, so it'll work out in Houston? :lmao

It makes sense for the Lakers, wgaf about Houston :lol

[Michael Jordan.]

It didn't work out in LA, so it'll work out in Houston? :lmao

Actually it did work for them. D'antoni just didn't know how to use them together.

[Indazone]

Flame on! This is a trade that makes sense and the dollars work out. Morey can throw a scrub in to sweeten the pot but I'm still thinking this will work. Trades with Lin and Asik will not work because you have Asik who's owed 15 mil on a back loaded contract and Lin who's owed 15 mil on a back loaded contract. Not gonna happen. Plus Morey has a history of dealing away players who are coaches favorites. Beverly is going to be traded. That's my prediction and I"m standing by it!

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[Clipper Nation]

I don't see Rondo as a good fit for Houston - too many egos all demanding the ball, tbh....

[dallasmaverickslose]

Asik for Jeff Ayres tbh...

[Killakobe81]

LOL at Rondo & Harden ... dat won't work ... bad fit.

What about ryan Anderson + Aminu or Doc Rivers son?
Houston gets a stretch 4 and another young "asset" Morey could ship in a separate deal ...
Pelicans get a big so they can slide Davis to PF
Best shotblocking team in NBA in New orleans ...
Rox gets to hoist eVEN MORE 3's since stat heads like Morey value that more than anything else ...

[Suspect]

rondo tho

[Double-Up]

LOL at Rondo & Harden ... dat won't work ... bad fit.

What about ryan Anderson + Aminu or Doc Rivers son?
Houston gets a stretch 4 and another young "asset" Morey could ship in a separate deal ...
Pelicans get a big so they can slide Davis to PF
Best shotblocking team in NBA in New orleans ...
Rox gets to hoist eVEN MORE 3's since stat heads like Morey value that more than anything else ...

I would do a Ryan Anderson or better yet Ersan Ilyasova trade if we could get him.

[Killakobe81]

I would do a Ryan Anderson or better yet Ersan Ilyasova trade if we could get him.

Sanders plus Asik is a bit redundant but I agree that is a solid trade for Rox ...
Would Rox fans do Asik and Parsons for Love and a Filler SF?

[Michael Jordan.]

Parsons is really underrated. Tbh.

[Suspect]

Parsons is really underrated. Tbh.
djohn showing his true colors?

[Michael Jordan.]

djohn showing his true colors?

Are you stupid?

[Suspect]

Are you stupid?
did pippen save you?

[Indazone]

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As Dec. 19 draws near, more & more folks forecasting three-team Asik deal & Boston right there w/Philly now in terms of likely destinations

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Those Rondo-to-SAC rumblings have been shot down pretty firmly ... but I continue to hear Celts remain at heart of trade mix for Omer Asik

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I'm still calling a two way straight up trade!!

[look_at_g_shred]

Would be cool if Spurs could be a third team in the trade. Maybe not for Asik but someone else.

[thunderup]

It doesn't matter who Houston acquires. They're still a second tier team in the West with all the losers they have on their squad.

[Michael Jordan.]

It doesn't matter who Houston acquires. They're still a second tier team in the West with all the losers they have on their squad.

I'm gonna laugh when Beverley takes out Westbrook's other meniscus. Not like the methheads were gping anywhere anyway.

[thunderup]

I'm gonna laugh when Beverley takes out Westbrook's other meniscus. Not like the methheads were gping anywhere anyway.
I'm going to love when Houston is knocked out again. I mean if they can't beat a severely undermanned Thunder team, they really suck partner. I'm especially going to love when your faggot ass grows increasingly bitter when we knock y'all out again.

[Bulaien999]

I'm going to love when Houston is knocked out again. I mean if they can't beat a severely undermanned Thunder team, they really suck partner. I'm especially going to love when your faggot ass grows increasingly bitter when we knock y'all out again.

Sucks when your team gets moved back to Seattle. Will you be bitter Partner :lol