Thanksgiving is over, which usually means a steep discount for anything related to "turkey." But the Houston Rockets apparently haven't gotten the message when it comes to dealing their disgruntled center—and proud son of Turkey—Omer Asik.
All puns aside, CBS Sports writer Ken Berger put Asik on the top of his list of ten possible trade candidates, but he sounds pessimistic that the Rockets will find a trade partner anytime soon:
[Asik] has been unhappy with his role since the Rockets landed Dwight Howard, and the situation isn't going to get any better. After playing four minutes at Philadelphia on Nov. 13 and riding the bench against the Knicks on Nov. 14, Asik finally logged 20-plus minutes in back-to-back games this week for the first time since early November. The limiting factor, of course, is that while Asik counts only $8.4 million against the cap/tax, his actual salary next season is $15 million. Given those constraints and Asik's sad-sack demeanor, one rival GM described the Rockets as "delusional" as far as their asking price for him.
While Asik's salary is a real concern, the idea t ...
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GM Calls Houston Rockets’ Asking Price for Omer Asik ‘Delusional’
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