For a long time, the Houston Rockets were firmly entrenched in asset acquisition mode.
It was all about turning pennies into nickles and then nickles into dimes. The hope was that Rockets general manager Daryl Morey would be able to do this long enough to cobble together the required pieces to land a star, once one became available.
And guess what? It worked. Twice.
Led by James Harden and Dwight Howard, the Rockets now have the stars to guide their future path. Both Howard and Harden are signed long-term, and Morey did his job splendidly to make that possible.
A good general manager's work is never done, though, and there has been some fallback from the signing of Howard.
Rockets backup center Omer Asik has wanted out for a while now, and there's plenty of incentive to move him before December 19, which is the last day the Rockets would be able to package any players they acquire in a deal before the trade deadline.
But what should be the return for Asik? What do the Rockets need? As usual, Morey can take this a few different ways.
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