6 that the Rockets were telling teams they planned to trade Asik by Dec. But the combination of Asik's offensive limitations and a $15 million balloon payment next season in the final year of his contract appears to have made it difficult for Houston to generate the interest it anticipated. When this process began, Rockets officials were hopeful of getting more for Asik, who is regarded as one of the league's elite interior defenders. "I have no indication, in my dealings with and calls with other teams, that we're close to doing a deal." "I have no indication of that, other than the rumors," Ainge said. On Thursday, Celtics president of basketball operations Danny Ainge downplayed the notion his team is on the cusp of making a trade, but he acknowledged that the front office staff is having discussions with teams about what is available.Īppearing on Boston sports radio 98.5 the Sports Hub, Ainge was asked if any deal was imminent. The Boston Herald reported late Wednesday that the Celtics actually made the offer featuring Bass, Lee and a protected first-rounder last week, only for Houston to reject it. The Rockets, sources said, have been interested in prying veteran center Spencer Hawes away from the Sixers along with a future first-round pick, but they won't know until Thursday whether Philadelphia is prepared to part with that much for Asik or whether Boston's offer is the best available. Entering the final hours before the Rockets' self-imposed deadline, sources said Houston officials spent much of Wednesday weighing the merits of Boston's offer of forward Brandon Bass, guard Courtney Lee and a future first-round draft pick for the 7-footer from Turkey while also remaining engaged in talks with Philadelphia and leaving open the possibility that other teams could still join the bidding. The Rockets have been telling teams for two weeks that they will trade Asik by Thursday, and according to sources close to the process, they gradually continued to move in that direction Wednesday.ĮSPN.com reported Tuesday that the Boston Celtics had emerged as the strongest rivals to the Philadelphia 76ers in terms of Asik's likely destination.
The day has arrived for the Houston Rockets to live up to their vow to trade disgruntled center Omer Asik. NBA, Houston Rockets, Boston Celtics, Philadelphia 76ers, Atlanta Hawks, Cleveland Cavaliers
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