As the Houston Rockets move to the cusp of trading disgruntled center Omer
Asik, Atlanta, Boston, Cleveland and Philadelphia have emerged as the
frontrunners to land him, league sources told Yahoo Sports.
Another team, deemed a "wildcard" by one league source, has teetered on the
edge of negotiations and could become more seriously involved before the
Rockets' self-imposed deadline of Friday to complete a deal.
Houston is pursuing a power forward in a deal, with candidates including
Atlanta's Paul Millsap, Philadelphia's Thaddeus Young, Boston's Brandon Bass
and Jeff Green and Cleveland's Anderson Varejao.
Houston general manager Daryl Morey wants a deal done before the end of the
week, giving the Rockets the flexibility to trade whomever is acquired in a
deal before the Feb. 21 trade deadline.
The structure of most of Houston's trade scenarios are three-way deals,
league sources told Yahoo Sports.
Asik has been demanding a trade since the Rockets signed free agent Dwight
Howard in July, and has become an increasingly unhappy presence within the
franchise's locker room.
Houston coach Kevin McHale abandoned a short-lived attempt at starting Asik
and Howard on the Rockets' frontline. Asik is considered a starting-caliber
NBA center and is especially dominant on the defensive end. He has two years
and $20 million left on his deal.
雅虎记者Adrian Wojnarowski报导，火箭送走Asik 的交易即将在未来的48小时内达成，
目前Asik最有可能的去处是老鹰、塞尔提克、骑士以及76人。
不过，另外还有一支球队目前正在犹豫是否要卷入这笔交易， 随着时间的推移，他们有
可能会更加认真地参与其中。
火箭经理莫雷希望Asik 的交易能够在台湾时间本周五中午前达成。因为这样的话，根据
劳资协议的规定，火箭将能够在本赛季的交易截止日前再次交易他们得到的球员。
与之前的报导一样，Wojnarowski同样确认火箭的交易很有可能会是一笔三方交易。
此外，在今天早些时候，ESPN的记者Marc Stein在推特上透露：“那些Rondo去国王的流
言已经被彻底否定了……但我仍然听说塞尔提克处于Asik交易流言的中心。 随着12月19
日(台湾时间20日)的临近， 越来越多的人预测火箭会和塞尔提克以及76人达成三方交易
。”
本赛季至今，27岁的土耳其中锋Asik共打了17场比赛，场均出场18.3分钟，贡献4.4分
6.8篮板。
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