Omer Asik and Rockets agree to deal 3 years 25 million

[Ayt]

Please dont match Paxson. PLEASE.

I don't think it is possible with that massive 3rd year.

[U boj]

3 years, goodbye Asik. Let's hope for getting something in return.

[pb-ceo]

Match him? Since it's 3 years instead of 4, we could use him as a massive expiring deal in that final year. Just a thought.

That's exactly what I'm thinking. It's not all that bad, as it's essentially, 5, 5, and 15.

Once it's the contract is on the killer third year, you use him as an expiring.

so rent him at $5m per? forget it. he's worth more to other teams than he is to CHI who are tanking anyway hopefully.

[Jimako10]

easy match, 3rd year is expiring contract, someone will take him

[Jordan45822]

3 years, goodbye Asik. Let's hope for getting something in return.

with it being backloaded. No chance Rockets helps Bulls out when they can use their assets elsewhere

[LoveDaBoo]

Evidently Houston wanted him bad. They 'wisely' structured the deal so that we basically can't match unless our FO eats a bushel of peyote.

[Clint Eastwood]

If nothing is signed, can the bulls sign and trade him to any team? Or is the verbal agreement binding? Perhaps we should ask Carlos boozer this question.

[MAQ]

At 5 5 and 15, I'm actually more open to the idea of matching it.

Asik's value will diminish a little bit, not a ton. His value as a trading chip would be the same value he would have to us in terms of resigning him. He's not only a rotational player on reasonable pay in the first 2 years, but you have his last year as a GIGANTIC expiring contract. Even if he sucks, that expiring will still be valuable as an expiring.

[DerrickRose025]

Go after Greg Oden or Joel Pryzbilla

[DJhitek]

15 mil the last season? UN - REAL....

They can certainly work out a S&T and I suspect they will.....

[BigUps]

I'm no capologist, but wouldn't we have to take back a good chunk of his 15 mill if we dealt him in the 3rd year.

[ChicagoLegend]

Schuster is guessing the Bulls will match the deal for now, and in the 3rd year they will have to do something about either Noah or Asik.

On the Finfer show right now.

[musiqsoulchild]

I'm no capologist, but wouldn't we have to take back a good chunk of his 15 mill if we dealt him in the 3rd year.

I beleive so.

I dont think thats a capspace year for us.

[kyrv]

If nothing is signed, can the bulls sign and trade him to any team? Or is the verbal agreement binding? Perhaps we should ask Carlos boozer this question.

Well played.


MAQ - good question. The one year at 15, my first reaction was WTF but you are right it's two years at a good price and one expiring year at a (really) bad price.

The plot thickens.


Sign and trade - Fish was saying in another thread they did away with RFA sign and trades.

[thedarkstark]

K.C Johnson ‏@KCJHoop
DRose scheduled to make $17.8 million and Boozer scheduled to make $16.8 million in season Asik's deal would jump near $15 million.

Boozer won't be here.

[U boj]

No one is taking his $15 M without sending us back their crap. When was the last time that an expring alone contract got anyone an elite player?

[fleet]

Offer sheet will be for $25.1 million over four years. Bulls will have three days to match after signed July 11.

so what is it 3 or 4? A link would be nice also when you quote tweets.

I'd rather pay Asik 15 million in 3 years than Boozer. Damn though.

[DerrickRose025]

John Hollinger‏@johnhollinger

By my reading, most Asik can get on 3-year deal is $23.1M. Breaks out 5.0 yr 1, 5.2 yr 2, 12.9 yr 3.

[bullsnewdynasty]

LOL, $15 million for the 3rd year? For Omer? **** no.

[Bomba Navarro]

Don't match it, for god's sake.