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Houston Rockets – Jeremy Lin Can Teach Others How to Handle Trade Rumors
Since this season began, the Houston Rockets have been a target for trade rumors and reports, mostly suggesting that Omer Asik and Jeremy Lin won’t finish the season with the team. However, there’s been a big difference in how each of them have handled the situation, for better and worse.
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NBA Rumors – Houston Rockets Keeping Omer Asik
Despite previously trying to trade him, the Houston Rockets might hold on to Omer Asik for this season and the next one. How much of this is actually true, and what might this actually mean for Jeremy Lin remains to be seen.
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NBA Rumors – Houston Rockets not Trading Omer Asik Anymore
It’s hard to say if this is an attempt to put some negotiation pressure or simply another try to make Omer Asik a legitimate part of the rotation. In any case, the Houston Rockets for now are taking the center off the table, and aren’t trading him, although that might change very quickly. It might also mean something about Jeremy Lin’s situation.
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NBA Rumors – Boston Celtics Closest to Trading For Omer Asik
The day Omer Asik is going to be traded seems to be getting closer and closer with him sitting courtside in civilian clothes. According to the latest set of rumors, the Boston Celtics have the inside track to landing the big man.
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NBA Rumors – Houston Rockets Closer to Trading Omer Asik
A trade that has been quite expected to happen since the offseason is closer to going through, as the Houston Rockets aren’t going to wait much longer with Omer Asik, having deals lined up with the Atlanta Hawks, Boston Celtics, Cleveland Cavaliers and the Philadelphia 76ers.
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NBA Rumors – Houston Rockets Trading Omer Asik to Boston Celtics
It’s quite hard to see how the Houston Rockets don’t trade Omer Asik considering everything that’s gone down with him over the offseason and now, with the Philadelphia 76ers and even the Boston Celtics looking like very likely destinations to deal with.
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NBA Rumors – Houston Rockets & Philadelphia 76ers Trading For Omer Asik
The Houston Rockets are trying to get rid of Omer Asik for quite some time. It didn’t start out that way, but the center has been asking to leave since the offseson, and might be closer to getting his wish with a trade to the Philadelphia 76ers.
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NBA Rumors – Houston Rockets Trading Omer Asik For Two First Round Draft Picks
The moment the Houston Rockets signed Dwight Howard, it became obvious that Omer Asik isn’t going to spend much more time on the court or with the team. It looks like the team is becoming a bit more active in their attempt to trade him, but according to some sources around the league, their asking price for the player, two first round draft picks, is too high right now for anyone to even consider.
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Houston Rockets – James Harden & Jeremy Lin Enjoy The Dwight Howard Free Throw Show
At some point, hack-a-Dwight had to backfire on someone. That team happened to be the Denver Nuggets, seeing an incredible free throwing performance from Dwight Howard, stepping up instead of the mistake-filled James Harden game or Jeremy Lin having a solid performance from the bench, leading the Houston Rockets to a 122-111 win.
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Houston Rockets – Jeremy Lin Better Without James Harden But Still Needs Him
The Houston Rockets losing 123-117 to the Philadelphia 76ers was a perfect example of how Jeremy Lin can be a great scorer when he doesn’t play next to James Harden, but how his team do need their injured shooting guard on the floor, if it was obvious in the first place, but also just how bad of a coaching job Kevin McHale has been doing.