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Perhaps there were other callers on the line for Asik's services, or maybe New Orleans sees Asik as such a unique complement to Davis that he's worth giving up such an asset. Still, the way this trade contrasts with the Rockets' subsequent salary dump of Jeremy Lin (in which Houston gave up its own unprotected first rounder to the Lakers in exchange for taking Lin's salary) doesn't reflect particularly well on New Orleans' rate of exchange.

The thing is Lin and Asik aren't comparable. It's a good defensive center that 75% of the league would start vs. a bad starting/good backup PG. Asik was almost definitely in higher demand.

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Posted by corndeaux

Member since Sep 2009

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Posted on 8/9/14 at 9:32 am to saintsfan22

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Not much quality in next years draft

There's quality every year in every draft.

The critique here is that the Pelicans are no sure thing playoff team even if things go right. The West is just tough. Missing the playoffs and then losing a lottery pick, even a late one, would suck.

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The thing is Lin and Asik aren't comparable

I tend to agree. Same time, no one offered up a 1st last fall for Asik when they could have had him for 2/$23 instead of 1/$15. Asik is elite on defense, but a zero on offense. The market for those types of guys is considerably smaller, even accounting for his position.

That said, the Asik move suffers because of the moves last summer, particularly the Holiday extra draft pick price they paid. If it's the 1st draft pick they give up in the AD era, not a big deal. If it turns into a 2nd lottery pick in 2 years, that's a problem.

None of this is to say it can't work. They have good talent and should be in the thick of the playoff race. It's just a string of high risk moves. If they don't work, the new brain trust will have a hell of a mess to clean up.

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Posted by NOSHAU

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Posted on 8/13/14 at 7:07 am to saintsfan22

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The thing is Lin and Asik aren't comparable. It's a good defensive center that 75% of the league would start vs. a bad starting/good backup PG. Asik was almost definitely in higher demand.

Certainly depends on demand. However, the Rockets could not get a #1 for him the previous year when he was not getting $14 million and when the Rockets were not under extreme pressure to unload his salary. Demps has proven to not put much value on 1st rounders and I think the other GMs take advantage of that when dealing with him.

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