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re: Should we? Asik asks for trade
Posted on 11/14/13 at 9:25 pm to Fun Bunch
Posted on 11/14/13 at 9:25 pm to Fun Bunch
quote:This thinking makes no sense. Asik's value isn't going to go down just because the Rockets are looking to trade him.
Obviously not. But Asik's value is only going down, and he's not worth Ryno.
Teams who want Asik will be wanting to trade for Asik. Just because they know Houston wants to get rid of him means nothing. The Pelicans can't low ball, because if they do then Asik will end up on another team.
That would only work if the Pelicans were the only team interested in Asik and the Rockets were desperate to get rid of him. But that isn't the case. Asik has real value.
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Posted on 11/14/13 at 9:32 pm to PrimeTime Money
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Just because they know Houston wants to get rid of him means nothing.
Maybe not a huge deal if there are a ton of teams lining up to get a guy, but I don't think that will be the case. You really think that, if Houston had a pure PF of Asik's talent level, that it would cost another team the same to get Asik as it would the hypothetical PF?
Posted on 11/14/13 at 9:42 pm to PrimeTime Money
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Asik's value isn't going to go down just because the Rockets are looking to trade him.
Actually it is. They have less leverage because it looks like they are being pressured to trade him. I think the bigger hit on his value though is his contract. If you take him on now, you basically pay $20 million for a $16 million cap hit. The longer it takes to trade him the closer that figure gets to paying $14 million real dollars for an $8 million cap hit. That's like paying a luxury tax to get Asik. Now look at how so many teams seem alergic to paying taxes and you see the number of potential buyers shrink. Fewer buyers = lower price. It's definitely in Houston's interest to sell sooner rather than later on Asik. No reasonable offers refused.
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