NBA Rumors: Bulls to Match Omer Asik's Rockets Offer Sheet?

According to Rant Sports blogger, Riley Schmitt, the Chicago Bulls will match the offer sheet signed by Omer Asik from the Houston Rockets.

This means that the Bulls will retain Asik, therefore he is going nowhere.

The Bulls will tag-on Asik's new backloaded 3-year $24.3 million dollar contract.

With the removals of C.J. Watson and Ronnie Brewer (and most likely soon-to-be Kyle Korver) from the roster enough cap space and cap flexibilty was made by the Bulls to be able to take back Asik.

Omer will be expected to return to the back-up center position in the rotation. However, if the Bulls are willing to pay him somewhere in the realm of $14 million dollars in the third and final year of his contract, they obviously are in love with the guy and believe that he will continue to develop and nudge further and further in the depth chart.

This move still keeps the Bulls in good shap regarding the second unit's familiarity. Something that's important.

The 7-foot Turkish native averaged about 3 points and 5 rebounds last season. Asik started two games during the regular season and three in the playoffs.

its not that the bulls think hes worth the money, but as an asset he is. if you let him go and dont have someone at least as good as him around for when someone you REALLY want comes available, you wont have any pieces to deal with. pax has said this before guys... its not only about what a player can produce on any given night, its what his market value is going forward. and asik is going to be making a little money because he is not a bad player.

Somewhere Will Perdue is crying that he was born about 20 years too early.

I hope my guy Khalad El Amin got his while the coffers were open.

I think AJ Guyton and Ron Mercer got max deals.

Better off letting Omer walk and tanking the season. 4 or 5 of the top 6 draft picks next year will likely be Centers.

The Eastern Conference is so bad after the NBA Champion Heat, the Bulls can still be a playoff team this year, even if Derrick Rose doesn't play 1 minute.

I am not really in favor of matching the deal for Omer.

But is there a chance the Bulls are looking long term here and figuring they will end up dumping Boozer and Noah and making a run at trying to get someone like Kevin Love? Love seems to be losing patience in Minnesota and has stated if they don't make some improvements he will look to leave.

I don't like the idea of waiting more for the possiblity of getting another big name, but if it does result in a combo of Rose and Love it would be worth it.

Speaking of the Timberwolves, there are rumblings that Kyle Korver might soon be dealt there in a salary cap move.

Love seems to be losing patience in Minnesota and has stated if they don't make some improvements he will look to leave.

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What does it matter if they make the playoffs and Rose doesnt play. They arent winning a championship without him. Why the fuck would anyone care about making the playoffs as the 8 seed and getting swept by the Heat in the first round.

I don't think they'll tank the season. The Eastern Conference is so bad after the NBA Champion Heat, the Bulls can still be a playoff team this year, even if Derrick Rose doesn't play 1 minute.

Bring back VDN, should solve the whole winning without D Rose problem.

The Eastern Conference is a crapshoot beyond the NBA Champs from Miami. Quite frankly, I don't know who the second best team in this conference is right now as long as Derrick Rose is sidelined.