@WindhorstESPN: The Pelicans will send the Rockets their first round pick in 2015 for Asik @WojYahooNBA: New Orleans will send a future first-round pick to Houston for Asik, league source tells Yahoo Sports. Deal will give Rockets cap space. @WindhorstESPN: The Pelicans will absorb Asik to help clear salary cap space as they chase big-ticket free agents Carmelo Anthony & LeBron James. @sam_amick: Rockets will also send cash to New Orleans in the deal. Houston clears cap room for free agency season. Jeremy Lin up next likely. @WojYahooNBA: For the Rockets, this is Step 1 in clearing the cap space to chase LeBron James or Carmelo Anthony in free agency. @sam_amick: A Jeremy Lin trade, I'm told, won't likely happen unless one of big-time free agents commits. But as I've reported, they have deals teed up. @Chris_Broussard: Rockets clearing cap room to make run at LeBron or Melo. With James Harden as potential sign&trade, they could land both to team w/Dwight @IanBegley: On Melo & LeBron, Houston's plan includes signing one outright & then trading Harden in an S&T for the other. Sam Amick ✔ @sam_amick The Pelicans get $1.5 million in cash. The 2015 pick Houston receives will likely be late lottery and no worse than No. 20. @sam_amick: Regarding New Orleans giving up firsts in two consecutive years, I'm told this deal will happen officially in July. By then, that's legal. @sam_amick: Rockets deal likely happens after July moratorium (10th) because NO will likely use players w/ nonguaranteed $ to match Asik's $8.3 million