Rockets, Pelicans to trade

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    @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
     
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    Source confirms the Rockets will receive the first round pick from Pelicans next year if it is between 4-19. That's huge.
     
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    @FOXSportsLive: "Houston is convinced that they will be in the game for both these guys (LeBron & Carmelo)." - @WojYahooNBA
     
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    @BenDuBose: Woj: "Houston is convinced that they're going to be in the game for both of these guys [LeBron/Carmelo]."

    @BenDuBose: Woj on FS1: "They think there's nowhere else in the league where [LeBron/Carmelo] can step in and have that kind of supporting cast."
     

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