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Tony Mejia: Addressing Asik's contract assumption from Rockets if Vescey report re: Nazr is correct: Houston accounted for this plus a DHoward rental. Twitter

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Tony Mejia: Omer Asik's signing will NOT affect the role Houston Rockets playing as main faciliatator of a deal that nets Dwight Howard or Andrew Bynum. Twitter

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After meeting with Rockets officials in Las Vegas, including dinner with coach Kevin McHale, Omer Asik returned to Chicago and signed his three-year, $25.1 million offer sheet Friday. Chicago Tribune

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The Bulls will have until 10:59 p.m. on the third day from when they receive the offer sheet to match or decline the terms, which include a $14,898,000 salary in 2014-15. Though attempts to present the offer sheet were made, the Bulls have yet to receive it. Chicago Tribune

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Jonathan Feigen: The Rockets have waived Jon Leuer and Jerome Jordan. When they clear waivers, Rockets will sign Omer Asik to offer sheet. Twitter

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Tony Mejia: After 48 hour moratorium, Rockets offer sheet to Omer Asik goes otut. Sources say Bulls will take full 3 days to decide whether to match. Twitter

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Jonathan Feigen: Once it is official on Lin, Rockets will have to waive one player, wait 48 hours, then sign Omer Asik to offer sheet and begin that process. Twitter

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Jonathan Feigen: The Asik, Lin contracts will not impact talks with Magic, per source. Talks on trade for Dwight Howard have taken those deals into account. Twitter

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KC Johnson: As for Asik, Bulls' 3-day clock doesn't start until Rockets present offer sheet. Best guess on that is Wednesday in Las Vegas. Twitter

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Marc Stein: Also told Rockets, even if they unexpectedly land Lin AND Omer Asik, still think they've got Dwight trade offers (yes, plural) to please ORL Twitter

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KC Johnson: Per multiple reports, Houston has officially signed Lin to offer sheet. Asik expected to be signed once Knicks announce they're matching. Twitter

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Adrian Wojnarowski: As Bulls consider match on Omer Asik's $25M Houston offer sheet, one major financial concern is rising future price of paying Taj Gibson. Twitter

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KC Johnson: Continue to be told Rockets'maneuverings to possibly enter DHoward sweepstakes have no bearing on Asik offer sheet. Twitter

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Marc Stein: Rockets sorting out timing on finalizing offer sheets w/Asik and Lin but signings remain on course. "Of course," says source close to talks Twitter

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Aggrey Sam: As of now, Bulls have not received an offer sheet from Houston for Omer Asik, according to a source with knowledge of the situation Twitter

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When I asked coach Tom Thibodeau in Las Vegas if he had considered the possibility of losing Asik, his answer offered a clue about the Bulls’ next potential move. "We're not going to look at things that way," Thibodeau said. "To me, it's all part of the game. We'll see how it unfolds. You can only control the things that you can control, so for us, the guys that we do have, they're in every day, they're working hard, getting ready for next year, and that's the way we're going to look at it." ESPN.com

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Chad Ford: Following up on @Marc Stein, Rockets are another threat to Nets w/ Lopez offer sheet if Bulls match Asik. Twitter

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The Bulls have until Saturday to decide whether to match the Rockets’ three-year, nearly $25 million offer for Asik. “We had a lot of success in my two years there,” Brewer said. “The experiences I had with players, coaches and the fans of Chicago, I wouldn’t trade for anything in the world.” Chicago Sun-Times

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Can Pelister: Bulls are matching Rockets' 3-year, $25.1 million offer to Omer Asik, according to a source. Twitter

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Of course, if the Bulls decide not to match Asik's offer sheet -- sentiment in the organization has wavered back and forth, according to an individual with knowledge of the discussions; backup power forward Taj Gibson's free-agent status next summer could be a factor, though the growing likelihood of amnestying starter Carlos Boozer after either next season or the 2013-14 campaign would mitigate the financial considerations -- they would also need to find additional depth in the post. Veteran center Nazr Mohammed, a Chicago native, is one name that's been discussed internally. CSN Chicago

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