According to multiple reports, the Celtics are the front-runners in the Omer Asik sweepstakes.
Asik, who requested a trade from the Houston Rockets after the team signed Dwight Howard over the summer, is averaging 4.4 points and 6.8 rebounds in 17 games this year. He started all 82 games last season and averaged 10.1 points, 11.7 rebounds and 1.1 blocks.
According to Yahoo! Sports' Adrian Wojnarowski, the trade talks have centered on a package that involves the Celtics moving Brandon Bass, Courtney Lee, and a first-round pick. There are multiple reports that a third-team is likely to be involved, and Lee would be the one shipped to the third team.
However, Baxter Holmes of the Boston Globe is reporting that according to an NBA source, there is "nothing going on" with the Asik to Boston rumors.
When they began fielding calls for the fourth-year center, the Rockets set a self-imposed deadline of December 19 to either move him or retain him.
Asik has two years and $20 million left on his contract.
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