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Rockets offer Omer Asik near max contract »

Restricted free agent Omer Asik was expected to get his fair share of offers this offseason, and Rockets' general manager Daryl Morey made his mark with a big offer. Morey made a lucrative offer worth three years/$24.3 million, but this is no ordinary contract. Under the new CBA, teams can only offer second round draft picks entering their

Why Isn’t Ramon Sessions Starting For the Los »

The point guard problem with the Los Angeles Lakers seemed to be solved when they made a trade with the Cleveland Cavaliers for Ramon Sessions and then completed a separate trade with the Houston Rockets to unload the aging Derek Fisher. However, the problem can't be solved if the resolution isn't applied. In other words, what does the

NBA Amnesty Clauses Continued: Western Conference »

We've now covered the entire Eastern Conference amnesty clause candidates.  We're moving on to the West now, where we'll see which teams have the real albatross contracts, and which teams have been careful and prudent in building their roster (see: OKC).  The amnesty clause is going to benefit some teams more than others, and we'll see who