interesting...so the rockets were putting that on the table, or was it just speculation?
It was on the table. The Rockets wanted a C because that's when they knew Ming wasn't coming back.. and the bulls didn't wanna give up Asik.
Jonathan Feigen: Bulls offered multiple picks for Lee. Not budging on Asik. Only 15 minutes left to blink. Twitter
Mike McGraw: Bulls discussed usual suspects -- Lee, Mayo, Dudley, Parker, etc. Reported here last week Bulls wouldn't give Asik for Courtney Lee. Twitter
hmm..i am guessing it's because he was a rookie and they wanted to see how he would develop
I can see why the Bulls wouldn't trade Asik at the time... but I wanted it to get done. We needed Lee/Mayo more than Asik against the Heat that year. We still had Kurt Thomas.
what were the other parts?
I think it was like two 1st round picks and Asik or Taj for Mayo. Not sure though.. Idk how deep those conversations were.
Houston one definitely would have happened if we threw in Asik.