According to Sam Smith, the Bulls will not match Omer Asik's three-year offer sheet worth about 25 million, allowing him to join the Houston Rockets.
"We have decided not to match Houston's offer sheet for restricted free agent Omer Asik," Bulls general manager Gar Forman said Tuesday morning. "It was a difficult decision because Omer did a nice job for us. Matching the offer for Omer could have put us in a difficult position going forward in trying to acquire high level talent. We wish Omer good luck and continued success."
It's expected that Asik will be Houston's starting center.
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