The Miami Heat and New York Knicks are among teams that have had an interest in Oladipo, and both have the salary-cap space to sign him outright in the summer. Nevertheless, Oladipo, 28, has the chance to become one of the best two-way players available at the trade deadline or in free agency. Houston has yet to engage with teams on trade talks involving Oladipo, sources said. It is typical that teams become more focused in pursuing trades closer to the deadline, which is still nearly four weeks away. The transitional state of the Rockets’ roster makes it likely they’ll listen to overtures as they continue to get to know Oladipo - and he gets to know them - since the mid-January trade that brought him from the Indiana Pacers as part of the James Harden blockbuster.įor the Rockets, amid a post-Harden and Russell Westbrook era, there are a number of options with Oladipo, including weighing his value in the trade deadline marketplace committing to aggressively pursuing a long-term deal in the summer working with Oladipo on getting value back in sign-and-trade talks in the offseason or letting him walk to use the cap space on other players in free agency. Oladipo is in the final year of a four-year, $85 million contract, which leaves the Rockets with decisions to make prior to the March 25 trade deadline - including whether they’ll make him available in trade talks. Mandatory Credit: Raj Mehta-USA TODAY Sports Detroit, Michigan, USA Houston Rockets guard Victor Oladipo (7) dribbles past Detroit Pistons center Mason Plumlee (right) during the first quarter at Little Caesars Arena. Houston Rockets guard Victor Oladipo recently turned down a two-year, $45.2 million maximum contract extension, the most the franchise could offer him before the end of the regular season, sources told ESPN.Īs expected, Oladipo is pursuing a longer-term deal, sources said, something that the collective bargaining agreement doesn’t allow the Rockets to offer him until the offseason.
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