Omer Asik finalizing $60 million contract with Pelicans

Free-agent center Omer Asik is finalizing an agreement for a five-year, $60 million contract with the New Orleans Pelicans, according to league sources.

Asik's agent, B.J. Armstrong of Wasserman Media Group, was finalizing the deal points of an agreement with New Orleans management on Wednesday night.

Asik solidifies the Pelicans' frontline next to star forward Anthony Davis, who agreed to a $145 million contract extension early Wednesday.