With his starting job gone and playing time slashed, Rockets center Omer Asik asked to be traded, two individuals with knowledge of the request said Thursday.
Asik, who started every game after signing with the Rockets last season, came off the bench Wednesday in Philadelphia but struggled, playing four minutes and not at all in the second half. He didn’t play in Thursday night’s 109-106 win over the Knicks.
Asik, a 7-0 center, made his trade request within the past 48 hours, a person familiar with the conversations said Thursday. The Rockets have no trade involving him in the works, with one individual saying a deal is more likely in months than in days.