Former Rockets’ center Omer Asik said that he was going to miss Houston and was grateful for his time with the Rockets.
Asik, the only NBA player on the Turkish national team, is preparing for the FIBA World Championships taking place later this month in Spain.
Just before coming back to Turkey this summer, he found out he would be traded to the New Orleans Pelicans. Asik said he was excited for the opportunity and that he would miss the people in the Rockets organization and his teammates.
He said there were no hard feelings toward the franchise despite the early season drama that surrounded the team’s acquisition of Dwight Howard.