Initial reports indicated the big fella would receive $60 million over five years, but Scott Kushner of The Advocate reported that the actual contract is a bit less:
Full contract. Confirmed by #Pelicans sources: 5 years, $58 million. Only $44 million guaranteed for Omer Asik.
— Scott Kushner (@ScottDKushner) July 2, 2015
That’s more digestible, but Asik is still way out of place in New Orleans.
He bangs the boards like your annoying 10-year-old brother bangs the drum set in your basement, but that’s...it. The Pelicans could use his rebounding, but close to $12 million annually should bring a whole lot more than that.