The Houston Rockets seem to be determined to bring a "Gasol" onto their roster this season. While talks have been up, down and back around in regards to Los Angeles Lakers big man Pau Gasol, now it seems that the Memphis Grizzlies' big man Marc Gasol have been targeted by Rockets general manager Daryl Morey.
According to Yahoo! Sports Adrian Wojnarowski twitter feed, the Rockets are prepared to offer Marc Gasol a max-contract offer.
Houston's close to signing Marc Gasol to max-contract offer sheet, working a sign-and-trade with Memphis to secure him, league sources say.
The Grizzlies options would then be the following:
Even if Memphis matches the deal, it seems that Houston's supreme focus is to bring a quality big man to H-Town this season.
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