The Houston Rockets are prepared to discuss Omer Asik and Jeremy Lin in trade talks, according to sources.

The Rockets are confident of their chances of signing Howard and are making contingency plans on how to build around him.

"They already have him, if you talk to them," one league source said.

The Philadelphia 76ers could be a destination for Asik.

Lin was not invited to the Rockets' meeting with Howard.

The Portland Trail Blazers have acquired Thomas Robinson in a trade with the Houston Rockets.

The Rockets have been trying to deal Robinson to clear cap space.

The Blazers will send two future second round picks and the draft rights to Kostas Papanikolau and Marko Todorovic for Robinson.

The deal will be consummated on July 10, but agreed in principle now in order to give the Rockets sufficient cap space to offer Dwight Howard a max contract.

The Washington Wizards will seek out Eric Maynor, Beno Udrih and John Lucas III as backup point guard options in free agency, according to sources.

A.J. Price and Garrett Temple are both unrestricted free agents.

Temple is the most likely of the two to return.

The Wizards have already stated their goal is to make the playoffs next season.

The New York Knicks have agreed to a trade with the Toronto Raptors for Andrea Bargnani.

The Knicks will send Marcus Camby, Steve Novak, a first round pick in 2016 and a second round pick to the Raptors.

The Raptors have attempted to trade Bargnani for several months and several other teams have expressed interest recently.

Bargnani is owed $22.5 million over the next two seasons.

The New York Knicks are interested in signing Aaron Brooks.

Brooks was waived by the Houston Rockets on Sunday to clear cap space.

Brooks signed with the Sacramento Kings on a two-year deal last offseason and was subsequently waived before signing with the Rockets.

The Houston Rockets have waived Aaron Brooks and Carlos Delfino.

The Rockets were unable to find a trading partner to deal other player and were forced to waive them to clear cap space.

The Rockets are pursuing Dwight Howard and need to offer a max contract.

Houston is also looking to unload Thomas Robinson to clear addition space.

The Boston Celtics have waived Terrence Williams.

Williams played in 24 games last season with the Celtics.

Dwight Howard will meet with the Houston Rockets, Atlanta Hawks, Dallas Mavericks, Golden State Warriors and Los Angeles Lakers between Sunday night and Tuesday. Howard wants a quick resolution to his free agency and a source said his decision could come before the end of the week.

"He wants to make a decision based on basketball more than anything else," one source said.

Howard has had the Rockets as his frontrunner for several weeks since they would instantly become title contenders.

The Lakers remain a possibility, but are currently considered second in order of preference. The thinking is that the Lakers won't be a title contender in 2014 and may struggle to rebuild around him. Also, Howard did not enjoy playing in Mike D'Antoni's system.

The Rockets are planning on pitching to Howard their team's strength in China and the lack of state income tax in Texas as financial benefits to offset the difference he can make from the Lakers.

The Mavericks will attempt to sell Howard on a two-year plan to reshape its roster around the core of Mark Cuban, Rick Carlisle and Dirk Nowitzki.

Howard has never expressed any interest in playing in his hometown of Atlanta, giving them perhaps the longest odds.

The Warriors would need a sign-and-trade agreement to acquire Howard and it is believed their meeting is largely about establishing the franchise as a marquee destination for 2014.

The Detroit Pistons have decided not to waive Rodney Stuckey.

The Pistons could have saved $4.5 million had they waived Stuckey.

Stuckey will earn $8.5 million next season.

The New Orleans Pelicans are extremely interested in signing Andre Iguodala in free agency, according to sources.

The Pelicans have already acquired his former teammate in Jrue Holiday in a draft-day trade.

Sam Amick of USA Today reports that the Atlanta Hawks, Detroit Pistons, Sacramento Kings, Dallas Mavericks, Houston Rockets and Golden State Warriors are also interested in Iguodala.

The Denver Nuggets also want to retain him and will be able to offer the best contract.