Omer the Trade Chip?

Believe you this, Mat's mind has not changed on this subject, but let's say the Bulls do sign the offer sheet on Omer Asik's new contract.

Omer would instantly become one of the hottest trade commodities come 2 years from now when he is in his final year on a $14 million expiring contract.

Expiring contracts are often more valuable than players come the yearly trade deadline.  What an opportunity it would be for a team to take on a huge contact only to watch it come up the books months later.  That's how teams position themselves to lure 2 or 3 stars to the same city.

Omer becomes even more of a trading chip because he's not going to be old and awful at basketball come the time his contract expires.  Not only would a team get the huge expiring contact, but also a guy who can play. 

Is this a reason to sign the offer sheet?  Not in Mat's mind.  But if they do, to borrow the famous words from Bill Murray, so we got that going for us... which is nice.