The Houston Rockets are reportedly talking to the Philadelphia 76ers and the Milwaukee Bucks about a potential trade involving Jeremy Lin.

Marc Stein of ESPN reported that both teams have expressed interest in acquiring Lin, but will only agree to a trade if the Rockets will include future assets in the deal.

Lin, who averaged 12.5 points and 4.1 assists in his second season with the Rockets, is set to receive $14.89 million next season, but the cap hit is only $8.37 million.

Both the 76ers and the Bucks are willing to absorb Lin's lucrative contract as long as they receive substantial assets in the trade, which they could keep in the future.

Stein reported that the 76ers are looking for one or two more assets, possibly a first-round pick, to acquire Lin, despite the fact that they already have Rookie of the Year Michael Carter-Williams on their roster.

The Bucks are also looking for the same assets in the deal, but reports indicated that they are also planning to make a strong push to acquire restricted free agent Eric Bledsoe and emerging point guard Greivis Vasquez.

The Rockets have been looking for salary-dumping deals to create room for a maximum deal they are planning to offer to their top free-agent targets, All-Stars Carmelo Anthony and Chris Bosh.

Houston, who recently traded Omer Asik to the New Orleans Pelicans, met with Anthony on Wednesday to discuss a possible team up with superstars Dwight Howard and James Harden.

Reports indicated, though, that the New York Knicks are still the favorite to sign Anthony, while the Los Angeles Lakers and Chicago Bulls are the dark horses in the race to sign the All-Star forward.

And if the Rockets fail to land Anthony, Houston will reportedly try to swipe Bosh away from Miami with a maximum four-year deal, which is reportedly the type of deal he is looking for this summer.

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