In terms of free agency, the summer of 2016 can best be described as the infamous Oprah meme—“You get some money! You get some money! And you get some money!”

Power forward Ryan Anderson, then a member of the New Orleans Pelicans, was one of those beneficiaries, inking a lucrative four-year, $80-million deal to join the Houston Rockets. It was expected that the salary cap would continue to rise, due to the windfall of cash the league received from its new media-rights deals with Disney and Turner. Or in other words, Houston was playing with house money.

That hasn’t been the case, and with free agency on the horizon, Houston would like to free up space to pursue big-name targets such as LeBron James and Paul George. Finding a taker for Anderson’s contract is one of the most straightforward ways to clear salary, although in execution it could be difficult.

According to two people with knowledge of the Rockets’ thinking, the team’s general manager Daryl Morey is intent on moving Anderson in a trade. One person said the Rockets could pursue buyout options if no such agreement is met. Both people requested anonymity because they are unauthorized to speak on the record of Anderson’s situation.

The players’ union had decided it didn’t want to smooth the salary cap jump over several years, and instead wanted most of the money at once. This obviously benefited those who would enter free agency in 2016, as there were a number of notable names. To the front offices, however, this was a mistake, and once the cap stopped rising, a lot of teams were left with undesirable, albatross contracts for middle-of-the-park level talent.

Once such contract is Anderson’s. After losing his starting spot to PJ Tucker, he’s been relegated to a bit-part role, especially during the postseason. As it stands, Houston has repeatedly tried to get off of Anderson’s remaining $41 million— once this time last summer as reported by Marc Stein, and another before this season’s trade deadline.

A buyout could be tricky, given that Anderson is owed so much. Unless he agrees to give back a substantial portion of that money — and he has no incentive to do so, unless he absolutely wants out of Houston at any cost — a buyout won’t clear much cap room for the Rockets. The best they could hope to do would be to waive him using the stretch provision, which would allow them to spread his cap hit over the next five seasons while still paying him everything he’s owed.

Trading him also would be difficult. Morey will likely have to attach at least one and maybe multiple future first-round picks to incentivize a team to take on Anderson’s deal and might have to take some bad money back. It remains to be seen whether the Rockets will be able to find a taker, but they’re going to try.