OFFICIAL: Dwight Howard traded to Lakers

[R-Star]

Originally Posted by Hyperion

Odds that Orlando's office phones are illegally tapped by a reporter

4:1 at this point.

There is no way that an organization is as stupid as to broadcast every little dumb idea that is thrown out there in trading time. I bet teams call up the Lakers offering some really good players for Kobe. That doesn't mean anything.

Well that's just it. The sheer amount of people who believe that the whole inside operations of Orlando, Brooklyn, Houston, LAL, LAC, Cleveland, etc are just open to reporters blows my mind.

"This just in, second ago the Magic agreed to consider player x being added......." shut the **** up Woj and every other sports analyst talking to their insiders and sources. Anyone with a brain should understand that if there ever was a source to any of this, they probably would have been rooted out by now since every supposed aspect of every supposed deal have been leaked.

Remember a couple weeks ago when that Orlando dude broke the story about Dwight being gone in a matter of days?
Remember this week where Dwight to Brooklyn was a done deal for the 5th time?
Remember the last couple of days where Houston was going to swallow a load of shit just to get Dwight for one year and then have nothing to put around him?

All from a handful of guys on here quoting twitter accounts. Not one actual source has ever been quoted. Once.

At the very least don't you think a guy like Glen Davis would say "I don't know man, I haven't heard anything." and that would at least be credible? Wouldn't any credible media outlet try to talk to someone? Well no, not if they want to keep their hoax stories alive and leave any bit of reality out of them.

[Diable]

If this alleged Rocket deal had been a real trade offer Orlando would have almost certainly jumped on it by now. There's no way they could get a better deal under the circumstances, but it seems really unlikely that Houston was ever going to bend that far over. That deal is so much better than anything on offer it is hard to imagine it even being close to realistic.

[R-Star]

Originally Posted by Diable

If this alleged Rocket deal had been a real trade offer Orlando would have almost certainly jumped on it by now. There's no way they could get a better deal under the circumstances, but it seems really unlikely that Houston was ever going to bend that far over. That deal is so much better than anything on offer it is hard to imagine it even being close to realistic.

Yep. Here's some draft picks, young talent and expiring deals. Give us Dwight and all your shit contracts now please.

[Ron]

Originally Posted by roux2dope

I am so sick of this.. i couldnt imagine how a magic fan feels right now

Tuned out.

That is, if they want to keep their sanity.

[hroz]

I am a Rockets fan i gotta say the deal just looks ****........

What the f is Morey thinking.........

And now we have lost Scola too.

[hobojoe]

Originally Posted by roux2dope

I am so sick of this.. i couldnt imagine how a magic fan feels right now

Honestly, not bad. At the end of the day, chatter is just chatter. If we end up getting a good deal, from our perspective it's all worth it. I would much rather have to listen to this noise drag on for months and get a great deal than have a quick resolution and rebuild around Brook ****ing Lopez on a max deal or something like that.

[E.H. Munro]

Originally Posted by R-Star

We were talking about the garbage contracts coming along side Howard in the trade EH.

Last time I checked the Magic don't have any six year max deals. All the contracts they have are of the 2 or 3 year remaining variety. So, again, even if Howard left they'd suck in front of two pretty good drafts.

[Firefight]

Orlando media reporting Howard deal to Lakers is imminent. With Bynum going to Cleveland, and picks going to Orlando.

[Floods]

Bynum to Cleveland? Very interesting.

[Dissonance]

Didn't they do that before? Not believing anything til more reports.

[e-monk]

is that douchebag gilbert seriously going to abet the creation of another super team?

[R-Star]

Are you guys really going to get suckered in here again?

[R-Star]

Originally Posted by e-monk

is that douchebag gilbert seriously going to abet the creation of another super team?

If he gets Bynum out of the deal, he's all over it

[e-monk]

match made in heaven - ooh Jamison S&T!?

[hobojoe]

Would be a hell of a move for the Cavs if they can keep Bynum long term. Irving and Bynum is a very good start. Obviously the Lakers are as legit contenders as anyone with Howard in the mix. Magic get what they want, probably shed a contract or two, get picks and young guys. The only loser appears to be Dwight Howard...and Ron.