OFFICIAL: Dwight Howard traded to Lakers

[Ron]

Originally Posted by HB

lol...you have Chris now. Everything is alright

Nothing has been determined. And Otis Smith is already on record he is going to do what is best for the Orlando Magic, and not Dwight Howard.

And sorry to say for you, Bynum is a better choice than Lopez. So we'll have to see how this all shakes out, but as of right now, the Lakers and the Nets are still the same as they were on Thursday.

[HB]

Lakers dont have anything else besides Bynum. Nets have all those picks, some young players and of course Brook to trade to the Magic. So no, the Lakers do not have more to offer.

[Ron]

Originally Posted by HB

Lakers dont have anything else besides Bynum. Nets have all those picks, some young players and of course Brook to trade to the Magic. So no, the Lakers do not have more to offer.

Who specifically can they add to Lopez to sweeten the deal?

[King Sancho Fantastic]

He'll change his mind once the Paul trade goes through....

[HB]

If I were the Magic, I'd ask for their young guys like Brooks and Damion James in addition to Lopez. Picks too. Probably Farmar

[Ron]

Originally Posted by King Sancho Fantastic

He'll change his mind once the Paul trade goes through....

The buzz around L.A. has been that Paul and Howard are close and that Howard was waiting for the trade to be consummated in Los Angeles first before he was going to choose (keep in mind he really doesn't have a choice since he is still under contract).

However, this latest news is contradicting that theory.

We'll just have to wait and see how it shakes out. There is supposed to be a detailed story coming out about this soon on Y! Sports.

[Ron]

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slu...ic_nets_121011

Both teams are in the hunt, according to the story, but it appears the Nets do have the upper hand, because Howard for some reason doesn't want to follow the same career-path as Shaquille O'Neal.

Go figure.

[King Sancho Fantastic]

. “@KBergCBS: .@CBSSports confirms that Dwight Howard requested trade to Nets. But a person involved in Howard chase cautions not to count out Lakers yet.”

.“@KBergCBS: The person familiar with Howard's thinking said the All-Star center still views L.A. as the best fit for his off-court pursuits.”

..

[Game3525]

Dwight has the potential to A-Rod Shaq's legacy in LA.

There are still many people bitter about the big fella's departure.

So I don't see what the fear is.

[Ron]

Here is a pretty good update as to how everything looks at the present time:

http://ken-berger.blogs.cbssports.co...38893/33780584

[Jamel Irief]

Originally Posted by HB

If I were the Magic, I'd ask for their young guys like Brooks and Damion James in addition to Lopez. Picks too. Probably Farmar

You couldn't get Terrence Williams back for those players outside of Lopez.

[Jamel Irief]

Originally Posted by Ron

The buzz around L.A. has been that Paul and Howard are close and that Howard was waiting for the trade to be consummated in Los Angeles first before he was going to choose (keep in mind he really doesn't have a choice since he is still under contract).

However, this latest news is contradicting that theory.

We'll just have to wait and see how it shakes out. There is supposed to be a detailed story coming out about this soon on Y! Sports.

Probably Shaq's book playing a part... he called out Howard for biting his style.

[HB]

We'll see...maybe you haven't noticed but next year' draft is one of the deepest in recent memory. Of course Lakers fans would think injury prone Bynum is gold.

[Jamel Irief]

Originally Posted by HB

We'll see...maybe you haven't noticed but next year' draft is one of the deepest in recent memory. Of course Lakers fans would think injury prone Bynum is gold.

But the Nets pick wouldn't be lottery with Dwight right?

I didn't say anything about Bynum, James and Brooks suck and Farmar would struggle to get past Duhon and Nelson in the rotation. Maybe if you threw in Johan Petro.

[HB]

Originally Posted by Jamel Irief

But the Nets pick wouldn't be lottery with Dwight right?

I didn't say anything about Bynum, James and Brooks suck and Farmar would struggle to get past Duhon and Nelson in the rotation. Maybe if you threw in Johan Petro.

Whatever deal the Nets send to the Magic starts with Brook Lopez. I think the picks are gone too, and if I were the Magic I'd ask for Brooks too. Its a steep price, but they are already looking good with all those assets.