Here is the latest news: The Dwight Howard situation remains fluid, complicated and strange. Same with the Chris Paul fiasco. Gibert Arenas has been waived under the amnesty provision, and the same is about to happen with Chauncey Billups. Amid reports that Howard and his representatives met with Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov and general manager Billy King last night in Miami, SI.com is reporting that Orlando is considering filing tampering charges against the Nets, and there were conflicting reports over whether Howard had
Dwight Howard to Nets?
There is a question mark in that headline because there needs to be one. Things are going to change by the hour today, and who knows what kind of twists and turns the Chris Paul trade fiasco is going to take before the league officially re-opens for business at 2 p.m. EST. In case you missed it, 86 percent of the players who cast ball0ts voted to approve the new labor agreement before commissioner David Stern 86’d the three-team trade that would have
Chris Paul and Dwight Howard: The Clipper Factor
Would anyone trade for Dwight Howard and/or Chris Paul without a guarantee that he’d remain beyond this season? Quite obviously, as documented in this morning’s post about all the trade scenarios that are out there, the Golden State Warriors are one such team, as are the Boston Celtics. But there is another team, the Los Angeles Clippers, that can trump them all with a mixture of players and draft picks — including a very special one acquired years ago in the Sam
Free agency roundup: It’s bedlam out there
csprtContainer();We know what you are thinking: OMG! TMI! WTF? There is so much news out there regarding free agents and potential trades, it is nearly impossible to keep up with it all. No problem. This morning, we will bring you a rundown of what’s going on with roughly one-third of the NBA’s player population either unsigned, potentially on the move or suspiciously quiet. So let’s have at it: Dwight Howard: That sound you hear is crickets — an odd silence. During the late stages
Heisler Column: Now watch the stars stampede to big markets
Good news for you little markets … You’ll be making a lot more money! Unfortunately, as far as competing with the big teams, they’ll be them and you’ll still be you for a while, or, possibly, forever, whichever comes last. Whether it was overdue or the owners were due that much, they redressed the economic balance once and for all. Of course, there was a price — and, as usual, it was their non-economic demands that would have leveled the playing field for the
Dwight Howard can bring some clarity today
Today is the day Superman can reveal his true intentions. At least that’s the way it should go sometime after 10 a.m. EST when Dwight Howard and Orlando Magic general manager Otis Smith are finally permitted to speak to each other for the first time since June 30. We are now nine days removed from the tentative settlement to end the NBA lockout, and we’ve already been treated to two different versions of the Chris Paul story — he has made it
Video: Latest lockout news on Chris Paul, Dwight Howard and labor agreement
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The financial ramifications of trades involving Dwight Howard and Chris Paul
Regarding Dwight Howard and Chris Paul and their respective trade desires, it is worth explaining in dollars and sense why they’d prefer to be dealt sooner rather than later. In order for them to get the most possible money, they’ll need to finagle a way into landing in their desired destinations prior to the trade deadline. And despite all the hand-wringing over the owners’ capitulation in negotiations over the so-called Carmelo Anthony rule, neither of those guys is likely to do an extend-and-trade. Here’s