Are you happy that the interminable saga surrounding Dwight Howard’s next destination is mercifully over? Yeah, us too. Most NBA observers – and we’re talking about everyone from Commissioner David Stern to billionaire owners to sleep-deprived GMs to fellow superstars to media members to fans to forum flamers – are mentally moving on from Howard now that he finally has been traded from the Orlando Magic to the Los Angeles Lakers. Yes, there is a faction of folks who feel there may be
Let’s face it: Orlando Magic GM Rob Hennigan got fleeced in the Dwight Howard trade. Put over a barrel by the demands of a petulant, wishy-washy superstar, he was the only executive who did not acquire an All-Star in the four-team blockbuster. Hennigan’s net take for Howard and some extra parts was Arron Afflalo, Al Harrington, Moe Harkless, Nikola Vucevic, Christian Eyenga, Josh McRoberts, three highly protected future first-round picks and two second-round picks. Unless Hennigan does some more wheeling and dealing
It finally happened: Dwight Howard is out of Orlando and into L.A., as a Laker. For reactions to the four-team blockbuster, check out James Park’s roundup of NBA players’ reactions as well as those of several NBA writers. Also check out Mark Heisler’s column on what Dwight means to the Lakers and Chris Sheridan’s take on who the winners and losers of the four-team deal are. Meanwhile, there’s a gold medal game going down in London tomorrow, and, as many predicted,
As everyone should know by now, the ever-dragging Dwight Howard saga finally came to a shocking conclusion on Friday afternoon. Howard was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers to help form an absolute super team, and we have the reaction of plenty around the league, including Kobe Bryant, Deron Williams and even Howard himself. To find the reactions and opinions of NBA writers, you can click here. Also, see Shaquille O’Neal’s Tweet of the Day and Jalen Rose’s Tweet of the
The Dwightmare saga suddenly and finally came to a close on Friday, as a reported four-team trade from Thursday came to a conclusion that sent center Dwight Howard to the Los Angeles Lakers. So who won and lost big in the trade? Chris Sheridan has the analysis here. The Lakers, without a doubt, become an epic team, and Mark Heisler explains how Howard is the newest version of Wilt Chamberlain and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. With such an unbelievable team assembled, can the Lakers win
Michael Jordan’s Chicago Bulls won 72 games in the first season of his second three-peat, back in 1995-96. The previous record was 69 wins. Granted, the Bulls put up that total against an Eastern Conference that was devoid of many good teams, but 72 wins is 72 wins, right? Well, now that the Los Angeles Lakers have acquired Dwight Howard in one of the most lopsided trades in NBA history, it’s time for folks to weigh in on just how good this Lakers
