The Official Dwight Howard Everything Thread

[TheREALBrooksThompson 157]

So breaking even in terms of skill is winning now?

 

That's better than what we've been doing lately. Baby steps, man.

[LoneilGCKY66B 1]

what dwight doesnt realize is he prospers in the current system because a. the abundance of 3 point shooters b. lack of selfish ball hogs. with this potential trade he loses both a and b. i mean, the whole system which has got him to the finals/conference finals is gone. it seems like the team would become this chaotic, and1, crazy iso-playing carmelo-type team. they were probably one piece away in 2009.

 

down the road add a josh smith to the equation and dwight might miss what he had before.

 

go magic!

[Beast From The East 663]

Time To get some sleep and hope for the best tommorow

[magicfan133 5]

I would rather trade Dwight than getting rid of both Anderson and Reddick. There is no guarantee Dwight will resign anyway. Then we are left with Ellis and more salary.

[RocBoyz 47]

Isn't it kind of alarming that the Bobcats Gave him away and he was signed by the bucks this year and has already been banished from the team. Wouldn't expect to much from him, if anything except a headache.

 

IMO Ariza > Jackson if they were both available for the same price.

[Penny Hardaway's Ghost 260]

Isn't it kind of alarming that the Bobcats Gave him away and he was signed by the bucks this year and has already been banished from the team. Wouldn't expect to much from him, if anything except a headache.

 

IMO Ariza > Jackson if they were both available for the same price.

 

except people are trying to suck Dwight Howard off in an effort to keep him (see Glen Davis) so in this regard Jackson>Ariza. Also, Stephen, though older and definitely more of a higher risk kind of guy, has way more value in terms of overall package than Ariza. People would gasp in fear if Jax was taking a 3 to win a game, if Ariza was taking it their hearts would sink.

[jec 427]

So breaking even in terms of skill is winning now?

 

Jackson's contract is 2 years, Hedo's is 3. Advantage Jackson.

 

They both suck.

[Captain Hindsight 50]

That's better than what we've been doing lately. Baby steps, man.

 

How is it better though?

[Enolam 10]

Strap in...again: http://www.cbssports.com/nba/blog/ken-berger/17757812/bogut-trade-scenarios-could-hinge-on-dwight

 

The Rockets and Warriors are discussing ways to acquire center Andrew Bogut from Milwaukee, with the Golden State scenario part of a complicated, three-team proposal that would send Monta Ellis to Orlando, multiple league sources told CBSSports.com.

 

The Warriors would get Bogut from the Bucks and send Ellis to Orlando as part of the Magic's efforts to persuade Dwight Howard that they are prepared to continue surrounding him with top-flight talent. The Magic are exploring multiple scenarios to upgrade their roster in the hopes that Howard would then relent on his strategy to opt out of his contract and become an unrestricted free agent on July 1.

[TheREALBrooksThompson 157]

How is it better though?

 

I don't know. I just make lame jokes around here. I don't actually discuss basketball.

[IronPump 14]

The Rockets and Warriors are discussing ways to acquire center Andrew Bogut from Milwaukee, with the Golden State scenario part of a complicated, three-team proposal that would send Monta Ellis to Orlando, multiple league sources told CBSSports.com.

 

The Warriors would get Bogut from the Bucks and send Ellis to Orlando as part of the Magic's efforts to persuade Dwight Howard that they are prepared to continue surrounding him with top-flight talent. The Magic are exploring multiple scenarios to upgrade their roster in the hopes that Howard would then relent on his strategy to opt out of his contract and become an unrestricted free agent on July 1.

 

Howard remained noncommittal about his future plans Monday, despite the Magic's latest efforts to appease him, sources said. While it's unclear whether Orlando executives have set a hard deadline to get an answer from their star center, league sources believe the Magic need to get some direction from Howard by Wednesday or will move forward with the next phase of their strategy -- deciding whether to trade him or keep him beyond Thursday's trade deadline and hope he has a change of heart in the summer.

 

Houston's efforts to acquire Bogut would be a less complicated, two-deal deal with Milwaukee in which many scenarios have been discussed. Among them, Milwaukee would get Samuel Dalembert, Courtney Lee and draft picks, sources said. The Rockets also presumably would have to take back Stephen Jackson, who has clashed with Bucks coach Scott Skiles and is owed $10 million next season.

 

Milwaukee also has discussed various trade scenarios with Washington for Bogut, but while that would be another acceptable destination to the 7-foot Australian, the Wizards' overtures thus far have been shot down. Washington, however, could re-enter the fray depending on how the complicated possibilities with Golden State, Orlando and Houston play out over the next 48 hours.

 

Efforts to engage the Warriors with the Bulls and Lakers in trade talks for Ellis have been unsuccessful, multiple sources said Monday.

 

Bogut, 27, has been out since Jan. 25 with a fractured ankle but indications from doctors are that he could return for the postseason if he were on a playoff team. The Bucks (18-24) are tied with the Knicks for the eighth playoff spot in the East, a half-game ahead of Cleveland. It has been reported that Bogut has requested a trade, but neither Bogut nor his representatives have commented publicly on the matter.

 

The most difficult aspect of Bogut going to Golden State in the three-team scenario that would send Ellis to Orlando is Howard's apparent reluctance to commit one way or the other by Thursday's 3 p.m. ET deadline. Even if Howard decided he wanted to stay in Orlando, it's likely that he would opt out of his $19.5 million contract for next season anyway and test free agency, when he could get a five-year deal from Orlando as opposed to a four-year deal with one of his top two choices, the Nets or Mavericks.

 

The madness will not end.

[IronPump 14]

I literally cannot strap in any tighter. If we don't get anyone by the deadline i will probably sit in my closet for a good 2 weeks.