NittanyBuc 757 Report post Posted August 10, 2012 We dont even have the details of the trade we expect today. I dont think NBA teams advertise what trades they are offering to the public last I checked. It is always rumors. So if you want someone to give you the exact details there are two guys you need posting Rob or the gm of the other team. If you want to comment on the rumors I think the details of those rumors are out there....go ahead. No need to "give you the full details" since they never will exist until after the press conference. That's my point. No one knows what offers were on the table, so to say that one rumored deal is better than the actual is totally asinine. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ball junkie 277 Report post Posted August 10, 2012 Not only does this trade suck for the Magic but it is extremely bad for the NBA in general....this from Hollinger: That's it? Wait, let me rephrase that. THAT'S IT????!?!?!?!?!?!? John McEnroe-like wonder fills me at the reported Dwight Howard trade to the Lakers. You cannot be serious! I keep hoping in vain for David Stern to intervene and void the trade for basketball reasons. Or any other reason. This deal makes a mockery of the new collective bargaining agreement's alleged fairness to small markets; Orlando is selling one of the best players in the NBA for pennies on the dollar, while the rich only get richer. (But the tax-paying Lakers can't sign-and-trade Matt Barnes -- that'll show 'em!) Mark my words: When we have our next lockout in 2016, this trade will be one of the flash points. The Lakers have a $99 million payroll, and will go over the century mark if and when Devin Ebanks and Barnes re-sign. For the small-market owners, all they can do is count the luxury tax dollars from L.A. and golf clap over their 53-win glass ceiling. That's better than losing money, but they're still hermetically sealed off from a taste of the championship unless they're either incredibly lucky or incredibly brilliant. (Schedule alert: The Lakers don't visit the House That Dwight Built And Promptly Vacated until March 12.) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Miller4Prez66 545 Report post Posted August 10, 2012 How are we getting these high picks? We won't get them through this trade and we possibly won't get them through the draft. You can't build an OKC type of team by picking 8 through 14. THe magic aren't good enough to make the playoffs and aren't bad enough to get the #1 pick Are you serious? I'd say the only team with a serious chance to be worse than us is Charlotte lol. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Voodoo Man 99 Report post Posted August 10, 2012 Hahaha, really? Nets you guys would have received one of the best post players in Lopez, nice promising 6th man or starter in Marshon and Humphries(who's a complete hustler). Also some mid round pics like you got from this deal, with cap room. Rockets you guys would've had a ton of picks, which will be good with me thinking the Rockets would've been bad even with Dwight. You have plenty of promising players while being able to tank if you fans wanted that. Oh, almost forgot and darn lottery pick from Toronto, so you would have two lottery,(can flip if you want) and plenty of youngsters(which you can flip if you want) You might as well leave now. When you said that Lopez was one of the best post players, you have lost any consideration of respect from anybody here. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jsam7 0 Report post Posted August 10, 2012 Stephen A. has been reporting all day that the Nets trade was way better Haha because his opinion is so coveted around the NBA. Was he screaming the whole time? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Emperor 0 Report post Posted August 10, 2012 I wonder if Howard will play when the Lakers come here. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
O_SteveO 102 Report post Posted August 10, 2012 Hahaha, really? Nets you guys would have received one of the best post players in Lopez, nice promising 6th man or starter in Marshon and Humphries(who's a complete hustler). Also some mid round pics like you got from this deal, with cap room. Rockets you guys would've had a ton of picks, which will be good with me thinking the Rockets would've been bad even with Dwight. You have plenty of promising players while being able to tank if you fans wanted that. Oh, almost forgot and darn lottery pick from Toronto, so you would have two lottery,(can flip if you want) and plenty of youngsters(which you can flip if you want) Your assessment of the Nets trade makes me not value anything else in the post. Lopez's contract makes him complete garbage and they don't have enough cap room to take on other bad deals (Turk, JRich, ect.) Brooks is a chucker, and 'hustlers' shouldn't get paid the way Hump would have. Also, they wouldn't have been mid-round picks. With Dwight, Brooklyn would've been picking in the late 20's. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NittanyBuc 757 Report post Posted August 10, 2012 Stephen A. has been reporting all day that the Nets trade was way better SAS has his own agenda and has been butthurt since Hennigan didn't give in to the BK deal. Guy is very very biased. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Miller4Prez66 545 Report post Posted August 10, 2012 This isn't the trade we want, this is the trade we need. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
barnettej 263 Report post Posted August 10, 2012 Rockets fan here. Congrats on getting rid of your Dwightmare. I am curious. It appears that Hennigan was looking for picks, young talent, cap space. With regards to this, how would you compare what you received (allegedly) with what Houston (allegedly) offered? @WojYahooNBA HOU offered ORL $12M in space (instead of Afflalo), recent 1st picks, future lottery and unprotected picks. Would've taken bad deals and no need to take on Harrington contract. Thoughts? The news is wrong and Houston was not entertaining the idea of taking any bad contracts. Thanks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NittanyBuc 757 Report post Posted August 10, 2012 Dont get me wrong, I love the city of Orlando and especially you fans because you guys been die hard for a long time. Plus you got my fellow Blue Devil J.J., should trade him to my squad so we can have two Blue Devils ;) But you guys would really rather this deal than Lopez? With good coaching, Lopez would have got off his feet for a chance to grab a rebound, and played D. It's not like he can't, he just don't try, no doubting his offensive skills, one of the best offensive bigs IMO, top 5 I think. So to me he would be worth it, or you could've flipped him in a trade, but I would've rather keep him because it's hard to find good offensive bigs.(so I would've dealt with his "weakness") Marshon is a good player, while Humphries would make up for all of Lopez weaknesses. And I would've pushed Morrow who's a 3 point specialist. You mean the broken one? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NittanyBuc 757 Report post Posted August 10, 2012 Done deal. Adrian Wojnarowski@WojYahooNBA Trade call is done with the league office. Dwight Howard has joined the Los Angeles Lakers. Expand Reply Retweet Favorite Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
