Howard Agrees to Sign Long-Term Extension

[whitemamba]

realgm posted indicated sources saying that if trade is pulled of and he is to go to LA, he will sign a long term contract extension.

http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/nba/story/_/id/8179632/sources-dwight-howard-traded-ready-sign-los-angeles-lakers-extension

[Lincoln]

Fuck your title.

[HeatChamps]

:lol Mavs. Single D it will be.

[JJ Hickson]

:lmaoGame over Rocketfan:lmao Got their hopes up for nothing. Have fun with Asik and Lin faggots.

[lakerhaterade]

:lmaoGame over Rocketfan:lmao Got their hopes up for nothing. Have fun with Asik and Lin faggots.

:lmao

[TE]

:lmaoGame over Rocketfan:lmao Got their hopes up for nothing. Have fun with Asik and Lin faggots.

:lol

[racm]

Wasn't Shaq's decision exactly 16 years ago.yesterday?

[Clipper Nation]

Lakers are gonna look staaaaaacked until the bench comes in the game :lol

[m>s]

Lakers are gonna look staaaaaacked until the bench comes in the game :lol

there ain't many teams in the rest of NBA that have deeper benches than the lakers imho

[Clipper Nation]

there ain't many teams in the rest of NBA that have deeper benches than the lakers imho
:lol

Bledsoe
Crawford
Hill
Odom
Darko (or Hilton Armstrong)

Staaaaaaaacked

[TheRealCB]

:lolMonkeyball needing a second surgery in 3 years

[Clipper Nation]

:lolMonkeyball needing a second surgery in 3 years

:lol Triple D Dynasty minus two D's

[smaka]

^ you both suck, ok?

[TDMVPDPOY]

lol whatever happen to this clown not wanting to go to LA living in shaqs shadows

LA will be a good market for him to market his fag arm sleeves

[benefactor]

The trade isn't even done yet and they are already melting down upstairs.

[Bynumite]

Looking forward to the Dwight/Bonner match-up tbh :lol

[Mel_13]

I'm shocked that Dwight changed his mind.

[jag]

:lol Triple D Dynasty minus two D's
:lol

[VBM]

Pop formulating his Hack-a-Dwight strategy. Bynum could at least hit FTs.

[djohn2oo8]

I'm shocked that Dwight changed his mind.
:lol

[VBM]

The trade isn't even done yet and they are already melting down upstairs.

Shit ain't worth a meltdown, tbh. It would only be meltdown-worthy if Pau was moved instead of Bynum. That boy Kobe though, if he can't ring with Nash, Pau and Howard next season, shit ain't happening for him again.

[TE]

Shit ain't worth a meltdown, tbh. It would only be meltdown-worthy if Pau was moved instead of Bynum. That boy Kobe though, if he can't ring with Nash, Pau and Howard next season, shit ain't happening for him again.

Probably won't ring again with Miami in the way.

[djohn2oo8]

Shit ain't worth a meltdown, tbh. It would only be meltdown-worthy if Pau was moved instead of Bynum. That boy Kobe though, if he can't ring with Nash, Pau and Howard next season, shit ain't happening for him again.
Fuck it. As long as we get Bynum.

[VBM]

Fuck it. As long as we get Bynum.

If Dan Gilbert fucks over Morey... :lol And to think I was getting excited to watch some games at Toyota Center this year :depressed

[Venti Quattro]

That boy Kobe though, if he can't ring with Nash, Pau and Howard next season, shit ain't happening for him again.

The Lakers are going to squeak one more in and then Miami can go and fuck the league for a couple of more years. :tu

[TheMACHINE]

Houston vs Cleveland...it'll be an interesting day.

[djohn2oo8]

If Dan Gilbert fucks over Morey... :lol And to think I was getting excited to watch some games at Toyota Center this year :depressed
Realistically, what does Cleveland have to facilitate that trade? Crappy picks and ability to take on bad contracts, which I would think he wouldn't do.

[TheRealCB]

^ you both suck, ok?

20 game-winning streak then backdoor swept :lmao

[TheRealCB]

On a side note,if Cleveland get Bynum to go along with Irving-Waiters :wow
Heat are f:lolcked

[djohn2oo8]

Cavs won't be a part of that deal for the same reasons Brooklyn was never a real option.

[Sportcamper]

lol whatever happen to this clown not wanting to go to LA living in shaqs shadows

Dwight has been hanging in LA for a while now absorbing the local idle worshipers…Last night on the Dodgers jumbo tron they showed Dwight & the crowd cheered as if he were Julius Caesar….Its all rather disgusting….Kobe, Pau & Crazy Ron are all fine with it….No way Baby Drew will agree to stay with the Lakers next season if this deal goes down…

[djohn2oo8]

Dwight has been hanging in LA for a while now absorbing the local idle worshipers…Last night on the Dodgers jumbo tron they showed Dwight & the crowd cheered as if he were Julius Caesar….Its all rather disgusting….Kobe, Pau & Crazy Ron are all fine with it….No way Baby Drew will agree to stay with the Lakers next season if this deal goes down…
Bynum would be a part of that deal if it went down.

[Clipper Nation]

On a side note,if Cleveland get Bynum to go along with Irving-Waiters :wow
Heat are f:lolcked

Not really tbh...... Heat still have the best player in the world, who would continue to shit on them Cavs.....

[TheRealCB]

Not really tbh...... Heat still have the best player in the world, who would continue to shit on them Cavs.....

Yeah of course they'd be the favorite by a wide margin..But they'd have to go through Cleveland,Boston,NY,Nets...Tougher than their usual 76ers sweep and toying around with Indiana from previous years.

[Sportcamper]

Bynum would be a part of that deal if it went down.

I know that...But if it does not get done Bynum will move on next season...

[VBM]

The Lakers are going to squeak one more in and then Miami can go and fuck the league for a couple of more years. :tu

Lakers (and Spurs for that matter) gotta hope Harden goes through the Nick Anderson spiral to oblivion in order to rep the West in the Finals again.

[Clipper Nation]

Wow, Rudolph just said on Mike and Mike that the Magic still aren't 100% set on trading Dwight.... they think they can hire a coach that will make him want to stay... plus they could flip him to Brooklyn at the deadline if necessary...

:lol Magic

[Findog]

No worries, Chris Kaman is commonly known as the D-12 Stopper

[djohn2oo8]

Wow, Rudolph just said on Mike and Mike that the Magic still aren't 100% set on trading Dwight.... they think they can hire a coach that will make him want to stay... plus they could flip him to Brooklyn at the deadline if necessary...

:lol Magic
JRudolph is Dwight's mouthpiece. Dwight's not staying in Orlando, and he's not going to Brooklyn. That ship has sailed.

[jeebus]

Howard's bastard count could very well reach at least double digits by the end of his career were he to move to LA.

[djohn2oo8]

Tony Mejia (http://twitter.com/TonyMejiaNBA): #Dwightmare (http://twitter.com/search?q=%23Dwightmare) finally been advanced legitimately since LAL-CLE-ORL 3-way been overblown. Story coming on why #Rockets (http://twitter.com/search?q=%23Rockets) deal even more likely. 1 minute ago (http://twitter.com/TonyMejiaNBA/statuses/225971809957343233)

[pass1st]

Howard's bastard count could very well reach at least double digits by the end of his career were he to move to LA.

He's going to be competing with Wilt, nobody knows how many bastards he possibly has with 50,000 bed buddies

[lefty]

wow

[DMC]

:lmaoGame over Rocketfan:lmao Got their hopes up for nothing. Have fun with Asik and Lin faggots.
That's hard. :lol

[DMC]

Lakers (and Spurs for that matter) gotta hope Harden goes through the Nick Anderson spiral to oblivion in order to rep the West in the Finals again.
I thought he did that in the Finals.

[VBM]

I thought he did that in the Finals.

Right. Remember, Nick Anderson was never the same after those 4 free throws in 95. Shit was in his head from then on out. Now that Harden shit the bed in the finals, it's time to see if he can return to form next season

[TIMMYtoZO]

:sleep Howard won't be going to the Lakers or anyone else for that matter. Orlando will table these talks for a later date.

[Koolaid_Man]

:sleep Howard won't be going to the Lakers or anyone else for that matter. Orlando will table these talks for a later date.

You must be smoking dat Keisha :lol

Listen the ramifications of bringing Dwight back to Orlando for the start of next season would be devastating...No matter where he ends up the Magic can't possibly be that stupid...They lose leverage with each passing day...also his teammates don't want him back...in fact:

Keep in mind the Magic just re-signed Nelson:


Rumor is many of Howard's teammates are hoping he will finally leave the Magic and let them simply move on without him.

This strife has apparently boiled over. Jameer and Howard reportedly came close to a physical altercation at the Orlando practice facility.



The two had to be separated by players to avoid an actual fight. Jameer's got a ton of heart, but if this had come to blows it would likely have been a short fight. Howard's a giant compared to anyone, and Jameer is tiny by NBA standards. Nelson's only hope would be a swift punch to Howard's shin, followed by an uppercut to his groin.


:lmao:lmao:lmao


http://www.hoopsvibe.com/nba-news-and-rumors/articles/169687-jameer-nelson-and-dwight-howard-brawl

[Clipper Nation]

There ARE rumors of Dwight not being healthy enough to play until January tbh....

[whitemamba]

There ARE rumors of Dwight not being healthy enough to play until January tbh....

really source?

[Clipper Nation]

really source?

I forgot where I heard them, but apparently the team is claiming it's false and he'll be ready to start the season.... I don't really believe THAT since Dwight himself says he can't even run right now....

[pass1st]

really source?

If there are rumors it's probably just more smokescreen. IIRC, his surgery wasn't major.

[whitemamba]

I forgot where I heard them, but apparently the team is claiming it's false and he'll be ready to start the season.... I don't really believe THAT since Dwight himself says he can't even run right now....

do u believe anything this nigga says?

[pass1st]

Dwight says a lot of things, it's all subject to change.

[koriwhat]

DH also said he wanted to be traded over and over again last season and then proceeded to opt-in. dude says too much too often.

[Clipper Nation]

do u believe anything this nigga says?

It'd be very odd of him to start DM'ing total bullshit to a random fan on Twitter, tbh.... I don't think Dwight's THAT crazy....

[whitemamba]

DH also said he wanted to be traded over and over again last season and then proceeded to opt-in. dude says too much too often.

just an attention whore.. tbh

[Mel_13]

David Lee, Bynum's agent, said he was baffled by the recent Yahoo! report that listed Cleveland as a potential destination for Bynum in free agency. "When I read it online I was in Alaska with Andrew and his family ... I was taken aback by the list considering there is nobody in anybody’s camp he could’ve been talking to. I have no idea where that came about."

http://sulia.com/channel/cleveland-cavaliers/f/6a6e5a68-68b2-4ded-bcdf-d481f00705b9/?source=twitter

[TIMMYtoZO]

:lol Lakers
:lol trying but failing to create a super team
:lol being toyed with

[djohn2oo8]

:lol Lakers
:lol trying but failing to create a super team
:lol being toyed with
:lol

[djohn2oo8]

jason lloyd (http://sulia.com/source/s-68571)

lee did not say this, but after hanging up with him, i had the distinct impression bynum is not interested in coming here long term. Again, that is strictly my opinion based on the phone call. The fact is he said they weren't in position to discuss it at this time.

[VBM]

:lol Lakers
:lol trying but failing to create a super team
:lol being toyed with

:lol Nash, Kobe, Pau, Bynum not considered a super team already
:lol Kobe needing more help than he already has to compete for 6

[mavs>spurs]

Hopefully orlando does then then bynum walks at the end of the year and comes to big D

[Stalin]

:lol Lakers
:lol trying but failing to create a super team
:lol being toyed with


:lol

[Clipper Nation]

:lol Lakers
:lol trying but failing to create a super team
:lol being toyed with

:lol

[gambit1990]

at this point i'd rather not see him get traded. i'd rather just see him get booed at home games.

[The Franchise]

Bynum blowing up a play by Orlando for a sweeter deal.

[DPG21920]

Hopefully orlando does then then bynum walks at the end of the year and comes to big D

:rollin

[callo1]

Damaged goods won't even make LA better tbh, not if the Lakers have to give up what they will to get him. Howard couldn't stay on the floor in big games due to foul trouble, and his explosive power will be severely hampered with his bad back.

Certainly he wants to sign a long term deal, he knows what's going on physically.

[Banzai]

shit just got real bitches.

[DPG21920]

Didn't Bynum say he would consider HOU or was that BS?

[weebo]

If there are rumors it's probably just more smokescreen. IIRC, his surgery wasn't major.

Any type of back surgery major or minor should not be taken lightly. Anytime there are stability issues with the spine it is cause for concern.

In fact, no matter how well the surgery/rehab went a person who's undergone back surgery will always have some type of issue with their back.

[djohn2oo8]

Didn't Bynum say he would consider HOU or was that BS?
Yes, allegedly.

[Deuce Bigalow]

Damaged goods won't even make LA better tbh, not if the Lakers have to give up what they will to get him. Howard couldn't stay on the floor in big games due to foul trouble, and his explosive power will be severely hampered with his bad back.

Certainly he wants to sign a long term deal, he knows what's going on physically.

:lol

[Koolaid_Man]

:lol@thinking Bynum has a list...and :lol@Bynum's agent for saying he has a list...

Bynum is not a star he won't make another decent contract outside of this...that nigga will take the money and run...he has glass knees so whoever trades for him and his birds rights will be able to easily re-sign him..even it's a WNBA team...trust me Bynum has zero leverage..I MEAN ZERO right now he's just huffing and puffing because the Lakers don't really want him anymore :lol

[TIMMYtoZO]

:lol@thinking Bynum has a list...and :lol@Bynum's agent for saying he has a list...

Bynum is not a star he won't make another decent contract outside of this...that nigga will take the money and run...he has glass knees so whoever trades for him and his birds rights will be able to easily re-sign him..even it's a WNBA team...trust me Bynum has zero leverage..I MEAN ZERO right now he's just huffing and puffing because the Lakers don't really want him anymore :lol


:lol You are stuck with Bynum because the Magic are toying with everyone.

:lol Laker fans
:lol constantly getting their hopes up
:lol end of an era

[Koolaid_Man]

:lol You are stuck with Bynum because the Magic are toying with everyone.

:lol Laker fans
:lol constantly getting their hopes up
:lol end of an era

A double :lmao:lmao@Heat fan for panicking at the prospect of this new Super team being formed

[TIMMYtoZO]

A double :lmao:lmao@Heat fan for panicking at the prospect of this new Super team being formed

:lol thinking I am scared of an old and slow team with a shitty bench
:lol you being on suicide watch

[DMC]

A double :lmao:lmao@Heat fan for panicking at the prospect of this new Super team being formed
Stupid Spur fan troll. :lol

[djohn2oo8]

Stupid Spur fan troll. :lol
Obvious Timvp is obvious. :lol

[DeadlyDynasty]

It's not timvp

[The Gemini Method]

It's not timvp

It's obviousy you, DD...duh!

[djohn2oo8]

It's not timvp
Then who in your opinion?

[DeadlyDynasty]

Then who in your opinion?

I'm sworn to secrecy, but I can assure you it's not timvp.

[baseline bum]

at this point i'd rather not see him get traded. i'd rather just see him get booed at home games.

That wouldn't last long. Remember when Kobe acted like the same kind of bitch and Laker fan was back to fellating him by week 2 of the season?

[DeadlyDynasty]

That wouldn't last long. Remember when Kobe acted like the same kind of bitch and Laker fan was back to fellating him by week 2 of the season?

His bitching proved to be a great business decision, though:lobt::lobt:

[baseline bum]

Yeah, but those two weren't real titles since Kobe's act and Fisher's exploitation of his daughter ensured those rings were devoid of the kind of class we have come to expect out of champs after our 4.

[DPG21920]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are eager partners in the three-way blockbuster trade talks to send Dwight Howard to the Los Angeles Lakers, but won’t proceed until the Lakers grant the them permission to talk to All-Star Andrew Bynum and his agent about the center’s willingness to sign a contract extension, league sources told Yahoo! Sports.

"Cleveland will only do the deal if Bynum extends," a league official directly involved in the talks told Yahoo! Sports.

Los Angeles wants the structure of a three-team deal agreed in principle before letting Cleveland take that next step to communicate with Bynum and his representatives – and that won’t happen until Orlando makes a decision that it wants to also lock-in the framework of a trade, sources told Y!

[tesseractive]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are eager partners in the three-way blockbuster trade talks to send Dwight Howard to the Los Angeles Lakers, but won’t proceed until the Lakers grant the them permission to talk to All-Star Andrew Bynum and his agent about the center’s willingness to sign a contract extension, league sources told Yahoo! Sports.

"Cleveland will only do the deal if Bynum extends," a league official directly involved in the talks told Yahoo! Sports.

Los Angeles wants the structure of a three-team deal agreed in principle before letting Cleveland take that next step to communicate with Bynum and his representatives – and that won’t happen until Orlando makes a decision that it wants to also lock-in the framework of a trade, sources told Y!

Does anyone really think Bynum is going to extend with Cleveland? :lol

[callo1]

:lol

Don't worry, I will make sure to bump this in 6-7 months.

[LkrFan]

Jarrod Rudolph Interview on 710 ESPN:

Q: What changed for Dwight? For example all along we were talking to people close to him and he said he would sign an extension with the Nets but nobody else. What changed?

A: Well the circumstances first. The circumstances where Brooklyn and the routes to Brooklyn became more limited and it was now a pipe dream that was being chased ... it was going to be more problems that what it was worth. But when you look at the organization, and what the Lakers have always done, and you look at the moves that they'd made this summer that team becomes more interesting. And he's there... he's right in the heart of it. He hears the fans talking about it, he hears you guys talking about it and he sees it. He can't escape this team that's gearing up, that wants him and is good enough to win without him. So you start to think about where he wants to go in his career

You know, Dwight wants to learn to be a better leader. Dwight wants to learn to be a better player and you look at Steve Nash and Kobe Bryant and the organization as a whole, that seems to take care of their own and you think to yourself, "why am I fighting something that can offer me everything that I need and want?" The Lakers can be a finishing school for Dwight and take him from being a great talent to an incredible leader and one of the best players of all time. You play with Kobe, you play with Nash, you're going to learn to lead. You're around the Lakers you'll learn what it's like to be in the front office, like what they've helped Magic Johnson do. These are the things they can offer Dwight Howard that not even Brooklyn can offer and I think when he weighed the pros and the cons, considering where the circumstances had led him, that it was an inevitable decision. It was time to put it out there that he was ready to come to LA. Now of course I haven't had the opportunity to speak to Dwight at length. He does not want to play this out in the media. But I trust my sources and I trust that if Orlando pulls this thing off, that Dwight's going to be a Lakers and you guys are in for a hell of a ride.

Q: I suggested yesterday and I was encouraged by your report that I read today, Dwight went to a Dodger game this week and he was on the Diamond Vision screen and he got a huge ovation... fans were obviously and clearly excited that Dwight was there. At one moment, he put on a Dodger cap...did that have anything to do with his warming to LA?

A: That was the finishing touches. You gotta look at it like this: this guy, for the last 4 months has been getting killed. He can't go any place... He wanted to go to Brooklyn but the Brooklyn fans were upset ...they felt like he punked out at the trade deadline so he caught some heat there. He's catching heat in Orlando because they're losing one of their guys. And you can understand their frustration but then again nothing has happened yet, nothing ... (John Ireland cuts him off...)

Q: (Ireland) It's my contention that this is no longer a Laker issue, it's not a Cleveland issue, it's not a Houston issue. It is an Orlando issue.

A: No question.

Q: The question I can't answer and I want to know if you can ....is What do the Magic want? What are they waiting for in this deal? Do you know?

A: Well, they're faking moves like wrestling right now. This is pure WWE and from my standpoint it's been a big bluff on their side. I mean, they've turned down several deals that represent the same thing and when you keep turning down variations of the same exact deal... (Ireland cuts him off again)

Q: And when you say that you're talking about multiple picks and cap flexibility?

A: Yeah, that's it. Everyone's offering the same thing so when you're turning down multiple variations of the same deal, that says that you don't want to trade this guy.

Q: Do they think they can bring this guy to camp?

A: Uh no, they would be foolish ...

Q: The Nets have already moved on... The Nets were a ship that came into their port and welcomed Dwight and finally said we can't wait anymore...we're leaving. And the Lakers are probably going to do the same thing if the Magic don't pull the trigger.... I mean, the Lakers like their Center Andrew Bynum, they gotta go get Jordan Hill, and they've got to put together the rest of their roster. Is Orlando just going to sit there and hope that Dwight changes his mind?

A: Let me tell you something... Dwight being able to commit long term, the Lakers ain't going nowhere, ok? I like Andrew Bynum, I think he's solid and I think the Lakers can win a championship with him. I think the Lakers with Dwight Howard would be absolutely devastating if everyone accepts and is allowed to play their role. Dwight Howard is a franchise player.

Q: Let's just say that the Magic agree with your thinking.. that the Lakers will always be there and they can go to them whenever they want. If the Lakers extend Bynum which I'm being told is likely, they don't want him to be disgruntled so they'll offer him an extension (whether he takes it is another story) but let's say that the Lakers do what the Nets did with Brook Lopez. Then that ties up a Dwight trade until January 15th.

A: If that happens he's going to go to Brooklyn. If he finds his way back to Orlando, and he doesn't get to LA and you're trading him at the deadline, you're trading him to Brooklyn. The Magic's ineptitude will be clear for everyone to see because they'll be accepting a deal that would have been less than what the Lakers are offering. It makes absolutely no sense but I don't think it gets that far. I think now with everything that's come out, with my reports that have been followed up by some of the great reporters out there in LA ...everyone knows this is about the Magic and no one else. You're either going to do the deal or you're not going to do the deal. But it's showtime and you guys gotta let us know what you're going to do. If you're going to trade him, trade him. But if you're not, stop telling people that you are. Stop taking calls because you're wasting everyone's time and people will have to move on.

Q: How long do you think the Lakers will wait because if they sign Jordan Hill that raises their number even more. They got Antwan Jamison on a minimum deal, that's good, but if they use their mini mid level ... Here's the one thing in your scenario that could really screw up Orlando. Let's say they start the season with Bynum and this Nash thing clicks, and the Lakers start the season 25-5. At that point, I think the Lakers sign Bynum and say forget it, we're moving on. Do you disagree?

A: There's a chance but look, I think they understand that Dwight's a better player than Bynum.

Q: Right, Orlando risks that the Lakers get off to a hot start and then the Lakers may pull the deal off the table.

A: Maybe. Maybe not, I mean this is about Orlando and what's being exposed... their ineptitude. At the end of the day they have to move Dwight Howard because they're not going to lose him for nothing and I don't think at this point that they want to move him to Brooklyn and that's what you're talking about. I don't think Houston will be as aggressive to take Dwight but I think they will be aggressive to facilitate a trade.

Q: Is Cleveland an option for Dwight or is Cleveland more about Bynum?

A: (Incredulous) Dwight Howard going to Cleveland??!! Oh man, please.

Q: Strangely, I think Andrew Bynum would go to Cleveland. I know Bynum pretty well and I think that he'll go anywhere that's willing to pay him the max. He wants to get paid.

A: He's an interesting cat. He wants to be a free agent and he wants to weigh his options so I think Orlando may want to roll the dice. They can't lose Dwight Howard without getting anything else. They have a history of losing star players, Mac, Shaq, Grant, Penny, Dwight and it never works. Doc Rivers, Chauncey Billups and Varejao who ironically they want to bring back and personally I take Anderson Silva before I take Anderson Varejao. So this is squarely on the Orlando Magic. It's showtime for them and they really have to show and prove what they're gonna do. I don't think anyone will blame them if they wanted to make another run with Dwight but if you wanted to do that, that's the position you should have taken earlier. You still don't have a head coach, you're so far behind the 8 ball in making that process happen that it's just better to move on. So it's on them. They've gotta make a deal or not make a deal but they've got to stop wasting everyone's time.

[ClipperLuva]

I'm sworn to secrecy, but I can assure you it's not timvp.
It's Elnono or hater

amirite?

[Seventyniner]

Howard's bastard count could very well reach at least double digits by the end of his career were he to move to LA.

If he could get tutored by Wilt, Dwight could push the bastard count into 4 digits easy.

[Indazone]

Can always wait for Bynum to become an UFA next summer.

[Kai]

I'm glad I was busy all day, sounds like I missed out on a lotta BS. I don't buy any of this shit.

[Juggity]

Agent: Howard won't sign extension
(http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/8182883/agent-dwight-howard-sign-extension-team-explore-free-agency)

:lol

What a fucking trainwreck.

[mercos]

Dwight Howard is the new Terrell Owens....

[gambit1990]

Agent: Howard won't sign extension
(http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/8182883/agent-dwight-howard-sign-extension-team-explore-free-agency)

:lol

What a fucking trainwreck.

seriously. he wants to explore free agency? his dumb ass could've done that this summer.

[djohn2oo8]

Dwight has no leverage, but steadily driving down his value and Orlando's leverage too.

[LkrFan]

Dwight shrunk?

http://img822.imageshack.us/img822/4721/kobehoward.jpg

:rollin

[djohn2oo8]

Dwight shrunk?

http://img822.imageshack.us/img822/4721/kobehoward.jpg

:rollin
:lmao

[Mel_13]

'sources close to Dwight howard' is just a wordy way of saying 'buffoons.'

https://twitter.com/fishsports

[djohn2oo8]

Would think a deal for Dwight gets done next week with Houston after the Asik thing. Orlando can't afford to hold onto him while Dwight's camp makes it known repeatedly that he'll be a rental.

[Halberto]

Who would want him now? This guy is ridiculous

[Banzai]

Dwight Coward.

[Kindergarten Cop]

With the report that Brousard's sources never claimed that Dwight would "sign an extension", instead go into FA seeking more years and more money AND STILL basically promise that he'll sign with the Lakers - how would this be possible? The Lakers will have over $70M tied up in 5 players next year even after Bynum is off the books. How would they be able to offer Dwight a max deal if they are already well over the cap (and even the luxury tax threshold)? Do they get his Bird rights or is there some other type of exception? Would they have to amnesty someone? I apologize if this has been discussed elsewhere and I missed it. Thanks in advance for the clarification.

[Josepatches_]

Well if I'm not wrong you can't sign FA when you are over the cap but you can resign your players.

Example: Jordan Hill. Lakers are over the cap but he can resign 2 years-8m

[pass1st]

Well if I'm not wrong you can't sign FA when you are over the cap but you can resign your players.

Example: Jordan Hill. Lakers are over the cap but he can resign 2 years-8m

Dwight probably doesn't realize it.

[Stabula]

I have a feeling that after his back surgery Howard isn't going to be the same player anyway. If I were the Lakers I'd stick with Bynum.

[HarlemHeat37]

I understand the hatred for Dwight Howard the person, he's corny as fuck, he's painfully unfunny, and he has looked foolish throughout this entire process..

However, this seems to have clouded some opinions of Howard the player..following Lebron and Durant, Howard is unquestionably the next best player IMO..he has spent his best years carrying horrible defensive players, still managing to form the Magic into a perennially great defensive team..

His post-up game has made yearly improvements, even adding a semblance of a jump shot, the past 2 years..the only remaining flaws are his passing out of the post, and his mental immaturity/weakness(the former is fixable, not sure about the latter)..

It seems as if many people have tried to convince themselves that his back problems will limit his effectivess, which is possible, but I doubt it..

I'm as big of a Bynum fan as anybody on ST(outside of Blessings and IronMexican), but Howard over Bynum is an absolute no-brainer..this is typical fear of the Lakers from fans trying to downplay a potential power move..

[Stabula]

I wouldn't put Howard in the top 3 in the league. He just happens to be a star center in a generation without star centers.

[Kai]

Say what you will about Howard and the sad state of today's NBA centers, but his ability to affect both sides of the court is only surpassed by LeBron's.

[racm]

20/10 guy on a team that actually wins games even if he plays with scrubs and washed-up former stars.

[MeloHype]

:lol

[Clipper Nation]

Looking forward to the Dwight/Bonner match-up tbh :lol
Bonner shitted on Dwight though :lmao

[Michael Jordan.]

realgm posted indicated sources saying that if trade is pulled of and he is to go to LA, he will sign a long term contract extension.

http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/nba/story/_/id/8179632/sources-dwight-howard-traded-ready-sign-los-angeles-lakers-extension


:lmaoGame over Rocketfan:lmao Got their hopes up for nothing. Have fun with Asik and Lin faggots.


:lmao


:lol


Looking forward to the Dwight/Bonner match-up tbh :lol


shit just got real bitches.
http://www.iruntheinternet.com/lulzdump/images/gifs/Antonio-Banderas-computer-you-got-me-yospos-reaction-13677939419.gif

[Bynumite]

Bonner shitted on Dwight though :lmao

Kinda like Zbo shitted all over the ginger tranny even though Griffin improved his game last season according to your faggot ass :lmao

[DwayneSchintzius]

Is this guy really a clipper fan?

[Clipper Nation]

Kinda like Zbo shitted all over the ginger tranny even though Griffin improved his game last season according to your faggot ass :lmao
ZBo >>>>>>> B:lolnner >>>>> Bible Kemp

:lmao Go bump your faggy thread devoted to me now with more butthurt, s:loln...

[Bynumite]

Go bump your faggy thread devoted to me now with more butthurt, s:loln...

Says the faggot that can't stop searching through and bumping my posts again.

[Bynumite]

Is this guy really a clipper fan?

Sad state of affairs when the fan of a team with nothing to show in 3 decades of NBA basketball besides a 2nd round sweep, a 1st round backdoor sweep and a pacific division banner is the one talking shit.

[AchillesHeel]

Sad state of affairs when the fan of a team with nothing to show in 3 decades of NBA basketball besides a 2nd round sweep, a 1st round backdoor sweep and a pacific division banner is the one talking shit.

And have you done better in the past 3 years?

2011 - 2nd round sweep
2012 - 4 - 1 2nd round loss
2013 - swept in the 1st round, 7 seed with all-star starting 5 and 4 HOFs :lol

[Bynumite]

And have you done better in the past 3 years?

2011 - 2nd round sweep
2012 - 4 - 1 2nd round loss
2013 - swept in the 1st round, 7 seed with all-star starting 5 and 4 HOFs :lol

3 decades > 3 years, it's a pretty simple concept, faggot

[DwayneSchintzius]

Clippers have not accomplished anything since they have come to LA, they have some work to do. They made some great acquisitions this year. Prior to these past two years, I really didn't even think they had a fan base.

[Clipper Nation]

Says the faggot that can't stop searching through and bumping my posts again.
Once again, don't obsess over an old shit take of mine if you can't handle your own shit takes being unearthed and laughed at, dumbass....

[lefty]

:lmaoGame over Rocketfan:lmao Got their hopes up for nothing. Have fun with Asik and Lin faggots.
:rollin

[AchillesHeel]

3 decades > 3 years, it's a pretty simple concept, faggot

You're stuck in the past, right now Lakers suck and Clippers are the better team, get over it fuck boy.

[DwayneSchintzius]

You're stuck in the past, right now Lakers suck and Clippers are the better team, get over it fuck boy.

We don't have a very bright future either though, our core is aging, and we are not a big market team. Sad days coming up for REAL Spurs fans, unfortunately.

[AchillesHeel]

We don't have a very bright future either though, our core is aging, and we are not a big market team. Sad days coming up for REAL Spurs fans, unfortunately.

Well, at least we have Kawhi for the future...rest is a huge question mark for now, too early to tell where we're headed.

[DwayneSchintzius]

Well, at least we have Kawhi for the future...rest is a huge question mark for now, too early to tell where we're headed.

Kawhi is a great role player, but thats it. He is not a superstar or even star player you build your franchise around, Pop did a great job with him so far, hopefully he keeps developing. Other than that, its not looking to good, thank God we squeezed a few rings out with Timmy , Parker, and Manu.

[Banzai]

Quote me all you want..so I jumped the gun...at least I admit I made a mistake in thinking how I did at the time. Faggot

[spurraider21]

Is this guy really a clipper fan?

says the guy who's not really a spurs fan :lol

[Michael Jordan.]

Whitejizzcup begged for him to stay a year beforehand

[spurraider21]

No worries, Chris Kaman is commonly known as the D-12 Stopper

:lmao the irony

[DwayneSchintzius]

says the guy who's not really a spurs fan :lol

More than you obviously.