Clippers call Lakers about trading Griffin for Dwight

[Michael Jordan.]

Adrian Wojnarowski ‏@WojYahooNBA 5min
Lakers have fully resisted Clippers overtures on a sign-and-trade for Dwight Howard. "They will never do it," source with knowledge tells Y!

[td4mvp2k]

:lol same ol clipps...

[Clipper Nation]

:lmao I'd be shocked if it ever happened, Lakers and Clippers both ain't trying to help each other out....

[Michael Jordan.]

Brad Turner (http://twitter.com/BA_Turner) @BA_Turner (http://twitter.com/BA_Turner) 3 minutes ago (http://twitter.com/BA_Turner/statuses/346040741425991680)
An NBA executive said the Lakers will either, A, sign Dwight Howard, or B, let him walk if he wants and have ample cap space next summer.



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[irishock]

lol. Orlando fans felt the same way about the situation. they wanted to A.sign Dwight to max contract or B. let him walk.... in the end they're glad they traded Dwight cuz it ended the nightmare and netted them some nice prospects

[LkrFan]

Brad Turner (http://twitter.com/BA_Turner) @BA_Turner (http://twitter.com/BA_Turner) 3 minutes ago (http://twitter.com/BA_Turner/statuses/346040741425991680)
An NBA executive said the Lakers will either, A, sign Dwight Howard, or B, let him walk if he wants and have ample cap space next summer.

Read more: http://hoopshype.com/twitter/media.html#ixzz2WKU1Z9x9
Isn't det :lolbvious? Ground breaking news there son. Good job. :tu

[Reck]

:lol King size drama queen holding det Lakers hostage.

[LkrFan]

:lol King size drama queen holding det Lakers hostage.
No, he's not. You can do det to the Magic. Lakers? Not even Shaq could son.

[Michael Jordan.]

No, he's not. You can do det to the Magic. Lakers? Not even Shaq could son.
Funniest thing is Jimmy thinking he can run the team like Jerry :lol. Plus Kobe plans to play at least 2 more years. Lakers = F:lolcked

[StrengthAndHonor]

:lmao I'd be shocked if it ever happened, Lakers and Clippers both ain't trying to help each other out....

So true:lol

[Michael Jordan.]

Arash Markazi (http://twitter.com/ArashMarkazi) @ArashMarkazi (http://twitter.com/ArashMarkazi) 1 minute ago (http://twitter.com/ArashMarkazi/statuses/346048708527398914)
Sources tell me the Lakers are planning a full court press to keep Dwight Howard. They still expect to re-sign him.



Arash Markazi (http://twitter.com/ArashMarkazi) @ArashMarkazi (http://twitter.com/ArashMarkazi) 1 minute ago (http://twitter.com/ArashMarkazi/statuses/346048925607804928)
If Dwight makes it clear he won't re-sign, the Lakers could look at sign-and-trades but I'm told their preference is not to do that.



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[Reck]

No, he's not. You can do det to the Magic. Lakers? Not even Shaq could son.


Arash Markazi (http://twitter.com/ArashMarkazi) @ArashMarkazi (http://twitter.com/ArashMarkazi) 1 minute ago (http://twitter.com/ArashMarkazi/statuses/346048925607804928)
If Dwight makes it clear he won't re-sign, the Lakers could look at sign-and-trades but I'm told their preference is not to do that.

Sounds like hostage situation to me lrkfan. :lol

Dem Lakers group backpedalling some.

[spurraider21]

markazi is a lakers butt munching faggot tbh

[Michael Jordan.]

Sounds like hostage situation to me lrkfan. :lol

Dem Lakers group backpedalling some.

:lol yup

Lakerfan: "Nobody ever wants to leaves the Lakers!!!" - Kobe demanded to be traded twice
Lakerfan: "Nobody holds the Lakers hostage" - After a full season with Dwight, they still aren't sure if he'll re-sign.

[Clipper Nation]

:lol Lakers
:lol Held hostage by Bible Kemp of all people

[Michael Jordan.]

:lol Lakers
:lol Held hostage by Bible Kemp of all people
Gotta love it

[LkrFan]

Sounds like hostage situation to me lrkfan. :lol

Dem Lakers group backpedalling some.
You reeeeeeeeeaching s:loln

[Clipper Nation]

You reeeeeeeeeaching s:loln
Bible Kemp has Mitch Kupcake grabbing his ankles and biting his bottom lip right now, s:loln....

:lmao A "full-court press" being required to keep him with the Lakers

[LkrFan]

:lol yup

Lakerfan: "Nobody ever wants to leaves the Lakers!!!" - Kobe demanded to be traded twice
Lakerfan: "Nobody holds the Lakers hostage" - After a full season with Dwight, they still aren't sure if he'll re-sign.
It's simple math son. Kobe complaining about playing with the likes of Smush and Kwame + trade demand = The Gift! :lol

[djohn2oo8]

Dan Woike (http://twitter.com/DanWoikeSports) @DanWoikeSports (http://twitter.com/DanWoikeSports) 1 minute ago (http://twitter.com/DanWoikeSports/statuses/346057533603082240)
Also told #Clippers (http://twitter.com/search?q=%23Clippers) are "definitely' not looking to trade Blake Griffin.



Read more: http://hoopshype.com/twitter/media.html#ixzz2WKjxGoCd

[LkrFan]

Bible Kemp has Mitch Kupcake grabbing his ankles and biting his bottom lip right now, s:loln....

:lmao A "full-court press" being required to keep him with the Lakers
Two problems with your theory:

1) I could not care less if Howard left, but if we could get something for him if he did (hey - it's a business) cool. And...
2) If he walks, our 2014 cap space is still intact. We'll rebuild even faster than when Shaq was evicted

These are things we know son. The Lakers always reload. Sometimes it works (leading to rangs), sometimes it doesn't. Make no mistake son. No one player is bigger than the Lakers. Especially Howard.

[baseline bum]

Funniest thing is Jimmy thinking he can run the team like Jerry :lol. Plus Kobe plans to play at least 2 more years. Lakers = F:lolcked

:rollin

I was about to post about how great a position they'll be in for the summer of 2014 and then remembered that.

[Clipper Nation]

Good luck "reloading" with Jimbo and Kupcake in charge :tu

[baseline bum]

Two problems with your theory:

1) I could not care less if Howard left, but if we could get something for him if he did (hey - it's a business) cool. And...
2) If he walks, our 2014 cap space is still intact. We'll rebuild even faster than when Shaq was evicted

These are things we know son. The Lakers always reload. Sometimes it works (leading to rangs), sometimes it doesn't. Make no mistake son. No one player is bigger than the Lakers. Especially Howard.

LOL Nash and Bryant would eat up $40+ million of that 2014 capspace. LOL signing that dyke-looking honkey.

[djohn2oo8]

Gotta love how LkrFan thinks Kobe is willingly gonna take a pay cut. Nigga still thinks he's the first option :lol

[LkrFan]

LOL Nash and Bryant would eat up $40+ million of that 2014 capspace. LOL signing that dyke-looking honkey.
Kobe's in the last year of his deal this year. Nash's deal will also be an expiring $9M next year (very tradeable). They could also buy him off he regresses even worse this year.

Trust me son, there is a 2014 plan (http://hoopshype.com/salaries/la_lakers.htm). :tu

[Clipper Nation]

Kobe's in the last year of his deal this year.

:lmao And he's already demanding a new big extension....

[LkrFan]

Gotta love how LkrFan thinks Kobe is willingly gonna take a pay cut. Nigga still thinks he's the first option :lol
He won't have a choice. No way in hell a 35-year old SG coming off an Achilles injury is gonna demand another $30M deal and get away with it. N:lolt happening son.

[LkrFan]

:lmao And he's already demanding a new big extension....
See previous response to John.

[Clipper Nation]

He won't have a choice. No way in hell a 35-year old SG coming off an Achilles injury is gonna demand another $30M deal and get away with it. N:lolt happening son.
They were already talking about an extension before he tore his Achilles, he's absolutely gonna be wringing every cent he can out of the Lakers, s:loln....

[Thebesteva]

:lmao I'd be shocked if it ever happened, Lakers and Clippers both ain't trying to help each other out....

Dumb move by Jim again. Dwight will leave for nothing soon.

[LkrFan]

:rollin

I was about to post about how great a position they'll be in for the summer of 2014 and then remembered that.
The Buss Family is discussing how Jim needs to turn the keys over to Jeannie. I'm (hopeful) that it happens. LINK (http://espn.go.com/espnradio/play?id=9325501)

Besides, Dr. Buss hasn't run the Lakers in a few years. Sure, he had the bottom line authority if it came to it, but for the most part he was out of it due to his health.

I'm actually more worried about MDA as our coach than I am about the Buss Family. Especially if Jeannie takes over as it should have been all along.

[LkrFan]

They were already talking about an extension before he tore his Achilles, he's absolutely gonna be wringing every cent he can out of the Lakers, s:loln....
Lakers have leverage now son.

[Thebesteva]

Adrian Wojnarowski ‏@WojYahooNBA 5min
Lakers have fully resisted Clippers overtures on a sign-and-trade for Dwight Howard. "They will never do it," source with knowledge tells Y!

Why do you assume its for Blake Griffin? I went on Woj twitter and nothing indicates its for Blake

[baseline bum]

LOL @ thinking the Lakers won't cave to Kobe's contract demands. Laker fans still think Kobe is on par with LeBron and would burn the city to the ground (again) if they let him walk.

[Riddler]

Lakers have leverage now son.

Last time the Lakers had leverage, they signed Mike D'antoni.

[Clipper Nation]

Lakers have leverage now son.
:lol Bible Kemp has the Lakers bent over the table, and Kirby's about to start raping...

[LkrFan]

Last time the Lakers had leverage, they signed Mike D'antoni.
:lol

[DMC]

They might be able to get Andrew Bynum.

[LkrFan]

They might be able to get Andrew Bynum.
If only he didn't have glass knees...

[baseline bum]

They might be able to get Andrew Bynum.

How long you gonna have мой негр Обама in your sig bro? Looks good on you.

[DMC]

How long you gonna have мой негр Обама in your sig bro? Looks good on you.

Until the end of the Finals, or "The End" as we are calling it in "The Council".

[baseline bum]

Until the end of the Finals, or "The End" as we are calling it in "The Council".

You gonna have the pic of Obama holding a Spurs jersey this summer bro?

[100%duncan]

Please re-sign Howard, Jimbo.

[LkrFan]

:lmao I'd be shocked if it ever happened, Lakers and Clippers both ain't trying to help each other out....
Bonnie Griffin, Bledsoe, and J Crawford for Howard. Take it or leave it son.

[Clipper Nation]

Bonnie Griffin, Bledsoe, and J Crawford for Howard. Take it or leave it son.
Lakers ain't getting shit, s:loln...

[LkrFan]

Lakers ain't getting shit, s:loln...
:lol

[Killakobe81]

Meeh Cully was right about Howard ... Kool was wrong. He will be better next season but he aint worth a max deal.

[LkrFan]

Dumb move by Jim again. Dwight will leave for nothing soon.
Det sig is awesome :rollin

[DMC]

You gonna have the pic of Obama holding a Spurs jersey this summer bro?

If we win I will.

[DMC]

Meeh Cully was right about Howard ... Kool was wrong. He will be better next season but he aint worth a max deal.

Describe the days when you were rooting for the Minneapolis Lakers. What was it like back then. How was the transition?

[Captivus]

Gotta love how LkrFan thinks Kobe is willingly gonna take a pay cut. Nigga still thinks he's the first option :lol

You are wrong, he thinks he is the only option!

[StrengthAndHonor]

:rollin@ this made up rumor.

Griffin IS the CLIPPERS! :lol We ain't trading the present and future of our franchise for Dwight "I want more touches" Howard. Get real. Griffin has a lot of upsides, he's only 24. We don't need no cancerous cell in our locker room after dealing with several of them for almost a decade :lol

[Raven]

it seems to me that the vibe is that dwight is leaving the lakers.

[Clipper Nation]

We're also not trading Bledsoe since Doc wants to coach him, tbh.... hopefully that means we'll get to see more of the CP3/Bledsoe lineup....

[LkrFan]

We're also not trading Bledsoe since Doc wants to coach him, tbh.... hopefully that means we'll get to see more of the CP3/Bledsoe lineup....
Is he bringing Thibs with him? If not, the Clipper Specialty is inevitable no matter what: 1st round TK:lol

[Clipper Nation]

Is he bringing Thibs with him? If not, the Clipper Specialty is inevitable no matter what: 1st round TK:lol
At least we aren't the ones keeping D'Ant:lolni :lmao

[StrengthAndHonor]

We also didn't give up future 1st rd picks and pay $9 mil/yr to 40 yr old Steve Nash:lol

[LkrFan]

At least we aren't the ones keeping D'Ant:lolni :lmao
:lol

[djohn2oo8]

When word began to circulate Saturday that the Clippers have weighed offering Blake Griffin and Eric Bledsoe to their Staples Center co-tenants for Dwight Howard in a potential sign-and-trade swap after July 1, that naturally made folks wonder where the Lakers stand in their quest to re-sign Howard when he becomes an unrestricted free agent.

Here's the latest:

• The Lakers have had several discussions with Howard's representatives over the past few weeks and remain confident that they will ultimately keep him with the franchise, even as he's made it clear he will entertain other suitors.

• Yet the Lakers also, according to sources, have not completely ruled out the idea of a sign-and-trade if they come to find next month that Howard is determined to leave. Sources say they are indeed leaning against sign-and-trade scenarios because they'd rather bank the resultant cap space from Howard's departure for the summer of 2014. But sources say they've adopted a keep-all-options-open approach. So they'll at least listen to just about anything.

• One source with knowledge of the Lakers' thinking said Saturday that any suggestion they could not philosophically allow themselves to make a major trade with the Clippers was "overblown." If the Clippers do indeed decide to formally offer Griffin and Bledsoe in a sign-and-trade package for Howard, indications are that it's a proposal the Lakers will certainly not dismiss outright.

• The threat of the James Harden-led Rockets signing Howard away from L.A. is very real to the Lakers, sources said, which means the Lakers will eventually be getting a sign-and-trade pitch from Houston as well. The Rockets will have the cap space to sign Howard outright after the expected shedding of Thomas Robinson's contract, but sources say that the Rockets will certainly attempt to convince the Lakers to take in return Omer Asik and Jeremy Lin in a sign-and-trade deal for Howard, thus theoretically keeping alive the possibility that Houston could preserve its cap space to pursue Chris Paul and possibly pair Howard with Paul.

• Asik is a quality defensive anchor at roughly half Howard's price. And Lin had the greatest success of his career under Lakers coach Mike D'Antoni. But sources maintain that the Lakers' main priority this offseason -- besides re-signing Howard -- is getting their financial house in order. Which is why the overriding expectation persists that L.A. will rebuff sign-and-trade proposals to simply bank the cap space for the summer of 2014 if Howard bolts.

• Should Howard decide to leave the Lakers, sources said, several options have been discussed internally in Lakerland. Among them: The Lakers could simply let him walk, go into the season with Kobe Bryant, Pau Gasol and Steve Nash as their centerpieces -- as they had planned in July 2012 before the trade for Howard materialized -- and focus on slicing into their luxury-tax bill.

http://espn.go.com/blog/truehoop/post/_/id/59783/latest-on-what-lakers-will-do-with-dwight

[Clipper Nation]

• The threat of the James Harden-led Rockets signing Howard away from L.A. is very real to the Lakers, sources said, which means the Lakers will eventually be getting a sign-and-trade pitch from Houston as well. The Rockets will have the cap space to sign Howard outright after the expected shedding of Thomas Robinson's contract, but sources say that the Rockets will certainly attempt to convince the Lakers to take in return Omer Asik and Jeremy Lin in a sign-and-trade deal for Howard, thus theoretically keeping alive the possibility that Houston could preserve its cap space to pursue Chris Paul and possibly pair Howard with Paul.

Probelm with that scenario is, the Lakers have said that they will only do a sign-and-trade with the Rockets if they're getting Harden in return.... good luck with that, Houston :downspin:

[djohn2oo8]

Probelm with that scenario is, the Lakers have said that they will only do a sign-and-trade with the Rockets if they're getting Harden in return.... good luck with that, Houston :downspin:
:lol The guy that wrote that was just being sarcastic. They'd probably ask for Parsons though. In WHICH if I'm Morey I'd tell Mitch "Fuck off, we're signing Dwight outright" If Dwight is serious about leaving, Mitch vs Morey would be hilariously epic.

[Killakobe81]

Again all this desire for the best center but is he really a max player?Look at these Finals outside Of Timmy this Finals is being won with 3's, protecting the ball, forcing To's and speed. I get the Rox wanting to build a big 3 ...but I just dont see the fit here. Smart move is you add one more piece to Harden if that is dwight but trying to force a shaky fit PAul & Harden makes no sense.If I was Rox I would be making a push for Lebron tbh ...I think Harden and James though both faclitators would mesh better than howard or Paul. A Harden James pnr might be the most unstoppable combo in the NBA.

[Killakobe81]

:lol The guy that wrote that was just being sarcastic. They'd probably ask for Parsons though. In WHICH if I'm Morey I'd tell Mitch "Fuck off, we're signing Dwight outright" If Dwight is serious about leaving, Mitch vs Morey would be hilariously epic.

I like Parsons but he is overrated by Rox fans.Though i question "fit" why would you let Parsons block a deal that might net you Harden, Paul and Dwight?!

[djohn2oo8]

I like Parsons but he is overrated by Rox fans.Though i question "fit" why would you let Parsons block a deal that might net you Harden, Paul and Dwight?!

Naw Parsons isn't overrated. A second round pick to getting an invite to Team USA minicamp. And he's making 900k I think, which I don't know if he's reached his ceiling yet. If I knew for sure Dwight AND Paul were coming then of course it'd be easier to let him go. But not if just Dwight is coming.

[djohn2oo8]

Again all this desire for the best center but is he really a max player?Look at these Finals outside Of Timmy this Finals is being won with 3's, protecting the ball, forcing To's and speed. I get the Rox wanting to build a big 3 ...but I just dont see the fit here. Smart move is you add one more piece to Harden if that is dwight but trying to force a shaky fit PAul & Harden makes no sense.If I was Rox I would be making a push for Lebron tbh ...I think Harden and James though both faclitators would mesh better than howard or Paul. A Harden James pnr might be the most unstoppable combo in the NBA.
Why do people think LeBron will leave Miami? He's got the finals on lock year after year, at least until Wade completely breaks down or Indiana knocks them off.

[Killakobe81]

Naw Parsons isn't overrated. A second round pick to getting an invite to Team USA minicamp. And he's making 900k I think, which I don't know if he's reached his ceiling yet. If I knew for sure Dwight AND Paul were coming then of course it'd be easier to let him go. But not if just Dwight is coming.

Oh he is good but I see white pippen commens on Rox boards ...come on, he is NOT that.

[djohn2oo8]

Oh he is good but I see white pippen commens on Rox boards ...come on, he is NOT that.

:lol I've never seen that. But I don't doubt somebody said it at CF.

[Kai]

Parsons' salary makes him amazing. He's a very good role player with upside playing for peanuts, allowing you to spend money elsewhere until his contract is up.

[Killakobe81]

Parsons' salary makes him amazing. He's a very good role player with upside playing for peanuts, allowing you to spend money elsewhere until his contract is up.

Valid point and I dont disagree that is what makes him valuable and to me worth sacrificing if you believe you can recreate a big 3. I am not sure James is leaving MIA in fact, I would bet on him staying, with Riles running things. But since We are taking about rumors and pipe-dreams ...if I were the Rox you go after the biggest potential prize ...

[Rogue]

Houston have a bunch of decent trading assets to work with, most of their assets are decent young prospects with perfect price-quality ratio. None of them is world class but if your team needs to trade a star for some depth, then Houston will be able to send you exactly what you want

[Michael Jordan.]

No, he's not. You can do det to the Magic. Lakers? Not even Shaq could son.
:lmao