Sources say DHoward has eye on Lakers if Magic don't win a le in next 2 years.

**Killakobe81** · 12-22-2010

Who wouldnt want Dwight? But I doubt it happens ...

**BRHornet45** · 12-22-2010

Los Angeles Lakers 2012 Opening Night Starting Lineup...

PG - Chris Paul (once he flops out of N.O. and N.Y.)

SG - Kobe Bryant

SF - Kevin Durant

PF - Blake Griffin

C - Dwight Howard

Pointless Head Coach - Byron Scott

**history2b** · 12-22-2010

Originally Posted by 024

what are the lakers going to do with two future HOF centers??

Win lol.

**dunkman** · 12-22-2010

Doesn't come as surprise. The Lakers previously signed or traded for Wilt, Kareem, Shaq, Gasol and now Dwait. I guess the NBA will help the Lakers, as they bring high ratings (LA fan base + bandwagonners + haters). As Stern has said, the ideal finals is Lakers vs. Lakers.

**LnGrrrR** · 12-22-2010

Originally Posted by history2b

Lol, how stupid are you guys that you don't even understand basic mathematics?

Andrew Bynum and minimum contract would be enough to get Dwight traded to the Lakers.

Acting like the Lakers would have to gut their roster to get him, lol.

And Orlando would engage in that trade because...?

**duncan228** · 12-22-2010

Meaningless rumor creates stir: Dwight Howard interested in Lakers?
Kurt Helin

Dwight Howard can be a free agent in two years and that certainly was part of the motivation for Orlando swinging for the fences with trades to get Gilbert Arenas, Jason Richardson and Hedo Turkoglu. The Magic are about the now.

But what if it doesn’t work out? Sure, it’s two years away but ESPN’s Ric Bucher decided to throw some gasoline on a fire that is not even started with this tweet Wednesday:

DisneyWorld vs. Disneyland feud could go DefCon1: Sources say DHoward has eye on Lakers if Magic don’t win a le in next 2 years.

First off, isn’t it a little early to be talking about where Dwight Howard might want to go in two years? Especially if we are talking about the old wound that is the city Shaq migrated to when he left Orlando. Secondly, if we are going to tweet the name of every player who would like to come to the Lakers we’re going to fill up your entire timeline. Virtually everybody in the NBA wants to play for the Lakers/Celtics/Heat and the other traditional powers of the league. It’s a lot more fun to play in front of a full house rather than a half empty one.

The other problem with all of this is that the Lakers are pretty locked into their existing core through then, with $69 million already on the books for the 2012-13 season. Which is over the existing salary cap, let alone whatever cap number comes with the new Collective Bargaining Agreement. Theoretically Los Angeles could not pick up the team option on Andrew Bynum for that season and buy out the non-guaranteed deal of Lamar Odom to make room for a sing-and-trade…

Really, we’re going to do this now? Maybe we should wait to see how the new teammates for Dwight Howard do when blended together before we worry about where he’s going to play after the next presidential election. Clearly Otis Smith and the Magic are committed to keeping him.

http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.c...ted-in-lakers/

**SpursDynasty** · 12-22-2010

That's because he can't a lead a team to one on his own.

**Koolaid_Man** · 12-22-2010

Originally Posted by benefactor

lol trading Artest. No one is touching him.

I'd like to see where exactly you are getting this "cap flexibility" from. The cap is 58 million this year. The Lakers will still be paying Kobe, Pau and Artest 54 million. Assuming the new CBA stays somewhat the same, where exactly are the Lakers going find all this "flexibility?"

As your friend history said, familiarity with basic math is all that is needed.

Are you ing guys tin me...First Gutter doesn't even know that the River Jordan is a literal River running through the promised land and now Benefactor doesn't understand basic math...this has to be be seen to be believed.

Where are they finding the "flexibility?"

....they're finding it in their desire to want "it" more than others and of course expiring contracts....Just as we exceed the current cap to win les we'll do the same thing next year or when the new CBA is agreed to no matter if it drops 5-10% or even 15-20% numnuts. There's your flexibility. I've read all the so called expert articles on the financials of it but most of those don't factor the player contracts that will expire they assume either a contract extension or conveniently omit those player salaries altogether...Like I said before Odom, Walton, Bynum, Fisher coming off the books with the only players remaining being Kobe. Pau, Ron, and Blake.. if Bynum contract goes 1 yr beyond Dwight's expiring the Lakers will find the right pakage or combo of players to pkg with Bynum (outside of Kobe and Pau) to get the deal done... so many players want to play in LA and will do so for little to nothing.

The Magic will have no choice but to trade and get a comparable big man in return.

It doesn't matter how emotional they may get it's still a business and they will act in their best interest just like Denver is being forced to do right now with Melo.

And let's not forget Dwight just like Miami's "big 3"

will definitely take a pay cut to play alongside Kobe. He's already calculated as much...that's the ultimate beauty of being a Laker...they all take pay cuts to play with us. They see all the other peripheral benefits and they want in...I don't think the River Walk will cut it.

Dwight had a taste of the big stage in 09 and he wants that again.

If I was a Laker hater I'd be ing pissed at the prospect to totally not fair...I know....

**DenDen** · 12-22-2010

But but but, don't the lakers already have a HOF center, a dominate big man, a beast, a western all-star starter, a defensive anchor, a limitless potential, the next big thing, a 21 blessing, but but but..

**IronMexican** · 12-22-2010

yeah. Can't wait for this.

**benefactor** · 12-22-2010

Originally Posted by Koolaid_Man

The Magic will have no choice but to trade and get a comparable big man in return.

It doesn't matter how emotional they may get it's still a business and they will act in their best interest just like Denver is being forced to do right now with Melo.

Originally Posted by benefactor

A trade for Bynum? You guys are worse than grey Spur fan.