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No. The Lakers have no leverage, because they can't sign him outright. Orlando has NO reason to make that trade.
Not if they do a sign and trade. I'm sure Orlando would want something back for him.
No. The Lakers have no leverage, because they can't sign him outright. Orlando has NO reason to make that trade.
D12 would never sign with San Antonio.
The only reason why I can even consider why he would is because his favorite player growing up was David Robinson.
You'd have to deal
Parker
Manu
Splitter
Draft Picks
someone else
I know he's a talent, and he's good at putting up numbers, but he seems increasingly like a malcontent who doesn't show up when the going gets tough. I'd rather have a good group of role players sharing the load than having to rely on Howard to come through.
Tell me you're joking...an NBA Finals MVP, a guy who should have been an NBA Finals MVP, a young big with a lot of potential, draft picks, and another player for a guy who doesn't even want to be there? You need medication. Orlando's going to have almost dump him or he'll leave after this year and they'll get nothing.
This... x100
It makes no sense for the Spurs to trade for him. The offseason is where the Spurs could be a dark horse in the Howard hunt.
We still need a work-horse that boosts the defensive tonality in the post...
Dwight
Timmy
and Tiago
would be pretty difficult to score on them...
This.
That's the only scenario where the Spurs would even be a player in the Dwight Sweepstakes...
That's the idea.
Spurs can offer Howard a max contract, a great coach and a great supporting cast. Maybe it won't be enough is Howard wants to go to a big market but that's still a lot.
If Howard hit FA this summer, Pop should at least called him and if he is receptive, have a meeting with him.
If Orlando don't trade Howard by the March 15th Deadline, has the organization essentially lost its best chance to move him? Is there a period where they could still trade him this summer, or would Orlando have to hope Howard agrees to a sign and trade?
@ this thread
haha no
Why not? Stop trying to kill peoples wild dreams.
I don't know how I missed this thread the last time I looked at the Spurs forum, but from the index page it just says, "Could Dwight Howard be sold", and I came in here thinking the racist schtick had really gotten out of hand.
As for this summer, I guess the Spurs have a puncher's chance.
Never really considered it possible, until this thread. I suspect he will be trying really hard to get near LA or NY, but who knows?
Imagine for a second that Manu comes back, the Spurs start clicking on all cylinders and they win the championship (their 2nd asterisk). This is wishful thinking and low probability, but assume for a second that it happens.
Under these conditions, do you think the Spurs may entice DH to join them? If you would put a percentage to your prediction, what is the probability of getting him?
Just curious.
My take: even if the Spurs win a Championship, even if they exercise the amnesty clause on RJ, even if Duncan takes less money to create a max contract cap space for DH, he will not come to the Spurs. He'll be interested in Chicago, LA, NY and not much else.
If the Spurs land Howard they become instant contenders for the next 10 years. I can live with him being a bit of a whiny for that. Its obviously not going to happen though.
It depends on what is Howard priority:
- If he wants to win a championship, Spurs have a legit shot at getting him. Let's say 20%.
- If he wants to make the most money through endorsement, Spurs won't get him.
The problem is that most of the big market teams don't have the cap space to sign him. It would take some kind of sign&trade for them to get him and it's way more complicate to do than just signing a free agent.
No Chance he wants to win a championship. Do you think that Spurs could in amyway defeat the Miami Heat in the Finals?
Yea this--- Only way he gets to a big market team is either a sign and trade or taking a lot less money on his contract. I am fairly certain that is why he demanded the trade. If he could out right sign with them he would just have waited to become a free agent. Should be interesting to see if Orlando gives him up before the deadline for a steal or rides it out the end like they did with Shaq.
Two of the three teams on his list, New Jersey and Dallas, will both be able to offer a max deal.
He wants the trade so he can sign a 5 year deal with largest possible annual raises. If he leaves Orlando in the summer and signs elsewhere, he has to take a 4 year deal with smaller annual raises.
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