Woj: Dwight Howard is determined to leave the Magic for the Nets, either now or later

[Hooks]

If this is true then RIP Lakers, no more buying 'ships or bs trades. It's pretty obvious the Clips are Stern's new baby in LA, the Lakers are the new Clips and won't be contenders for another 10+ years.

[pass1st]

If this is true then RIP Lakers, no more buying 'ships or bs trades. It's pretty obvious the Clips are Stern's new baby in LA, the Lakers are the new Clips and won't be contenders for another 10+ years.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/mikeozan...able-nba-team/

They will keep buying chips, no worries

[Giuseppe]

If this is true then RIP Lakers, no more buying 'ships or bs trades. It's pretty obvious the Clips are Stern's new baby in LA, the Lakers are the new Clips and won't be contenders for another 10+ years.

The truth is that the smack down is no longer dollar for dollar. It's imminent at 3 dollars for dollar. It's against every business tenet at 1 to 1. At 3 to 1 think Chernobyl.

[baseline bum]

I call it a bluff: he wants them to trade him for cheap, with him getting big money, while NJ couldnt even sign him for the max. just like last year with Denver which at least got a good trade out of it.

Orlando is stupid if they do it...either get a better trade or see if D12 will ruin his career like Melo did with stuff like that!

The Nets will have almost $20 million of capspace by renouncing Lopez even if their pick is the #1 and no trade happens. The best the Magic should be able to get is guys Brooklyn will renounce anyways: Lopez+Humphries and no pick.

[Hooks]

http://www.forbes.com/sites/mikeozan...able-nba-team/

They will keep buying chips, no worries

Dwight and Deron are really the only two available superstars that would return L.A back to the dominant force they once were for years to come. Kobe is on the decline and will probably retire in around 4 years, his play is already hurting his team badly and it'll only go down from here. Doesn't seem like his ego will allow him to take the back seat to anyone either. He's pretty much untouchable when it comes to trades so L.A is stuck with him.

After a couple more losing seasons for L.A I think it's inevitable that Kobe will ask for a trade, it'll get nasty in L.A.

Without signing Deron or Howard it'll be 5 years or more of just mediocrity (like the Spurs) and then the Lakers will go into rebuilding mode and hope they're able to get a future superstar player in the draft.

[pass1st]

Dwight and Deron are really the only two available superstars that would return L.A back to the dominant force they once were for years to come. Kobe is on the decline and will probably retire in around 4 years, his play is already hurting his team badly and it'll only go down from here. Doesn't seem like his ego will allow him to take the back seat to anyone either. He's pretty much untouchable when it comes to trades so L.A is stuck with him.

After a couple more losing seasons for L.A I think it's inevitable that Kobe will ask for a trade, it'll get nasty in L.A.

Without signing Deron or Howard it'll be 5 years or more of just mediocrity (like the Spurs) and then the Lakers will go into rebuilding mode and hope they're able to get a future superstar player in the draft.

Kobe won't ask for a trade , he knows he's stuck here with that contract. Money, franchise history, good FO and simply being in LA means they will have the pick of the crop of FAs. Unlike Spurs whom depend solely on draft picks, LAL has a lot of escape routes when they hit rock bottom.

[DeadlyDynasty]

Hooks is deathly afraid of the Lakers getting Howard

[Mugen]

as long as Mike Brown is the head coach of the lakers, I'm good.

[Kai]

lol Dwight trolled NJ/Dal big time. He's staying in Orlando next year

[Hooks]

Kobe won't ask for a trade , he knows he's stuck here with that contract. Money, franchise history, good FO and simply being in LA means they will have the pick of the crop of FAs. Unlike Spurs whom depend solely on draft picks, LAL has a lot of escape routes when they hit rock bottom.

L.A is going to need a super star player to help them win that championship, a guy who can turn the whole team around like Nowitzki, Rose, Howard, D-Will, Durant, Wade, Bron, etc. there are just a handful of them.

I really doubt the Lakers will be able to get any of those players via trade or free agency.


What makes you think he won't ask for a trade? He wants to win period, the guy can't stand losing, we've all seen how angry he gets with his own teammates when he loses, or how he wanted a trade when he knew he couldn't win with L.A.


Kobe isn't a superstar anymore, he's a mediocre player that is chucking up shot after shot after shot (which he's done his WHOLE career), hurting his team rather than helping it. His play is going to get really bad, and he's going to have to change his style of play in order for L.A to win. Someone is going to have to have the balls to tell him to stop chucking and it'll create a lot of problems.

[ffadicted]

NJ isn't gonna win anything with or without Howard this year. Why wouldn't he just pretend that he'll sign with Orlando so the Nets don't have to give up any pieces in a trade?