**Official Dwight Howard to Brroklyn Nets thread***

[ChrisRichards]

Chad Evans ‏@ChadEvansNBA
Orlando did not want to deal with the Nets and turned their attention to the ‪#Rockets‬ and ‪#Lakers‬

1m Chad Evans ‏@ChadEvansNBA
.@WojYahooNBA confirms my tweets from earlier that the Nets are out of the mix. They're moving on without Orlando.

Man, I thought for sure Dwight is going to Brrroklyn. Didn't mean to jinx that it

[Kai]

Nyets

[ChrisRichards]

Brook Lopez nears contract agreement with Nets

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/nba--ne...ook-lopez.html


"Once Lopez signs the deal, he can’t be traded until December"

[pass1st]

Dwight's Brooklyn dream crushed
Nets as re ed as Rockets
Rockets wanting a 100% guaranteed rental
Lakers putting too much time in a fairly lateral gamble

[TIMMYtoZO]

The Nets best player is a pg. We all know how well those teams pan out. Their wing players are 30 and 31. their best frontcourt player is a softie who is getting max money. IF everything goes right for the Nets, that cores ceiling is 2nd round at best.

[ChrisRichards]

Nyets

Tbh, I really want to see Dwight, Joe and Deron form their supergroup. It gives Miami a bit more challenge in the east, but I really hate Dwight at this point. I'm glad he doesn't have full control of his destiny. Orlando should trade him to Toronto for Jose Calderon and Bargnani for the lulz.

[koriwhat]

howard is a joke... all this bs is worse than bron bron pulling the media's/nba's/fan's leg during his own sideshow attraction a couple yrs back.

[ChrisRichards]

Dwight's Brooklyn dream crushed
Nets as re ed as Rockets
Rockets wanting a 100% guaranteed rental
Lakers putting too much time in a fairly lateral gamble

The Nets best player is a pg. We all know how well those teams pan out. Their wing players are 30 and 31. their best frontcourt player is a softie who is getting max money. IF everything goes right for the Nets, that cores ceiling is 2nd round at best.

@ Signing Brooks to a max contract.
6 rpg= Max contract
lockout for nothing
prokhov
joe johnson's 91 million contract
kris humphries is better than their future center
jayz

Billy King ftw

[ChrisRichards]

howard is a joke... all this bs is worse than bron bron pulling the media's/nba's/fan's leg during his own sideshow attraction a couple yrs back.

word. the decision was at least entertaining. this dwight saga is just aweful.

[TIMMYtoZO]

@ Signing Brooks to a max contract.
6 rpg= Max contract
lockout for nothing
prokhov
joe johnson's 91 million contract
kris humphries is better than their future center
jayz

Billy King ftw

I still can't believe they traded for Joe Johnson's disgusting contract. What is even funnier is Dwight opting in really ed the Nets in the ass.

[koriwhat]

word. the decision was at least entertaining. this dwight saga is just aweful.

exactly! i don't understand howard opting-in this past season, i mean if the dude has always wanted to leave then why parade around as if you're "loyal" to the fans and the ball club when reality is you want out and you want a big contract somewhere else.

the decision was at least profitable and helped the boys & girls club but howard's debacle has done nothing but tarnish his image and is the new nba novella.

[TIMMYtoZO]

word. the decision was at least entertaining. this dwight saga is just aweful.

The donation was just about the nicest thing Lebron could have ever done. It also didn't drag for weeks and months.

[koriwhat]

howard! i'm not one to give a damn about other players in the nba not on the spurs but i actually thought howard was a genuine dude and with all this hoopla, he can go suck a .

[ChrisRichards]

The donation was just about the nicest thing Lebron could have ever done. It also didn't drag for weeks and months.

Troof. Lebron just made it special. That was really clever on his part tbh.

[ChrisRichards]

Chad Evans ‏@ChadEvansNBA
@ThatFloridaDude I can 100% tell you that he will NOT be traded to the Nets.



Chad Evans ‏@ChadEvansNBA
The Lakers are willing to absorb Jason Richardson's contract and possibly one other contract (Duhon?) if the trade goes through.

@ Lakers acquiring 2 additional toxic contracts to line up with Kobe and Gasol's 50 million.

good luck when the new cba rules hit
luxury tax and still wouldnt be able to beat okx
panic mode

[TIMMYtoZO]

Chad Evans ‏@ChadEvansNBA
@ThatFloridaDude I can 100% tell you that he will NOT be traded to the Nets.



Chad Evans ‏@ChadEvansNBA
The Lakers are willing to absorb Jason Richardson's contract and possibly one other contract (Duhon?) if the trade goes through.

@ Lakers acquiring 2 additional toxic contracts to line up with Kobe and Gasol's 50 million.

good luck when the new cba rules hit
luxury tax and still wouldnt be able to beat okx
panic mode

Lakers are getting desperate. They are going to have an even older, slower as team next season.

[ChrisRichards]

^^^ Nash is recruiting Grant Hill. Lakers= give us your old, tired, broke and hungry

[Kai]

Who the is Chad Evans?

[Clipper Nation]

Woj with the goods, tbh...

Adrian Wojnarowski ‏@WojYahooNBA
Rockets remain strongly engaged w/ Orlando in direct talks for Dwight Howard, sources tell Y! They’ve spent little time on 3-way scenarios.

[LkrFan]

^^^ Nash is recruiting Grant Hill. Lakers= give us your old, tired, broke and hungry

[baseline bum]

Wow, a max deal for Brooke after trading for Joe Johnson's contract?

Prohkorov is James Dolan on steroids. I mean, what's that team's ceiling? Pushing Chicago to 7 in the second round?

[Pelicans78]

They're better off dumping Lopez and getting a center who can defend and rebound and control the paint. Lopez doesn't do that. Hard to win much in this league with a soft center.

[Killakobe81]

They're better off dumping Lopez and getting a center who can defend and rebound and control the paint. Lopez doesn't do that. Hard to win much in this league with a soft center.

I dont care much for Lopez but a case can made he is a top 5-8 center (when healthy) and centers get overpaid, role players get overpaid ...

LOL at these owners.

My guess if Lakers do get Dwight (still a longshot) Pau gets moved that is too much money in salary, even for the Lakers unless the Buss cedes more control to his minority owners some of which are richer than Buss IIRC

LOL Heat are the champs and deserve to yuck it up on the court, but your ty franchise won a second championship and STILL lost money.How the does that happen with the best player in the game on your team?!
Seriously what is with Miami and yal not appreciating the champions you have recently? Marlins had similar issues, it makes no sense.

We havent won in over 2 years and still turn a profit. scoreboard is yours and that is all that matters to me, tbh. But yet still, the Lakers can eat a JRICH contract, keep losing in the second round and STILL make money ... that's the difference.

[Pelicans78]

I don't think Lopez is a top 10 center. Off the top of my head, I have Howard, Bynum, Duncan, Chandler, Noah, Monroe, Horford, Gortat, Hibbert, Bogut, Gasol, not in any order.

[baseline bum]

I don't think Lopez is a top 10 center. Off the top of my head, I have Howard, Bynum, Duncan, Chandler, Noah, Monroe, Horford, Gortat, Hibbert, Bogut, Gasol, not in any order.

Can't say I'd take Gortat over soft Brooke, but solid list otherwise. I would take Al Jefferson over him though, so that pushes Lopez back out of the top 10.