Magic meeting with Dwight today, out of options

[djohn2oo8]

Sean Highkin: The only leverage Dwight has left is Vince Cartering the first half of the season, and he doesn't want that. 1 minute ago

[baseline bum]

Sean Highkin: The only leverage Dwight has left is Vince Cartering the first half of the season, and he doesn't want that. 1 minute ago

Which Vince Carter is he referring to? The one who sits out half the season, or the one who plays at 12% intensity when pouting?

[Koolaid_Man]

Still can't see them ending up significantly worse off than they would be if they took what already has been offered. Any chance for significant improvement comes by exercising patience.

^ Spur fan hoping like he doesn't land in LA

[Mel_13]

And I don't understand why anyone thinks it would be a good idea to trade for Bynum without assurances that he would stay. Assurances he appears unlikely to make.

[djohn2oo8]

Houston to Orlando: "Yes, 3 of our finest sandwiches, with one wrapped in a bow for Dwight Howard."

[Mel_13]

^ Spur fan hoping like he doesn't land in LA

That's what you took from that?

[baseline bum]

Still can't see them ending up significantly worse off than they would be if they took what already has been offered. Any chance for significant improvement comes by exercising patience.

You mean it's not a good strategy to give in when someone hands you a bad deal and says you have to take it quick? I haven't seen a situation like this since Paulson went to Congress tbh.

[Koolaid_Man]

And I don't understand why anyone thinks it would be a good idea to trade for Bynum without assurances that he would stay. Assurances he appears unlikely to make.

while he's a good player and the 2nd best big in the league..Bynum is still over rated..He's an all-star but not really a STAR...Bynum is a money chaser...he'll sign with whomever will pay him he doesn't care...this comment by ICE Cube is indicative of Bynum's don't care at ude:

Ice Cube's preference for Bynum, however, hardly sounds like a ringing endorsement.


"It's really about how he wants to play and what he's playing for," Ice Cube said of Bynum. "Is he playing for the ring and the ultimate prize, or is he just running around? Sometimes they talk about Kobe not giving him the ball, but dude, you have to fight for position. You got to be in the paint fighting for position to get the ball. You can't get the ball standing around behind players waiting for the rebound to bounce."

[baseline bum]

^ Spur fan hoping like he doesn't land in LA

I actually think it would be a pretty cool trade to see so that there might be some drama in next year's playoffs; you know, Miami would only be a 70% chance to win it all then.

[tesseractive]

^ Spur fan hoping like he doesn't land in LA

We're the Lakers. Everyone's obligated to trade us their best players whenever we ask them to.

[tesseractive]

You mean it's not a good strategy to give in when someone hands you a bad deal and says you have to take it quick? I haven't seen a situation like this since Paulson went to Congress tbh.

Nice.

[Mel_13]

while he's a good player and the 2nd best big in the league..Bynum is still over rated..He's an all-star but not really a STAR...Bynum is a money chaser...he'll sign with whomever will pay him he doesn't care...this comment by ICE Cube is indicative of Bynum's don't care at ude:

So they should trade for him without any assurances and just count on him being a contract ? Brilliant.

Btw, have you looked up your own team's payroll yet?

[baseline bum]

So they should trade for him without any assurances and just count on him being a contract ? Brilliant.

Btw, have you looked up your own team's payroll yet?

Might as well just dare Howard to lose the $30 million instead of daring Bynum.

[djohn2oo8]

Feel like this will apply to either Dwight, Orlando, or Houston.

[racm]

The Lakers are in cap due to a certain Kobe Bean Bryant

[djohn2oo8]

The Lakers are in cap due to a certain Kobe Bean Bryant

Yup. Need 3rd team obviously.

[Killakobe81]

The 3 team Rox, Lakers deal makes the most sense for all involved ...but I dont get why Rox sign Asik, if you going all in on Dwight?

[djohn2oo8]

Tony Mejia: DH isn't playing w/Orlando's heart strings, which doesn't help Magic in negotiations going forward. Zero changed. He'll be elsewhere by Oct. 4 minutes ago

[djohn2oo8]

Josh Robbins: #Orlando #Magic officials are declining all comment about today's meeting. 1 minute

[djohn2oo8]

Alex Kennedy: Instead, Rob Hennigan wanted to talk things out with Dwight Howard and improve their relationship. Howard was frustrated after the meeting. 2 minutes ago

[baseline bum]

CROFL @ Howard crying about not getting traded to Brooklyn in a deal that was at least 3x as bad for Orlando as the Houston deal.

[TIMMYtoZO]

This Howard saga has done nothing but all the interested teams in the ass. Orlando won't trade him. He is staying in Orlando. This has been a fun month.

[Bynumite]

Adrian Wojnarowski‏@WojYahooNBA:

Howard's camp has consistently warned Houston not to trade for him, that he'd march right into Dallas' cap space next summer.

[djohn2oo8]

Mike Fisher: Just spoke to #mavs source suggesting i tap natl brakes on any dwight-to-dallas immediacy. premium story comin to http://dallasbasketball.com 1 minute ago

[Venti Quattro]

The Lakers are in cap due to a certain Kobe Bean Bryant

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$5 billion TV deal