Why is everyone forgetting Knicks @ Nuggets on March 17? Carmelo's first return to Denver.
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Why is everyone forgetting Knicks @ Nuggets on March 17? Carmelo's first return to Denver.
Oh boy, there's a big trade a-brewing, and it includes Dwight Howard: http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/82...eal-very-close
The details of the trade:
Lakers get: Dwight Howard, Al Harrington
Magic gets: Pau Gasol, Arron Afflalo
Nuggets get: Andre Iguodala
76ers get: Andrew Bynum
I'll believe it when I see it.
Howard to the Lakers.
http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/82...-deal-complete
A four-team trade that would send Dwight Howard to the Los Angeles Lakers is complete, multiple sources told ESPN on Thursday night.
A source with direct knowledge of the talks told ESPN.com's Marc Stein the Lakers will receive Howard, the Denver Nuggets will acquire Andre Iguodala, the 76ers will receive Andrew Bynum and Jason Richardson, and the Magic will get Arron Afflalo, Al Harrington, Nikola Vucevic and one protected future first-round pick from each of the other three teams.
In addition, the Magic will be getting other pieces, including 76ers No. 1 draft pick Moe Harkless, a source told Stein.
Sources close to the process told Stein and ESPNLosAngeles.com's Ramona Shelburne that a trade call with the league office has been scheduled for Friday to secure the necessary NBA approval to make the deal official.
Lakers forward Pau Gasol had been in and out of talks, sources told Shelburne.
Earlier Thursday, Yahoo! Sports, citing sources, reported that talks of a four-team trade involving Howard have taken place this week and have "grown serious."
Sources told ESPN The Magazine's Chris Broussard that Philadelphia has not spoken to Bynum or his representatives, and has no assurances he will sign a long-term extension with the team.
"The Sixers are willing to take a shot (without Bynum's commitment)," one source said.
Although Bynum signing an extension with the 76ers is not out of the question, according to a source, his stance all summer has been he only will sign an extension with the Lakers.
Bynum, who grew up about an hour away from Philadelphia in Plainsboro, N.J., could sign a three-year, $60 million extension this season or wait to become a free agent after the season and be eligible for a five-year, $102 million deal.
Near the end of July, Howard met with Magic general manager Rob Hennigan and reiterated he still wants to be traded, and if he isn't, will leave the team as a free agent after next season.
The Lakers' position on Howard has remained relatively unchanged for the past few months, league sources familiar with the situation told ESPNLosAngeles.com. The Lakers always have been willing to trade for Howard without assurances he'd re-sign with them after the season, believing that once Howard experienced a championship culture, he would want to stay.
Information from ESPN The Magazine's Chris Broussard and ESPNLos Angeles.com's Dave McMenamin and ESPNLos Angeles.com's Ramona Shelburne was used in this report.
The deal is 98% done. It will be submitted to the league tomorrow to make it official.
Marc Stein @ESPNSteinLine
Names in deal still emerging but sources say ORL definitely getting Afflalo, Harrington, Vucevic & one future 1ST from all three other teams
Sources tell ESPN trade also calls for Sixers to get Jason Richardson with Bynum, with Iguodala to Denver & Dwight, obviously, to Lakerland
Marc Stein @ESPNSteinLine
Source close to talks tells ESPN that trade call with league office has been scheduled for Friday morning to process four-team Dwight deal
Marc Stein @ESPNSteinLine
Other names bound to emerge. Example: Just heard Harkless to Magic. But deal being submitted for league approval Friday is indeed Pau-less
The trade is now official.
Some more players have been added to the trade. The Lakers are sending Christian Eyenga and Josh McRoberts to Orlando. The Magic are sending Chris Duhon and Earl Clark to the Lakers.
The Lakers also sign Jodie Meeks:
http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/nba/s...rd-jodie-meeks
The Magic are idiots. There is no disputing that the Nets had a better trade offer for the Magic than the one they just accepted. Let's compare the 2 offers. Both offers sent three 1st round draft picks Orlando's way. For all intents and purposes, these picks will cancel out. None of the teams involved in this trade are lottery teams, so none of the picks the Magic will receive are ground-breaking.
So it comes down to players. Would you rather have Kris Humphries, Brook Lopez, and Marshon Brooks? Or Afflalo, Harrington, and Vuvecic? There's no question which trio is better. Although the contracts on the Humphries trio are more hefty, the players are better. The Magic lost out on this trade. They had many offers coming their way and they arguably took the worst offer of them all.
Oh well. Now we get to watch the rich get richer in the NBA.
Money I think plays a big factor into it.
The deal isn't actually all that bad. They still will be around 28 million under the cap after this upcoming season. The next free agent class has a few big names available. So they might be able to rebuild very quickly(and we need to remember that players can make more money by signing with the Magic because they won't need to pay state taxes on their contracts).Originally Posted by O.92
If they accepted the deal from the Nets, they would have to pay a ton of money for Lopez and Humphries(neither are great players) and they would lose all flexibility in rebuilding their team.
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