Dwight Howard Ready To Commit To Extension With Lakers

[wdleehi]

http://espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=bwm9lzg

Orlando gets:  Tristan Thompson, future first from Cleveland, 2nd from LA, McRoberts, Casspi
Cleveland gets:  Bynum, Steve Blake
Lakers get:  Howard, Glen Davis

McRoberts and Casspi are both expiring.  The inclusion of them and Blake allows Orlando to get rid of Big Baby's contract in this trade.

That's a pretty putrid return on Howard, I think.  

http://espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=ck3vocr


Something like this would make more sense with draft picks (1st rounders) from both the Lakers and Cavs going to the Magic.

[indeedproceed]

http://espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=cfywb5l

This trade makes the most sense for everyone IMO

Cleveland Trades: Varejao (8.4, 3yrs), Tyler Zeller (1.3, 3 yrs), Walton/Gibson/Casspi/Samuels/Sloan/Kennedy (15.5 in expiring deals)
Cleveland Gets: Bynum, Turk/Duhon/Q-Rich (17.7 for 2 yrs)

LAL Trades: Bynum (expiring), McRoberts/Goudelock (4 mil in expiring), MWP/Blake (11.3 x 2yrs)
Gets: Howard, J-Rich, BBD

Orlando Trades: Howard, Turk/Duhon/Q-Rich (17.7 for 2 yrs), J-Rich/BBD (12.2 million x 3 yrs)
Orlando Gets: Varejao, Zeller, 19.5 in expiring deals, 11.3 expiring in 2014

Orlando will have under contract after this season: Jameer Nelson, Varejao, Ayon, Zeller, MWP, Blake, Drew Nicholson, totalling 24.1 + whatever Jameer Nelson signs for.

After 2014 season: Nelson, Varejao, Zeller, Nicholson, 11.3 milion + whatever Nelson signed for

[fairweatherfan06]

Latest report I read said Howard is testing free agency no matter where he signs, but this is Dwight Howard we're talking about so that could change at a moment's notice.  Only thing I'm pretty sure of is he won't stay in Orlando.

[indeedproceed]

Latest report I read said Howard is testing free agency no matter where he signs, but this is Dwight Howard we're talking about so that could change at a moment's notice.  Only thing I'm pretty sure of is he won't stay in Orlando.

Same line Deron WIlliams used, don't think it changes anything.

[fairweatherfan06]

Well he did consider Dallas....

[action781]

http://espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=cfywb5l

This trade makes the most sense for everyone IMO

Cleveland Trades: Varejao (8.4, 3yrs), Tyler Zeller (1.3, 3 yrs), Walton/Gibson/Casspi/Samuels/Sloan/Kennedy (15.5 in expiring deals)
Cleveland Gets: Bynum, Turk/Duhon/Q-Rich (17.7 for 2 yrs)

LAL Trades: Bynum (expiring), McRoberts/Goudelock (4 mil in expiring), MWP/Blake (11.3 x 2yrs)
Gets: Howard, J-Rich, BBD

Orlando Trades: Howard, Turk/Duhon/Q-Rich (17.7 for 2 yrs), J-Rich/BBD (12.2 million x 3 yrs)
Orlando Gets: Varejao, Zeller, 19.5 in expiring deals, 11.3 expiring in 2014

Orlando will have under contract after this season: Jameer Nelson, Varejao, Ayon, Zeller, MWP, Blake, Drew Nicholson, totalling 24.1 + whatever Jameer Nelson signs for.

After 2014 season: Nelson, Varejao, Zeller, Nicholson, 11.3 milion + whatever Nelson signed for

11 12(!) new players coming in for Orlando?!  Wow, that would have to shatter any current record, yeah?  [I actually don't think this can be done because I think it'd put them at 16 players under contract?]

I don't think this would do it for Orlando without getting any legit young talent.  Does LAL even have a first rounder to trade after giving away 2 to phoenix?  If so, it's no earlier than 2017, right?  While Orlando gives up 2 bad contracts, they take the money back on (plus some) in the form of 3 bad contracts with just one less year of it.

A Bynum extension would be necessary first because if he left in free agency, this trade would absolutely destroy the Cavs franchise.  I don't see him doing that.

[wdleehi]

Latest report I read said Howard is testing free agency no matter where he signs, but this is Dwight Howard we're talking about so that could change at a moment's notice.  Only thing I'm pretty sure of is he won't stay in Orlando.

He will not sign an extension.  The rules are set up for him to get two more years and more money if he signs after the season.

[action781]

http://espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=d59qowk

Lakers trade:  Bynum, MWP, Blake, McRoberts, 2017 1st
Lakers get:  Howard, Turk, Big Baby

Cleveland trades:  Thompson, Casspi, 2013 1st
Cleveland gets:  Bynum, Blake, McRoberts

Orlando trades:  Howard, Turk, Big Baby
Orlando gets:  Thompson, Casspi (exp), MWP, cleveland 2013 1st, LA 2017 1st


LA - of course.
Cleveland - Get Bynum and a decent backup PG for Thompson and a 1st rounder.  I say they do this.
Orlando - Get two future firsts plus last years #4 overall pick, shed Baby's contract, and take a year off Turk's contract while also making it more tradable (cheaper).  Orlando also saves $26.4M this season alone (and that doesn't include luxury tax savings!) by making this trade.  Since they will be non-competitive no matter what trade they make, I think savings should be highly considerable here.

[Neurotic Guy]

Why are folks continuing to work at finding ways to justify a DH to LA deal?  I get heartburn every time I see this thread title pop back up in the latest topics.

I have heard nothing -- other than trade guesses here -- to indicate that this is close to happening.   Is there any credible evidence that LA is close to landing him?  If not, ican we stop this madness?   Couldn't we just as well figure out how a trade to Houston would work? Or to Dallas, Clips or Nets?

I realize he may end up there, but why must we torture ouselves with this constant LA speculation?

[Celtics18]

Why are folks continuing to work at finding ways to justify a DH to LA deal?  I get heartburn every time I see this thread title pop back up in the latest topics.

I have heard nothing -- other than trade guesses here -- to indicate that this is close to happening.   Is there any credible evidence that LA is close to landing him?  If not, ican we stop this madness?   Couldn't we just as well figure out how a trade to Houston would work? Or to Dallas, Clips or Nets?

I realize he may end up there, but why must we torture ouselves with this constant LA speculation?

If you think we're torturing ourselves, imagine how Laker fans are feeling, or Orlando fans for that matter . . . or Nets fans (do they have any yet?) . . . or Rockets fans.

Boy, am I glad we are nowhere near that Dwightmare.  

[action781]

Why are folks continuing to work at finding ways to justify a DH to LA deal?  I get heartburn every time I see this thread title pop back up in the latest topics.

I have heard nothing -- other than trade guesses here -- to indicate that this is close to happening.   Is there any credible evidence that LA is close to landing him?  If not, ican we stop this madness?   Couldn't we just as well figure out how a trade to Houston would work? Or to Dallas, Clips or Nets?

I realize he may end up there, but why must we torture ouselves with this constant LA speculation?

I'm a celtics fan, but also a basketball and NBA fan in general.  So it interests me to think of how to make other teams better.  I don't want rival teams to get better, but its fun to play around, pretend to be a GM, and hear others' feedback.