Dwight Howard chooses to sign with the Houston Rockets (final decision)

[lon3lytoaster]

Terrific! Hopefully Kobe rushes himself back, to earn an 8th seed.

[Mencius]

Houston Rockets bandwagoners in 3...2...1

To be honest, the Rockets were my second favorite team last year.  Very fun style to watch, but... I'll like them a lot LESS with Howard on their team.

[hpantazo]

Kevin McHale coaching Dwight Howard. If he doesn't learn at least one post move now, he never will.

[Who]

It'll be very interesting to see how McHale uses Dwight offensively.

Will he try to make Dwight a 25-30ppg threat or keep him in that 18-22ppg bracket as a more complementary scorer to James Harden's lead.

[KGs Knee]

Hahahahahahahahahaha!  Awesome...screw you LA!

[lon3lytoaster]

Kevin McHale coaching Dwight Howard. If he doesn't learn at least one post move now, he never will.

Hakeem will also be heavily involved with Dwight now, too I'd imagine. I think he offered to work with Howard should he sign in HOU.

Talk about dream team as far as coaching goes. Get Clifford Ray for good measure, too.

[BudweiserCeltic]

LOL, funny stuff going on...

Daryl Morey ‏@dmorey 5m
While we are excited & cautiously optimistic @DwightHoward might choose Houston, we have not yet heard about his decision

[butterbeanlove]

This is a blow for the Lakers but they will have a ton of cap space after next season. Knowing how they work they'll get LeBron. 

Exactly why I was hoping that clown would tie up their cap space for the next 10 years. You know every Laker fanboy is using that talking point right now.

[LGC88]

I guess Josh Smith will follow.
Houston will be a very good team offensively. Smith will add a bit of defense, they definitely need some in order to contend for the title.
Anyway, it will be nice to see how McHale handles the diva and also fun to watch them.
I'm glad that he doesn't go to GS. They should be better with Iggy rather than Howard. I'm looking forward GS eliminating Houston in the playoffs 

[Fan from VT]

Can't wait for Wiggins in LA so we can all start throwing up again.

[NocturnalRebel]

H-Town will continue to improve. I'm loving this offseason. Tha C's are moving into tha future with Brad Stevens and Rondo. Then Dwight Howard agrees to sign with my Rockets. Definitely keeping season tickets for a extra while longer.

Howard's game will improve under McHale and Dream and I'm looking forward to seeing D12's defense to go along with Houston's offense. Howard and Harden will be a nice duo if he puts that diva in him to bed.

[guava_wrench]

This is a blow for the Lakers but they will have a ton of cap space after next season. Knowing how they work they'll get LeBron. 

Exactly why I was hoping that clown would tie up their cap space for the next 10 years. You know every Laker fanboy is using that talking point right now.

Howard would probably be worth that amount and more, so it is just sour grapes.

[chambers]

YEESSSSS

Anytime the Lakers suffer is a great win for Boston!

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The downside of this is they are in a far better position to get Wiggins than us.

I thought it was a very good decision on Dwight, the Lakers are a mess and with him and Harden they can be a force in the West. Morey is not done, expect moee moves, especially involving Asik.

(Id trade Lee and Bass and a pick for Asik right now)

Yoki! You frustrate me so much sometimes!  You understand basketball and obviously love the Celtics. But to trade for Asik does ZERO for us now. Give up Lee and Bass and a pick for a guy that takes us from a bottom 6 pick to a fringe playoff/15th pick in the draft. Rondo, Asik and Green aren't taking us anywhere. We need to dump salary and not acquire long term deals that make us slightly better and not stuck in medicority.
Asikbis a good finishing piece if we had a star powrrforward or shooting guard but to lock him up for 2 years at 11 million is just horrid salary strategy at this fork in the road for us.
I understand you aren't in favor of tanking and that's fine, but thino ahead down the road for free agency in 2014-15 and the possibility of what we could end up with after the draft and enough room to sign 1 or 2 max players....if Asik is here with Rondi he'll command more money at the end of his deal and will stop us getting a lottery pick. We can't win either way in that situation.

[Neurotic Guy]

This is a blow for the Lakers but they will have a ton of cap space after next season. Knowing how they work they'll get LeBron. 

Exactly why I was hoping that clown would tie up their cap space for the next 10 years. You know every Laker fanboy is using that talking point right now.

As naïve as this may sound, I don't think Lebron would be so low as to sign with LA next year.  First, Lebron would have to exercise his Early Termination option and therefore be willing to screw Riley/Wade/Bosh and the Heat organization. Then he'd have to screw Cleveland (again) who will have Kyrie and plenty of space to sign him.  And Lebron would do this to join the team whose fandom has had absolutely everything they've wanted over the past 30 years?  All for a chance to play with 42 y/o Nash? Ancient Gasol (or whoever they trade him for)? 36 y/o Kobe?   He'd be in LaLa land and he'd make lots of money, but he'd solidify the love him or hate him persona.  I don't think he really likes being a villain -- he says he doesn't care, but I think he does.  I think he may want to return and be Cleveland's hero.
 
I fear Lebron to LA will happen, but at the same time I doubt it will. 

[NocturnalRebel]

Houston traded Royce White to Philly.

Adrian Wojnarowski ‏@WojYahooNBA 3m
Houston has traded Royce White to Philadelphia, league sources tell Y! Sports.