Howard to request trade after the Magic get eliminated.

[Carbine]

[QUOTE]

[Droid101]

Surprise Surprise.

They should have shipped his ass to Charlotte for nothing. In fact, I hope they do that this summer. Send him to Charlotte for Tyrus and a second round pick. Let him rot a season there.

[hawkfan]

What exactly does Orlando want in return?

[niko]

It's funny, i really think he wanted to go to Brooklyn. But he didn't. And now, he's put himself in a position where it's open bidding. He has no leverage, and the acquiring team gets him for a year, and he can't say don't sign me, ill just go to Brooklyn as he's injured so it's just not smart, and anyone can call that bluff because the Nets will be hard pressed to tell Deron to sit put while they suck for a year with cap room. AND the Nets possibly gave away their main asset, the #1 pick.

I hope this isn't true because his destination is obvious and it makes me sick.

[niko]

What exactly does Orlando want in return?

a shitload im sure.

[hawkfan]

It's funny, i really think he wanted to go to Brooklyn. But he didn't. And now, he's put himself in a position where it's open bidding. He has no leverage, and the acquiring team gets him for a year, and he can't say don't sign me, ill just go to Brooklyn as he's injured so it's just not smart, and anyone can call that bluff because the Nets will be hard pressed to tell Deron to sit put while they suck for a year with cap room. AND the Nets possibly gave away their main asset, the #1 pick.

I hope this isn't true because his destination is obvious and it makes me sick.

He can still do the same thing, because Orlando will demand a lot in return.

So what team is going to want to keep him for a year if he is going to bolt?

Hawks get Howard and Redick for Al Horford and Joe Johnson.

[It's A VC3!!!]

I predicited this on day one when Howard opted in for another year.

My assumption is that Howard nergotiated with Otis Smith, and the conversation went something like this.

Otis Smith: Opt in or your a Laker within an hour

Dwight Howard: If I opt in and we lose can you atleast agree to trade me at seasons end.

Otis Smith: Deal.

[NumberSix]

Surprise Surprise.

They should have shipped his ass to Charlotte for nothing. In fact, I hope they do that this summer. Send him to Charlotte for Tyrus and a second round pick. Let him rot a season there.

Uhhh, hate to break it to you, but if Howard went to Charlotte, the Bobcats would instantly become a better team than Orlando.

[longtime lurker]

Is there a bigger bitch currently in the Nba than Dwight Howard?

[SCdac]

Couldn't this guy just have opted out of his contract?...

[bagelred]

Do you have a link or did you just make that shit up out of thin air?

[niko]

Do you have a link or did you just make that shit up out of thin air?

Steven A, ESPN. Orlando Sentinel too.

[DukeDelonte13]

Is there a bigger bitch currently in the Nba than Dwight Howard?

no. My favorite part of the article is that howard is saying he is disgusted with the way the franchise is treating him.

[bleedinpurpleTwo]

whatever.
Howard has brought all of this on himself. He has single handedly made Orlando a more difficult place to win going forward.
They should trade his ass to the Nets for Lopez, Brooks, Morrow, picks and dump a bad contract in the process.

[Droid101]

Lakers will give you Troy Murphy, Goudelock, McRoberts, and a first round pick for him. He'd be a good backup to Andrew Bynum.

Get it done Otis.