[ClutchFans] Rockets will seek Dwight Howard trade... again

don't want him. he's a cry baby

 

Thanks for the answers. Re: Hill. This means if some team wanted Hill (and had room under their cap or an exception) they could outbid LAL?

 

I suppose so. But if the Lakers want him so badly, they can offer Hill a fifth year and 7.5% annual raises.

Still, I doubt that Jordan Hill will be breaking the bank this summer in free agency.

 

if the Nets win the lottery, isn't a Howard for Davis type of deal a guarantee?

 

If the Nets get a top three pick it might be game over.

 

I doubt that was true, even before Otis Smith was fired.

 

why?, it makes perfect sense for both teams

Nets sign Dwight and Deron, Orlando gets star to rebuild around in Davis

 

Maybe better for the random trade thread but...

One Magic fan 'Rocket Plan', where the Magic 'rebuild' in one quick swoop, dump most of their bad contracts(excluding Turkeyglue) on Houston and Houston sends back most of it's 'assets' to Orlando, ha.

Dwight Howard
Glen Davis
Jason Richardson
Quentin Richardson
Chris Duhon

for

Martin
Patterson
Dalembert
Parsons
Dragic
Motiejunas
#14
#16

In the comments, another one proposed this. (Martin, Dalembert, Lowry, picks for Howard, Duhon, J. Richardson.)

 

The first deal leaves us Lowry and Scola to deal for DWill when the Nets realize he's gonna walk. But I don't like it because it leaves us waiting for Deron to decide what he wants to do.

The second deal is probably closer to the ideal. Add Smith into that deal and we are sitting there with Dwight and we can still retain bird rights on Lee and Goran while having cap space to go after DWill straight up and force NJ into a trade.


My proposal is:
Lowry, Dally, Martin, Patterson, Morris, Smith, and the two picks, for Dwight/Big Baby/Duhon. That leaves us Scola to amnesty if we have to, but we can likely trade him away for basic cap space to sign DWill outright while still retaining bird rights to Lee and Goran. Once the deal is set up, Morey/McHale/Dwight/DWill start recruiting Goran to sign back with us and start at SG. We can then match Lee. Dwight has a bunch of his buds (DWill, Big Baby, Lee) and we got a big time team.

 

Unfortunately as much as I want Dwight Howard and DWill on the Rockets, it isn't going to happen. We have to face facts and not just fantasize. Gasol would be a waste of a trade as well. I don't think we should have given up on Jordan Hill either. We have a tough road ahead of us and there are no easy fixes to our problems.

 

This goes to my confusion about a team not picking up a player's option and his UFA. This leaves the Lakes, in this example, just where and how compared to any other team?

I guess I am denselyfied on this???

 

Yeah, I think it's a bit silly or delusional to expect to dump ALL of your bad contracts in one quick swoop. No team is going to bail you out like that. A team taking back Turkoglu with Howard, yeah, perhaps. A team taking back 2 smaller "bad" contracts(say, instead of one larger contract, that of Turkoglu) with Howard, yeah maybe. Dumping them all at once? Good luck.

I'm not to biggest Morey supporter to say the least but hey, credit to him for not being locked up with those types of contracts and 'stuck'.

 

I agree.

 

Those trades are bad for both sides, no way the Magic do it and no way the Rockets do it. Rather go after a SG and PF in free agency than this cry baby who is coming off of surgery! We don't need another potential injury and guy leaving for greener pastures. We've all seen that the word commitment doesn't mean squat in Dwight's book.

 

Adrian Wojnarowski on the Dwight Situation:

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And although the Brooklyn Nets are still considered the frontrunner, “it is not going to be a one-horse race,” the source said, listing the Mavericks, Knicks and — to a lesser degree — the Clippers and Lakers as among the destinations that would appeal to Howard.

www.cbssportsline.com

Houston was not mentioned in this article.

 

So Woj dittos everyone else: Dwight is ready to leave Orlando, even with the firings.

"Dwight [will have virtually no, in fact I know he] doesn't want input into this. He's ready to be moved from Orlando. He regrets signing up for one more year and opting back in." http://t.co/pJ0Eaxij

 

God, what a child.

Oh well, he can ball.

Get r done, Murrey.

 

I am thinking Howard ends up with the Lakers.

The Nets offer was already rebuffed. They will have a chance only if they land a top 3 pick (21.6% probability).

The Mavs don't have neither the desirable trade pieces (picks and young players).

The Knicks will want to sell Chandler and Amare. Orlando will want nothing to do with Amare. Might ask for Melo+Tyson (not sure if they even want Melo, another whiner), can't see Dolan giving up on Melo.

Clippers are married to Blake Griffin and his car commercials.


If Dwight has softened his "no Lakers" position rumored from earlier, he'll sign long term with the Lakers and the Lakers will be willing to give up Bynum for him. I think Morey's play here might be to go after Gasol to facilitate the trade-- give Lakers, say, Scola and send a couple draft picks to Orlando.