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DONE DEAL: Dwight Howard to Lakers, Bynum to Philly, Iggy to DEN, Garbage to ORL

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by SidDaKid, Aug 9, 2012.

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  1. Sooner423

    Sooner423 Contributing Member

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    They had to have promised Dwight something for opting in last year. It doesn't add up... Just unbelievable.
     
    #1621 Sooner423, Aug 10, 2012
  2. Sooner423

    Sooner423 Contributing Member

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    It's so awesome being used as leverage. Hell, even Lin tried it.
     
    #1622 Sooner423, Aug 10, 2012
  3. RyanB

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    yup
    who could predict this stupidity?:rolleyes:
     
    #1623 RyanB, Aug 10, 2012
  4. TheresTheDagger

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    In the future, when a team or person commits an unforgiveable and tragic blunder, it will be referred to as "a Hennigan".
     
    #1624 TheresTheDagger, Aug 10, 2012
  5. The Cat

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    I honestly don't think Hennigan had a choice. The only options DeVos would sign off on were Brooklyn or LA.
     
    #1625 The Cat, Aug 10, 2012
  6. Cannonball

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    If a team (Rockets) is willing to trade for a guy who says he won't re-sign, of course the Magic have a say. They're under no obligation to trade Dwight where he wants. They can do whatever they want. Now, Dwight's comments about not re-signing might scare some teams off, but if a team (Rockets) is willing to take that risk, Orlando couldn't give less of a **** if Dwight re-signs with whatever team he's traded to. If there are multiple teams willing to do a trade, then yes, Orlando most definitely had a choice.
     
    #1626 Cannonball, Aug 10, 2012
  7. Camarograna2

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    what are you talking about? Gasol is not part of this

    The Lakers will send All-Star center Andrew Bynum to the Philadelphia 76ers, who also will receive shooting guard Jason Richardson from the Orlando Magic. The Sixers will send guard Andre Iguodala to the Denver Nuggets. The Magic will receive Arron Afflalo, Al Harrington, Nikola Vucevic, rookie swingman Moe Harkless, forward Josh McRoberts, three protected first-round draft picks and a 2013 second-round pick from the Nuggets (by way of Golden State). In addition to Howard, the Lakers will also receive Earl Clark and Chris Duhon from the Magic. Yahoo! Sports
     
    #1627 Camarograna2, Aug 10, 2012
  8. thekad

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    lmao

    Perfect.
     
    #1628 thekad, Aug 10, 2012
  9. tiger0330

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    What question marks, the Lakers will be in the 2013 NBA Finals. Gasol can play as soft as a marshmallow with DH in the paint. Nash running the PnR with DH will be much more effective than running it with Bynum.

    Orlando could have gotten a better deal from the Nets wtf is wrong with them.
     
    #1629 tiger0330, Aug 10, 2012
  10. clos4life

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    Orlando must have gotten the promise of the #1 pick or the like. This doesn't make sense otherwise because both Nets/Rockets offers were better. A LOT better.
     
    #1630 clos4life, Aug 10, 2012
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    Lol garbage to Orlando :)
     
    #1631 kidcave9, Aug 10, 2012
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    Does <a href="https://twitter.com/dwighthoward">@<b>dwighthoward</b></a> even fit Shaq's shoes?

    Wonder if he responds..
     
    #1632 onreego, Aug 10, 2012
  13. Air Langhi

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    Who they traded for pau gasol.
     
    #1633 Air Langhi, Aug 10, 2012
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    LOL at the thread title change. Orlando fans have to be PISSED.
     
    #1634 LonghornFan, Aug 10, 2012
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    WOW MOREY ****ED UP IF WE THEY TRADED DWIGHT FOR JOSH MCROBERTS AND SCRUBS EXCLUDING AFFLALO THAN HE SHOULD BE FIRED AND HENNIGAN SHOULD BE TOO!
     
    #1635 shortylilboi, Aug 10, 2012
  16. TechieOne

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    Wow are you kidding me?? Orlando pretty much gave up on Howard for nothing. Now they're still stuck with all their bad contracts. Will likely get mid level draft picks which won't amount to anything impactful.

    Lakers on the other hand just got their missing piece.
     
    #1636 TechieOne, Aug 10, 2012
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    Dwightmare is Finally Over for Rockets & The NBA

    In the end, trading for Dwight just didn't make sense fo Daryl Morey if we had to take on bad contracts and sacrifice flexibility since there's the risk that he would leave after one season and we won't have cap flexibility to surround him with a championship contending roster.

    Hence, we now now have one of the youngest if not the youngest roster in the league and poised to be players for the 2013 free agency where the likes of Dwight Howard, Chris Paul, and Andrew Bynum to name a few, are bound to become free agents.

    Expect a Kevin Martin trade soon or at least up until the trade deadline to what we expect would be for more prospects and/or picks to complete a full rebuild mode.

    Expect a losing season and enjoy watching our franchise develop our rookies and young prospects (Chandler Parsons, Jeremy Lamb, Donatas Motiejunas, Royce White, Terrence Jones..etc) to be led by Jeremy "Linsanity" Lin.

    Morey is not to blame since it's quite obvious that the league has been converted to almost every superstar demanding to be traded to big market teams. Small market team GM's like Morey can only do so much.
     
    #1637 Da_Spark, Aug 10, 2012
  18. TEXNIFICENT

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    As Usual.
     
    #1638 TEXNIFICENT, Aug 10, 2012
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    Damn, we should be happy we didn't land Howard if Morey was giving up all that (future UNPROTECTED picks too???).
     
    #1639 Icehouse, Aug 10, 2012
  20. WNBA

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    Hope Morey can learn something from this:

    Before losing hard for several years, you will achieve nothing no matter how you do the trades, drafts, collecting assets or praising the lord.
     
    #1640 WNBA, Aug 10, 2012
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