Yeah, I in turn agree with that. In fact, when I first saw those reports coming out about Morey shopping Lin and Asik (with their "unnamed GM" as a source) I felt they were malicious planted stories that competing GMs were using to hurt the Rocket's pursuit of Howard or to at least hurt the team in general. Sort of a spiteful dig at a team that is sort of stepping on other people on their way up to prominence right now. I mean, even if true, it is a underhanded move by that GM.
Ha ha... <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>No wonder Mavs' pitch to Howard is "This will be YOUR team". They won't be able to sign any other players!</p>— David Weiner (@BimaThug) <a href="https://twitter.com/BimaThug/statuses/352151496168710144">July 2, 2013</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Is this a legit source?
I would assume the discussion group inside Dwight's camp would be actually pretty small, just his agent group (maybe 4) and a couple of his closest boys all of whom would be fired or loses inside status if they leaked anything not approved by the agent. So where are all these tweet references coming from? Who would you consider a legitimate source if you were a paid NBA reporter?
Only thing I have seen published was that the meeting will be in the afternoon (so anywhere b/w 2 and 8 PM CST).
Sports Whispers @SportsWhispers Breaking: Dwight Howard is leaning toward staying w/ the #Lakers. But remember, this is Dwight Howard, he can change his mind multiple times
Exactly! He is a prized possession right now for the Rockets. On top of that. I believe if we got Howard. Not this year, but next. He would be dealt in a bigger package to get a 3rd star. Asik's value is just sky-rocketing right now.
Didn't see the article posted: In March of 2012, Dwight Howard infamously pointed out that the Orlando Magic helped encourage him to waive his chance at free agency by presenting him with some of his “favorite candies” during a meeting with the Magic front office. It should have been an embarrassing anecdote for a man in his mid-20s, and yet that hoped-for realization, plus the candy, didn’t stop Howard from issuing a trade demand just a few months later. With Dwight now receiving courtships from Los Angeles, Houston and Dallas, some local tastemakers are pulling out all the stops. If Dwight wants chicken fingers, one Dallas restaurant is offering the 27-year old chicken fingers for a lifetime. If Dwight wants something a little more, um, age appropriate? Houston’s foodie community is stepping up quite nicely. Sean Pendergrast started the campaign with this hilarious rant, in reaction to the chicken finger campaign: Nobody eats more than Houston. Nobody loves food more than Houston. Nobody knows better how to properly deploy food than Houston. WE. ARE. FAT. So I took it upon myself to call upon the food community in Houston to step up and trump Raising Cane's. We conducted a brief Dwight-a-thon on my radio show Tuesday, and the food community came up big. The unquestioned leader of the charge was the Kolache Factory. Their retail marketing director Andrew Eller called my radio show and made Dwight an offer that he shouldn't refuse: a lifetime of free kolaches. Take that, chicken fingers! On top of that, Eller gave Houstonians some skin in the game, offering up a free kolache to all Houstonians on July 15 if Dwight signs with the Rockets! Of course, with all those crumbs lying around, you’re bound to lure some bugs. Which is why other Houston-area business are stepping up to the plate to give this multi-millionaire more free stuff. Sean, via his show on the Yahoo! Sports Radio network, went on: Along the way, on my show, Dwight was offered everything from free barbecue (Beef & Bun BBQ) to free calzones (Nick's Place) to free burgers (Hubcap Grill) to free pest control (McGrath Pest Control). Houston can also offer a roster full of young talent, potentially a max contract, and the ability to be free from Kobe Bryant’s withering glare for the next four years. Los Angeles? It can only offer five years of Kobe’s withering glare, and perhaps the most versatile and dynamic culinary scene in North America. So there’s that. No word on whether the New York Knicks, with the M&M Store in tow, have made a free agent offer.
I'd much rather read tweets from a guy like Palmer who works for ESPN and that one lady who works for CBS LA covering the sports desk, than a twitter handle named the Sports Whispers......
I wonder if Kobe will be at the meeting. That could be very important to Howard if he's there or not. I would also think he would want reassurance that Kobe will be healthy enough to last the season coming off a torn achilles. Basketball wise I don't see what the Lakers can offer that will trump the Rockets. If he really wanted to go back I believe he would have committed already and not have all these meeting with different teams. It would be in fact a better PR move for him instead of having the Lakers jump through hoops.
Jason McLaed @InsiderJayNBA 38m Sounds like HOU/ATL working hard to get Smith on board on the framework of a s&t involving Asik/filler. Dwight's meeting w/ LAL looming.
