I don't have a problem with anyone explaining HOW GS could get in position to sign Dwight, but here's my thing.... Wouldn't ONE of the supposedly "easy" moves have already been done? Fine... Bogut isn't being shopped now 'cause they KNOW they can move him if Dwight picks them. Ok.... But, why hasn't Biedrins or RJ actually been MOVED... if they CAN do all these moves, why hasn't ONE happened or even a report of one being close actually happened?
Ditto. It would be weird to address Houston this way unless we are definitely out of it (but still unsure who will land him) or definitely getting him.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Ignore <a href="https://twitter.com/janiscarr">@janiscarr</a> for a quick minute & read this story written before her Twitter bomb: the lay of the Dwight land - <a href="http://t.co/NVAGus14W7">http://t.co/NVAGus14W7</a></p>— Sam Amick (@sam_amick) <a href="https://twitter.com/sam_amick/statuses/353215330807595008">July 5, 2013</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Just got an update from team stream saying "Dwight Howard will announce free agency decision via Twitter possibly this weekend, according to OC Register".
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Ignore <a href="https://twitter.com/janiscarr">@janiscarr</a> for a quick minute & read this story written before her Twitter bomb: the lay of the Dwight land - <a href="http://t.co/NVAGus14W7">http://t.co/NVAGus14W7</a></p>— Sam Amick (@sam_amick) <a href="https://twitter.com/sam_amick/statuses/353215330807595008">July 5, 2013</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
According to a person with knowledge of the situation, the Warriors have been given indications within the last day that the Houston Rockets are the strong favorite to land Howard. The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the private nature of the talks. The backdrop that surrounds the Warriors, however, tells a different tale. Having been given the impression in recent days that they were in Howard's top three, with the Rockets and Lakers likely the other two, the Warriors went to work attempting to clear salary cap space with a vision in mind that's even grander than one what was initially assumed. The notion of clearing space to sign Howard outright isn't the only plan in play, as free agent small forward Andre Iguodala has serious interest in joining the Warriors even without Howard. He has been seen as a possible cherry on top of their recruiting efforts to get the big man. It's their version of the Rockets' plan that is also in play, with free agent forward Josh Smith considered the third star in the sort of scenario that both teams hope could win his affection. Should he pick them, they would then do a sign-and-trade with a Lakers team that would face the prospect of losing him for nothing if they don't cooperate with the Warriors and, hypothetically speaking, see Howard head to Houston instead. The timing factor in play here is beyond problematic at this point, as Howard's decision was widely expected to come today and the Warriors have yet to find a new home for those players. But this much is clear: Iguodala remains a possibility only if those deals can be made, as his former Denver Nuggets team strongly rebuffed the idea of cooperating in a sign-and-trade with a Warriors team that upset them in the first round of the playoffs, and the Rockets are clearly worried about the threat the Warriors pose to land Howard. All signs point to that fear being unfounded at this point. And should the Rockets win these sweepstakes as has been expected for so long, the Warriors will go down as the team that pushed its way into the top three after Houston and the Lakers were running a two-horse race.
