There's a thread for this already, but it was necessary in order to sign Young and Covington. Anderson will latch on somewhere.
Why do people come here posting 1-2 days old news thinking nobody posted it. Acting like J.R. retired from the site or something.
It was necessary to create enough cap room to sign Dwight Howard to the maximum permitted starting salary of $20,513,178. That Covington and Young got their 3-year deals as a result was merely a byproduct.