It was later reported to just be a handshake, not any actual meeting. Kupchak wanted to be the first he saw and also the last.
All the worry should be over the Lakers. The only way Kupchak snuck in that informal meeting with Dwight was with the help of Fegan. Fegan wants to keep Dwight in LA.
If cyberx was right, I would expect Fegan is probably too scared of losing Dwight as a client to keep working that angle. Nothing says straighten up like "I'm thinking of firing your ass", that Fegan's boss was there though I doubt was accidental.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Josh Smith's meeting with the Pistons took five hours because he spent the first 4:30 shooting threes.</p>— Desipio.com (@desipiodotcom) <a href="https://twitter.com/desipiodotcom/statuses/351672298014650369">July 1, 2013</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
For those of you just waking up, here's a summary of what went down. This is the best analysis of the situation I could find: Houston's selling points included 1. Dwight will be the center of the Houston offense, they have a long history of dominant centers. Yao was a part of the presentation. 2. Best situation to win now, and for the future, with Harden and rising play of Parsons. Mentioned Lin and Asik as well to be politically correct but said they would have space for another max contract in the future, if necessary 3. McHale saw him eye to eye and said the possibilities with us together are endless. Team has youth on it's side, important to Dwight after coming from a team with grumpy veterans 4. Morey paid some nerd $50 to make an ipad animation On his part, Dwight said winning, not whining, was his number 1 priority. At this point, it's not optimistic to say the Rockets are front runners. .
Man, I was hoping to wake up to a headline of "Dwight forgoes other meetings, tells Rockets he will sign."
Haha classic. Also according to sources, no offer was made, probably cause he didn't make them at a high clip : <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>Josh Smith had productive meeting with Detroit, but no offer was made, says source</p>— Chris Broussard (@Chris_Broussard) <a href="https://twitter.com/Chris_Broussard/statuses/351655942812737536">July 1, 2013</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>What was Kupchak's message to Dwight on Sunday night? "Quick hello and good luck," said a source familiar with the conversation.</p>— Dave McMenamin (@mcten) <a href="https://twitter.com/mcten/statuses/351677281598578688">July 1, 2013</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Phil is a champion, a poet and makes others feel sexy. Luckily for the Rockets, D'Antoni is none of those. Howard isn't going back. When you're young, black and blessed, you don't waste it being frustrated.
