Four Team Deal Sends Howard to Lakers

[Jon]

Re: Three-Way ORL/LAL/Cavs Rumor

A 6 month wait is required to get that 3rd year. He is pretty clearly talking about an extension as a condition of the trade, which has a 2 year limit.

2 years + this season = 3 years. Got it?

 

[Randolphkeys]

Re: Three-Way ORL/LAL/Cavs Rumor

I think we just went BPA. All 3 players we picked up have question marks with high upside. We have traded away our entire team, and Orlando looks to be rebuilding. We are both basically in the market for the same things. Position doesn't matter to teams at the bottom, talent is talent.

I don't necessarily agree with you there because sources said Houston had Zeller ranked pretty high on their rankings. I think Houston wanted to try to pull a fast one on Dallas and end up with White and Zeller, but their scouts wanted Zeller all along. A Cleveland journalist mentioned that Houston thought Zeller was the second safest pick in the entire draft... they just got caught getting cute with their draft strategy.

 

[fullcourt]

Re: Three-Way ORL/LAL/Cavs Rumor

I don't necessarily agree with you there because sources said Houston had Zeller ranked pretty high on their rankings. I think Houston wanted to try to pull a fast one on Dallas and end up with White and Zeller, but their scouts wanted Zeller all along. A Cleveland journalist mentioned that Houston thought Zeller was the second safest pick in the entire draft... they just got caught getting cute with their draft strategy.

I don't see how we can't both be right. a safe pick doesn't mean he's the BPA. We could have had White ranked above Zeller, and planned to take Zeller at 18. The Cavs swooped in and took him before we could.

 

[fullcourt]

Re: Three-Way ORL/LAL/Cavs Rumor

fullcourt, when do you think the rockets or the rockets/lakers will convince orlando to put pen to paper? have you stopped waiting at this point, or are you just hoping that the asik signing helps finalize things asap?

Our hope all along has been for a deal to happen once Asik's deal goes through. If we were to make a deal before Asik was signed, taking back the extra salary from Orlando would cut into our cap space to sign him. Once he's on our pay roll, we can now proceed to exceed the cap through trade. The order mattered. Now that we know what we can/can't offer and take back, we can start getting serious.

 

[John G]

Re: Three-Way ORL/LAL/Cavs Rumor

Sources -- Orlando Magic might keep Dwight Howard for now - ESPN Los Angeles

This is just a circus.

Magic may wait on Howard deal

The Orlando Magic have told rival executives that they might not trade Dwight Howard after all, according to league sources.

An executive who has had discussions with the Magic regarding Howard said Orlando only will trade the star center in a deal that is great for the franchise. The executive said this has been Orlando's stance for the past "week or so."

Another executive who has talked with Orlando said he thinks the Magic may start the season with Howard and wait until the February trade deadline to move him.

Each executive left the door open for posturing, noting that the Magic may be bluffing in hopes of coaxing better offers out of opposing teams. But the overriding sense is that Howard may not be moved for weeks, if not months.

The Los Angeles Lakers and Houston Rockets both covet Howard, but each team has come away from trade discussions thinking the Magic -- at least for now -- are not interested in trading the six-time All-Star, according to sources.

Howard has been steadfast in his desire to be traded since the end of last season, telling new Magic general manager Rob Hennigan last month in their first face-to-face meeting that he wanted to be traded to the Brooklyn Nets.

But with Howard under contract for next season, the only firm deadline Orlando faces is next season's trade deadline.

While the angst between the Magic and Howard is real and sizable, the franchise also realizes that Howard is fickle, impressionable and prone to change his mind.

When Howard first requested a trade to the Nets this past December, it seemed unfathomable that he would waive his opt-out clause. But that's exactly what he did in March.

So with a new front office and soon a new head coach -- widely expected to be Jacque Vaughn -- the Magic may believe Howard could change his mind again before next season's trade deadline.

If the Magic start the season with Howard, his preferred destination of Brooklyn once again becomes a possible landing spot. The Nets recently signed center Brook Lopez, who would presumably be the centerpiece of a Brooklyn-Orlando trade for Howard. Lopez is not eligible to be traded until January 15, a full month before the trade deadline.

So if Howard doesn't sign a contract extension with Orlando before the deadline -- and if the Lakers or Rockets haven't been able to acquire him by then -- the Nets would perhaps emerge as the front-runner once again.

Then again, Orlando may also be banking on the fact that neither the Nets nor the Lakers, whom Howard has told confidantes he would sign with long-term, will have the salary-cap room to sign him outright to a max deal next summer when he becomes a free agent.

 

[Randolphkeys]

Re: Three-Way ORL/LAL/Cavs Rumor

Sources -- Orlando Magic might keep Dwight Howard for now - ESPN Los Angeles

This is just a circus.

 

[theSTEREO.]

Re: Three-Way ORL/LAL/Cavs Rumor

Sources -- Orlando Magic might keep Dwight Howard for now - ESPN Los Angeles

This is just a circus.

If the season starts with Dwight in a Magic uniform Hennigan has failed miserably. The damage being done to his franchise every second is in Orlando is ridiculous. You know what deal is good for his franchise? Any deal that gets Dwight out of there. Because he's leaving. Period.

 

[GreatGoo]

Re: Three-Way ORL/LAL/Cavs Rumor

How is this thread still going? Didn't this rumor die a week ago?

 

[bbedward]

The magic are stupid if they keep Howard for the year. Even if they s&t him next summer. Why have tomorrow what you can have today? They know he's leaving anyway so I'd think it'd be wiser to get their assets now

 

[Ohio]

Re: Three-Way ORL/LAL/Cavs Rumor

What a fucking joke. Lol, only Orlando.

 

[TheDudeAbides]

Re: Three-Way ORL/LAL/Cavs Rumor

Sources -- Orlando Magic might keep Dwight Howard for now - ESPN Los Angeles

This is just a circus.

That always made the most sense. The laughable "rumors" were such garbage for orlando there is no risk in waiting

 

[wuck]

Re: Three-Way ORL/LAL/Cavs Rumor

Moving this back to the Trades Forum. If it heats up again, we'll put it back in CavsTalk.

 

[ajz20]

Re: Three-Way ORL/LAL/Cavs Rumor

Moving this back to the Trades Forum. If it heats up again, we'll put it back in CavsTalk.

and with that I feel like apart of our summer just died

 

[wuck]

Re: Three-Way ORL/LAL/Cavs Rumor

Even though I expect things to get un-frozen with Howard once Asik gets signed...if the Rockets don't get it done before early August then I expect things will stir up here again. Third time in Cavs Talk would be a charm. :chuckles:

 

[Snarly]

Re: Three-Way ORL/LAL/Cavs Rumor

and with that I feel like apart of our summer just died

Yeah along with the Magics reputation and Multiple bogus or smokescreen rumors. However It Is fun talking and getting Into these fun times on RCF this summer. Quick someone find a Tweet with a wild rumor to feed our posting needs!