Dwightmare Over! 4-Way Deal

[VC15]

This kind of stings...

Adrian Wojnarowski @WojYahooNBA 11m Reply Retweet Favorite · Open Y! Source: Dwight Howard told some Magic teammates on Tuesday that he thought trade to the Nets was a "done deal." tinyurl.com/7yd7uyl

 

[DJT]

Hmmm Magic owner or GM nixes deal at last second...yet I don't hear any complaining....

 

[CameronCrazy06]

They said in Woj's article "he's not a happy camper". I honestly feel like Dwight is that little kid who can't make up his mind, and when his parents finally force him one way or another, he cries. Like I honestly picture him getting traded to NJ and then crying about wanting to go back to Orlando. He needs to just decide already.

 

[Pugz]

if hes smart he would know that orlando will not be able to put the pieces around him and at the same time, new jersey will be crippling themselves by taking hedo and giving up what, five firsts?!

 

[CameronCrazy06]

So what are you suggesting, he goes to LA?

 

[Pugz]

id say wait and sign in nj. i cant really see a trade that helps orlando or nj in the long run. or he just signs and stays.

 

[DJT]

But the thing with NJ is they would be keeping most their players and Williams.

Thats all they care about is Dwight and Deron...

 

[.infamous]

Right now, the Dwight Howard soap opera is on hiatus.

The Magic have stopped all trade talk and are focusing on this season and convincing Howard to stay in Orlando. I’m pretty sure opening day did not help their cause. In the least.

Eventually Orlando is going to have to trade Howard. His demand is still on the table and he is not likely to re-sign there — they have to get something for him. But that something is not young players because the Magic are not looking to strip down and rebuild just yet, reports Marc Stein at ESPN.com.

Sources familiar with Orlando’s thinking say that a picture of what the Magic will ultimately expect in return for their anchor has indeed begun to emerge, telling ESPN.com this week that Orlando would not hold out for youth and draft picks as the league-owned New Orleans Hornets were ordered to do in the Chris Paul sweepstakes. The Magic, sources say, would instead prefer to bring back multiple established veterans who can keep the team competitive.

Reason being: Orlando has moved into a new arena last season and has an 85-year-old owner in Rich De Vos. Sources say De Vos has little interest in starting over/rebuilding, as evidenced by the recent decisions to trade for Glen “Big Baby” Davis and re-sign Jason Richardson even though Howard’s future is so murky.

The Magic will not get equal value in trading Howard away. You never do when you trade a superstar. But to demand veterans so you can be competitive means the Magic are likely headed for mediocrity — the dangerous NBA middle ground. Teams that are good enough to make the playoffs but not be contenders; teams that are not bad enough to go up in the draft and get a superstar that way. They get stuck in that middle with no easy way out.

The one deal that seemed closest to happening was a three team trade where the Magic got Brook Lopez from the Nets and Gerald Wallace out of Portland, with Howard going to New Jersey. That is what I’m taking about — the Magic would be good, a playoff team, but nowhere near the Heat or Bulls. Or even the Knicks.

I like better what Utah did, what New Orleans did trading their stars. They got good young players and picks that jump-start the rebuilding process.

But that may not be Orlando’s plan. It’s something to watch for. This trade may be different than most superstar trades.

MAVS!? lol.

 

[Pugz]

vets? da fuck

 

[elcheato]

Why?

 

[jonathanlambert33]

Magic are dumb as fuck.

 

[DJT]

LOL thats dumb. Get youth, picks and money.

But if I were them, I'd just keep him til the season is over. Try to get DWill to go to Orlando. Then if he wants to leave, try a sign and trade.

 

[.infamous]

LOL thats dumb. Get youth, picks and money.

But if I were them, I'd just keep him til the season is over. Try to get DWill to go to Orlando. Then if he wants to leave, try a sign and trade.

There is no possible way that Dwill would be able to sign with the Magics..They wouldn't have the cap room to do it.

 

[DJT]

I'm sure there is a way they can cut down salary. They still have the amnesty, plus they'd have to make some trades.

 

[.infamous]

I'm sure there is a way they can cut down salary. They still have the amnesty, plus they'd have to make some trades.

Which would nearly be impossible. The magic have some shitty ass contracts that nobody would want. It wouldn't get done. There is no chance it would happen.

 

[Elite]

They don't have the amnesty, they used it on Gilbert. With Jason Richardson's contract extension, Hedo's contract still on the books, and the contract Dwight would have to get to stay, there is no chance it can happen.

Dwight is as good as gone. The Magic are just wasting time

 

[DJT]

Oh yeah, forgot about Gilbert.

But I can still see teams wanting a guy like Hedo or JRich...

 

[.infamous]

Oh yeah, forgot about Gilbert.

But I can still see teams wanting a guy like Hedo or JRich...

not with their contracts..

 

[DJT]

Depends on the terms of the deal, but I can still see a team wanting him. Like NJ said they would take Hedo.

 

[Elite]

NJ would take Hedo to get Dwight, they would never trade for him if Dwight wasn't going to NJ.