Noah is three years older than Lopez but he's clearly the better player right now. A Noah/Asik centerpiece package is more appealing that what NJ could offer IMO. A Noah/Gibson centerpiece package isn't enough. Rose and Howard would be the best duo in the NBA. Scary good.
Howard is willing to sign a five-year, $109 million extension with New Jersey makes it likely that the Nets can be the most aggressive in offering an attractive package. New Jersey has been pursuing possible third-team partners to strengthen the offer for Howard, front-office sources tell Y! Sports. It now appears Dwight Howard prefers to go to the Nets in a trade rather than the Lakers. Smith confirmed to the Orlando Sentinel that Howard asked to be traded. Los Angeles had long been a preferred choice of Howard’s, but sources say that several factors have pushed him toward the Nets over the Lakers. Howard has a strong relationship with Deron Williams, and has also resisted following the same career path as Shaquille O’Neal, who left the Magic for the Lakers two decades ago
The world Orlando and Portland fans live in. Their superstars bolt just as they hit their prime and our stars never get that chance due to injury.
Zach Lowe @ZachLowe_SI DeAndre Jordan attempted 17 shots in post-up situations last season, according to Synergy. All season. >>> That's Joel Przybilla territory.
Marc Stein @ESPNSteinLine Sources say Lakers will instead trade Lamar Odom to Dallas into Mavericks' new trade exception
Let's see... 4 rings, 15 time All-Star, 8 time first team All-NBA, MVP, 3 time Finals MVP, 3 time All-Star Game MVP, over 28,000 career points, over 13,000 career rebounds, over 2700 career blocks, a career PER = 26.4* over a 19-year NBA career and a guaranteed 1st ballot Hall of Famer. Yeah, who in their right mind would want to follow THAT career arc? * Howard's BEST season PER = 26.0. In his prime, Shaq topped PER = 30 three years in a row, led the league for five straight years and had a 10-year stretch where his PER was never below 26.4 BNM
Typical lakers. I just want to see Chicago or new jersey finalize a deal with Howard. Then I really don't give a shit what the lakers have planned.
I don't know if there will ever be another shaq. One of a kind. Hated him, but would have loved him if he played for the blazers.
He was a great player, but a poor man's Wilt. Wilt will always be the standard for a dominant big man. BNM
Yeah, when it comes to durability and foul trouble, Wilt was the anti-Oden. The guy averaged 45.8 MPG over his entire 14-year NBA career and never fouled out of a single game. BNM
Read Bill Simmons book and I think you will have a different opinion of Wilt. He never fouled out of a game because he did not play defense once he got close to fouling out. Silly records like this were more important than winning to him.
I hope this attempt to land Howard blows up in their face. Meaning nj and Orlando agree and lakers lose odom for nothing. Be over cap next season, with no hopes in landing a quality player.
He averaged 2.0 PFG while playing 45.8 MPG for his career. He was rarely in foul trouble. And, he did play defense (and offense) very aggressively. I wish they would have kept blocked shots back when Wilt played. He was the only one I ever saw block Kareem's Sky Hook - twice in one series. And, that was when Wilt was near the end of his career. BNM
Dude we don't care. A lot of players played over 40 MPG in that era, it was a different era and diluted. And it had less Black people, I love the modern NBA.
Losing Odom is going to really hurt them if it isn't part of getting a star. Agree though, until Dwight trade is finalized I just fearfully assume its inevitably all going to come together for the Lakers at the last minute and they will be able to form a better then Miami Heat superteam.
The next time I have to hear about how so and so averaged over 20 rebounds for a season... Kobe's 81 point game is 10x more impressive then Wilt scoring 100. I bet Shaq would score 200 if they dumped it down low to him all game and he went against 6'7" scrubs as the other teams big men. It's like comparing arena football stats to the NFL.
