So how bad did Orlando make out in the Howard trade?
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I'm really used to pulling against the Lakers, but with this news, Miami's going to get a legit challenge for all those titles. Lakers are now pretty easily top 3 in 4 of 5 positions on the floor. One of the best offseasons of any team ever.
And there was literally no chance of them being lottery picks anyway. 5 years from now we'll probably look back and say they traded Dwight Howard for absolutely nothing unless Orlando hits on a Rondo/Nash type late 1st round pick.
The difference between Bynum and Howard is that Howard basically said he wouldn't sign an extension with any team other than Brooklyn - but we all know he'll resign with the Lakers - as losing a marquee player never happens to the Lakers.
You take Bynum and you have two roads. One you can try to flip him b/c there are more teams he'd probably resign with and two you roll the dice b/c he's younger and injury prone so he'd have to be really cautious about turning down the extra guaranteed money Orlando could offer him.
Denver also made out well in my opinion.
The difference between Bynum and Howard is that Howard basically said he wouldn't sign an extension with any team other than Brooklyn - but we all know he'll resign with the Lakers - as losing a marquee player never happens to the Lakers.
You take Bynum and you have two roads. One you can try to flip him b/c there are more teams he'd probably resign with and two you roll the dice b/c he's younger and injury prone so he'd have to be really cautious about turning down the extra guaranteed money Orlando could offer him.
Denver also made out well in my opinion.
but Nash is not a top 3 PG anymore, and he is going to be completely out of his element in LA. Nash loves to run and direct traffic, Dwight doesn't, and Kobe likes to have the ball in his hands. They're all individually great players, but something about this just doesn't seem like it's going to work out quite as well as some are hoping.
the magic got hosed. i hate the nba. if you aren't in LA, NYC, miami, or chicago, you are pretty much hoping you land 1 of the few superstars that come out every couple of years. then you have to hope like hell that you land 1 of the <10% of those superstars that will stick with your franchise and actually help build it instead of sabotaging it as soon as they near free agency (howard) or leaving you completely empty handed (lebron). not to mention lebron not committing to cleveland long term, even privately to potential free agents, was a large reason cleveland couldn't lure any extra supporting cast in the last year or 2.
san antonio landed one of those <10% in duncan and then hit on some later 1st round picks like parker and ginobili. OKC might have hit on one of them in durant, but we still haven't seen durant hit his unrestricted free agency yet, which is why all the praise over extending with OKC through his restricted free agency period is kinda ridiculous. OKC also hit on some later picks in westbrook and ibaka and a lot of people didn't like harden where they took him.
so basically, about once a decade or so a smaller market team lands a game changing superstar who is willing to commit to the franchise long term and manages to hit enough lower picks to put together a legit challenger.
san antonio landed one of those <10% in duncan and then hit on some later 1st round picks like parker and ginobili. OKC might have hit on one of them in durant, but we still haven't seen durant hit his unrestricted free agency yet, which is why all the praise over extending with OKC through his restricted free agency period is kinda ridiculous. OKC also hit on some later picks in westbrook and ibaka and a lot of people didn't like harden where they took him.
so basically, about once a decade or so a smaller market team lands a game changing superstar who is willing to commit to the franchise long term and manages to hit enough lower picks to put together a legit challenger.
HD6 said:
In other words, if they bat .333 in terms of drafting a productive player, they will be very lucky.