Since Chris Paul will most likely stay a Clipper, the possible departure of All-Star center Dwight Howard is the most talked about free agency in L.A. If Howard stays in L.A. he could receive $118 million over five-years. But if he opts to leave the Lakers the max he will receive is $87.6 million—$30.4 million less—on a four-year deal. But [&hellip

On Thursday night, Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak pulled out his batters helmet and helmet to cap off a home run summer with a grand slam deal by exchanging Dwight Howard for Andrew Bynum without giving up Pau Gasol. In a historical context, his haul is only the fourth time in NBA history that a franchise added two players with [&hellip

Despite the hesitancy on behalf of the Cleveland Cavaliers and Los Angeles Lakers to close the deal on a proposed three-team trade that would send Dwight Howard to the Lakers and Andrew Bynum to the Cavaliers, both of these franchises have no choice. They have to agree to the terms. The holdup centers(no pun intended) around both Bynum and Howard’s [&hellip

These are strange times in the NBA. Ray Allen has gone from Jesus Shuttlesworth to Judas in the eyes of Celtics fans, Steve Nash is a Laker. Meanwhile Drake and Chris Brown nearly knocked Tony Parker out of the Olympics and the Orlando Magic hired a 30-year-old away from the Oklahoma City Thunder’s nursery to negotiate their 26-year old superstar’s [&hellip

For years, O?Neal was the league?s biggest diva. It soured his relationships with Penny Hardaway, Kobe Bryant and Dwyane Wade. As he got older, he became even more envious of the next generation of big men. He was most famous for calling Chris Bosh the Rupaul of NBA Big Men but most of his energy has gone towards denigrating Howard [&hellip