I know that it has been a long time since I have actually wrote on this blog. Trust me I wanted to write a lot on here including Bears pre-season, Penn state, Olympics, and many other things; however what really makes the site is the biggest NBA free agency move since LBJ's "Decision".
Let me summarize and break this down quickly so that you guys don't have to surf through multiple articles and sites. At approximately 10pm ct time, sources started to confirm that Dwight Howard was on his way to L.A. as part of a four team deal. The deal is said be complete and will be made official via a conference call with a league officials sometime Friday. Here is how the trade breaks down.
TRADE BREAKDOWN:
Lakers get: Dwight Howard (Magic), Earl Clark (Magic), and Chris Duhon (Magic)
Sixers get: Andrew Bynum (Lakers) and Jason Richardson (Magic),
Nuggets get: Andre Iguodala (Sixers)
Magic get: Arron Afflalo (Nuggets), Al Harrington (Nuggets), Moe Harkless (Philly), Nikola Vucevic (Sixers), and three 1st-rd draft picks (one from each of the other teams). and 2013 2nd rd. draft pick (Nuggets).
My Thoughts...
First and foremost, there will be a few of you out there who no matter what happens in the NBA, will try to bring it back to the Bulls. Directly, this has absolutely nothing to do with the Bulls. NO, they did not have a shot at Howard, ever, and nor did they have the money to support any other big-time deals. Still, Bulls execs haven't done a great job. It is okay to be furious with the management because when you think about it, what is the last great move the Bulls have made besides getting lucky with Derrick Rose?
Moving on, what does this mean for NBA in general? Well let's face it, come June 2013, barring some unforeseen injuries we will most likely see a Lakers- Heat finals. There is no team in the east that come compete at the same level with the Heat. NO, not Nets, not Celtics, and no not even the Bulls. In the west, the only other team that will give a great challenge to Lakers is OKC. Unfortunate for the OKC that they are in the conference as the Lakers, who's starting lineup could look something like this; Nash, Kobe, Artest, Gasol, and Howard. Obviously much more will be known and discussed as the remaining details are known.
Also, Bears lost their 1st preseason of the game to the Broncos by a final score of 31-3. Please don't make this a bigger deal that it is-- it was a preseason game. Lots of positives to take from this and if we tighten up some things the potential could be very VERY high. Our draft picks really really good. If want to talk to me more about this or any other sports related things, hit me up.
I am always up for a good chat of sports.
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