Get your latest Dwight Howard rumors, hot off the presses! And wouldn't you know it, just about all the updates contradict each other in some way or another. Silly season!
Three Team Ellis To Magic Trade Being Discussed - RealGM Wiretap
The Magic, Warriors and Hornets are in discussions on a three-team trade, two league sources confirmed. Monta Ellis, Andris Biedrins and Dorell Wright would be sent by the Warriors to the Magic. Ryan Anderson, J.J. Redick, Hedo Turkoglu and Quentin Richardson would be the main outgoing pieces from Orlando. The Hornets' exact involvement is unclear, but believed to be centered around Chris Kaman. No trade is imminent but talks are ongoing say sources.
Sources -- Orlando Magic making push to placate Dwight Howard - ESPN
The Orlando Magic's strategy for the moment on Dwight Howard, according to sources close to the process, calls for spending the next 48 hours or so making one last hard push to acquire the sort of difference-maker that would encourage Howard to commit his long-term future to the team that drafted him in 2004. If no newcomer is acquired by Wednesday, sources said, Magic officials plan to spend the final 24 hours before Thursday's 3 p.m. deadline evaluating all of their trade options and then deciding Thursday whether to stick to their long-standing desire to roll the dice and keep Howard beyond the deadline or make the best available trade.
Report: Three-way deal would send Dwight Howard to Warriors - NBA - Sporting News
SI.com’s Chris Mannix, meanwhile, reported via Twitter that Howard is intrigued with the idea of playing for the Miami Heat or Los Angeles Clippers, although the chances of either happening are remote, at best.
Ken Berger - CBSSports.com Trade Deadline Update
"The player holds all the cards," said one person on the periphery of the Howard saga. "He's killed (Orlando's) market." By making it clear that he'd only sign a long-term deal if traded to the Nets , Mavericks or Lakers, Howard has the leverage for now. The only way he loses is if the Magic send him to a team on a rental basis, thus cutting off Howard's chance at getting a five-year deal as a free agent. Staying in Orlando is the only way Howard can get the fifth year under the new rules, and indications are that he'd like to hang onto that fallback option as long as possible. It's up to the Magic whether they afford him that chance.
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