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Rumor: Dwight Howard and Chris Paul reportedly want to team up

Oh great, now the Dwightmare is coming to complicate the Doc Indecision.

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As if this wasn't complicated enough. Hold onto your hats folks.

Dwight Howard, Chris Paul want to team up in free agency, according to report - SBNation.com

The Los Angeles Clippers and Los Angeles Lakers hold the respective Bird Rights to Paul and Howard, which means they can offer significantly more money and more years on a new max contract than any other NBA team, but neither franchise has the cap space to sign both players. A sign-and-trade deal to send Howard to the Clippers is a possibility, as they could offer high-quality players like Blake Griffin and Eric Bledsoe in return. There are a few other options around the NBA as well.

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