The Orlando Magic and Los Angeles Lakers have come to terms on a megatrade that landed the superstar center in Hollywood, one of the places he has openly pined to play for much of the offseason.
Yahoo! Sports' Adrian Wojnarowski first reported the deal:
Trade call is done with the league office. Dwight Howard has joined the Los Angeles Lakers.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojYahooNBA) August 10, 2012
Not long after, the Magic’s official team website confirmed the announcement.
The Lakers and Magic enlisted the help of the Philadelphia 76ers and the Denver Nuggets to facilitate this blockbuster and sweeten the pot for all parties.
It remains to be seen if DH12 will re-sign with his new franchise, but he has a year of playing with Kobe Bryant, Pau Gasol and Steve Nash to make that decision—and it likely will be an easy choice to stay.
Twitter and other social media outlets had absolutely exploded in anticipation of the trade going through, and they are still buzzing now that one of the league’s (literally) biggest superstars has been dealt.
Let’s take a look at what exactly went down, try to make sense of it for each team and get some reactions from fans, experts and analysts.
Trade Analysis
Probasketballtalk.com has the details on who gets what in the blockbuster deal of the summer.
The Los Angeles Lakers receive Dwight Howard, Earl Clark and Chris Duhon.
The Orlando Magic receive Arron Afflalo, Al Harrington, Nikola Vucevic, Mo Harkless, Josh McRoberts, Christian Eyenga, three first-round draft picks (protected)—Nuggets (2014), 76ers (2015), Lakers (2017)—and two second round picks.
The Denver Nuggets receive Andre Iguodala.
The Philadelphia 76ers receive Andrew Bynum and ...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Los Angeles Lakers
