Trade Demand pt. 2

After a year and a half of indecisiveness Dwight Howard opted to waive his early termination clause and stay with the Orlando Magic. Dwight made his decision to stay shortly after the last game they had played, but magic gm Otis Smith advised him to think on it. Thursday morning Dwight and Magic management gave a presser informing the media and public that Howard would stay put and play out his contract. All my years of watching sports I've never seen a press conference announcing a player would stay and play his contract out, so Magic management and Dwight's horrible PR people need not tell me he wasn't on the market. Really all the Magic did was put themselves in this same very position next February. If the magic can't pull any big names in by free agency or trade next year then Howard will walk. They couldnt make the deal for Monta Ellis, I honestly don't see why any time would take their junk and send an all star so I don't think they'll make a big trade next year unless it involves Dwight Howard. After a long legacy Derrick Fisher was traded away to Houston who gave Jordan Hill in return. Look I'll say this a million and one times I AM NOT A LAKER FAN never have been and never will be but I have to admit the Lakers cleaned up on trade deadline. They dump a horrible expensive contract in Luke Walton and got a quicker younger point guard Ramon Sessions, I didn't say better though. They also dumped their weak link on defense in Fisher and grabbed up another 6'10 swing man similar to Lamar Odom. Also Bynum and Pau is still in the middle and they still have a chance to get better, so I do feel Lakers won trade deadline day. Other known ballers traded were Nene from Denver to Washington for Javel McGee and Ronny Turiaf, Lakers Kapono to Cleveland, and Nick Young from Washington to the Clippers for Brian Cook. Some veterans were traded also, Houston picked up Marcus Camby and Stephen Jackson was traded back to the Spurs after being traded back to the Warriors. Portland cleaned house trading Gerald Wallace to the Nets for Mehmet Okur and and grabbing Hassim Thabet from Houston. Portland also fired their coach Nate McMillan, who is actually a great coach. What didn't happen was the shocker trade, The Lebron for Dirk trade that gets thrown around but never happens. Josh Smith, Pau and Bynum, Loul Deng, Michael beasley, and YES RAJON RONDO stayed with their teams and are safe until after the finals. For the casual fan the deadline was boring well, to a sports enthusiasts it was too. The.Lakers won out, Clippers got another guy to jack shots up, Houston got older, and Howard stayed "loyal" and will play his last year out. The teams are all still where they were a week ago Bulls, Miami, OKC, Lakers and Magic still top dogs with the 76ers, Clippers, Spurs, and Minnesota knocking on the door.

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