Sorry Los Angeles Lakers fans, Superman is not coming to save the day. No sooner did the Oklahoma City Thunder bounce the Los Angeles Lakers out of the second round of the NBA playoffs for the second year in a row then the trade rumors started. It seemed that everyone, and I mean everyone, was [...]
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June 26, 2012
When the Orlando Magic went out without so much as a whimper during the first round of the NBA playoffs in May, the calls for change in Central Florida rang louder than they ever have before.
The current state of things wasn't working, and the increasingly impatient fanbase wanted to see something -- anything -- new: A new coach, a new GM, new players and a new direction. Now...
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June 27, 2012
Draft night is getting a close inspection in Orlando. This will be Rob Hennigan's first chance to show Magic fans what the team is going to be about. It is also the time when assets are flying about and those highly coveted, and extremely cheap, draft picks go flying out the door. Many suspect that if the Magic are going to deal Dwight Howard, it might come at Draft night.
Houston...
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June 27, 2012
Orlando Magic general manager Rob Hennigan says no decision has been made on the future of Dwight Howard a day before the NBA draft.
Hennigan said Tuesday that he's spoken to the All-Star center and his agent. He said those talks so far have been ''pretty good'' but that he would keep the rest of what's been discussed confidential. Howard is under contract...
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June 27, 2012
Orlando Magic general manager Rob Hennigan says no decision has been made on the future of Dwight Howard a day before the NBA draft.
Hennigan said Tuesday that he's spoken to the All-Star center and his agent. He said those talks so far have been ''pretty good'' but that he would keep the rest of what's been discussed confidential. Howard is under contract...
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June 29, 2012
ORLANDO -- The Orlando Magic didn't solve the Dwight Howard dilemma on NBA Draft night still clinging to hopes he will stay -- but they certainly raised the team's collective IQ level.
Newly-hired Rob Hennigan, the youngest general manager in the league, just drafted the smartest player coming into the NBA.
Maybe Howard was looking for a tutor. The Magic have done everything...
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June 26, 2012
The Rockets on Tuesday traded Chase Budinger to the Timberwolves for the 18th overall pick in Thursday’s NBA draft. And while on the surface this looks like another run-of-the-mill draft week trade, there are actually richer, superstar implications at stake here.
The trade gives the Rockets their third first-round selection (picks 14, 16, 18) in the draft. It’s believed that...
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June 28, 2012
Rob Hennigan wants to meet with Dwight Howard before reaching a decision about the direction of the franchise.
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June 27, 2012
The Houston Rockets' quest for Dwight Howard continues. According to ESPN, the Rockets have traded the No. 14 pick and Samuel Dalembert to the Milwaukee Bucks for the No. 12 pick. Along with moving up in the draft, the Rockets will receive Shaun Livingston, Jon Leuer and Jon Brockman from Milwaukee. Houston has been busy making moves in the NBA draft. Earlier this week, the Rockets...
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June 27, 2012
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- Orlando Magic general manager Rob Hennigan says no decision has been made on the future of Dwight Howard a day before the NBA draft.
Hennigan said Tuesday that he's spoken to the All-Star center and his agent. He said those talks so far have been "pretty good" but that he would keep the rest of what's been discussed confidential. Howard is...
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June 27, 2012
The 2012 NBA draft concludes the basketball season on Thursday night, and while the draft is considered to be the deepest in years, it only has one expected franchise player: Kentucky center Anthony Davis. It’s a foregone conclusion that Davis, the national player of the year last season as a freshman for the champion Wildcats, will go No. 1 overall to the New Orleans Hornets....
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June 29, 2012
After all the speculation about acquiring a superstar caliber player like Dwight Howard, the Rockets finished the first round of the NBA draft Thursday night with three rookies and no Howard.
Whether they actually open the season with the three first rounders they selected is questionable but, for the time being, Jeremy Lamb (12), Royce White (16) and Terrence Jones (18) are members...
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June 27, 2012
The Houston Rockets are working stronger towards a deal at Dwight Howard, recently completing a trade that sends their 14th pick and center Sameul Dalemert to the Milwaukee Bucks for the 12th pick along with Shaun Livingston, Jon Brockman and Jon Leuer, sources tell ESPN.com.
The Rockets recently completed a trade the day before when they sent off wingman Chase Budinger to the Minnesota...
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June 27, 2012
The Rockets have moved past their December pursuit of Pau Gasol and are targeting Dwight Howard via trade.
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June 28, 2012
By now, everyone knows the NBA Draft is an inexact science. For every Dwight Howard, there is a Kwame Brown. For every Curtis Borchardt, there is an Al Jefferson. And so on and so forth.
The point is, there are plenty of players with lots of talent who get passed up for whatever reason -- whether it be potential red flags, concerns about athleticism or not having an "NBA body...
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