The Dwight Howard Sweepstakes

As the NBA offseason continues, all eyes have turned to what will happen to Dwight Howard, arguably the best center in the NBA. The all-star center has recently made it known that he wants to get out of Orlando, and wants to be traded to the Brooklyn Nets. The Nets seem like a great place to Howard to go, but the problem is that they have recently just signed PG Deron Williams and SG Joe Johnson. They also already have talent at the center position with Brook Lopez. Dwight Howard could get dealt to any other city, but has made it clear that he will not sign a long term extension unless it is with Brooklyn. This makes things extremely difficult and stressful for management of Orlando. They know that Howard wants nothing to do with their city and franchise and has begged to get traded. Also, it is difficult to get anyone to trade with them because other teams know that Dwight Howard is going to divorce them for a year and try to sign with Brooklyn as a free agent. This makes the only decision possible for the Magic execs. is to work out a deal with the Nets that would likely send Howard to them for Brook Lopez, a bunch of scrubs, and multiple first round picks. Although this is not ideal for the Magic, they will likely to get forced into doing a trade that does not give them as much talent as Dwight Howard is worth.

This all makes me furious because I hate to see whiners get what they want (Dwight Howard.) Howard has cried about how much he hates Orlando when the Magic organization has done everything for him. They put talent around him and gave him a great coach in Stan Van Gundy. In return, Howard has gotten general manager Otis Smith fired as well as head coach Stan Van Gundy. Also, he looks like he will probably get what he wants and get traded to the Nets. Because of all of this, Howard has gone from a lovable character who people knew as "Superman" to one of the most disliked players in the NBA. People always talk about how NBA players are thugs and are greedy. This is why these players get these stereotypes. They whine about how everything is terrible for them when in reality they live in a beautiful city, on a winning team, with great fans, making tons of money. Dwight Howard needs to stop trying to be CRABBY and grow up.

Crabbiest CRAB

Len