Dwight Howard was asked on Tuesday if he wants to be traded from the Los Angeles Lakers.
"I just want to win, right now, where I'm at," said Howard.
Howard made several comments during All-Star Weekend to suggest he was far from happy with his situation with the Lakers.
Mitch Kupchak has repeatedly said both privately and publicly that the Lakers will not trade Howard before Thursday's deadline.
Via Mike Bresnahan/Los Angeles Times
Dwight On Trade Question: I Just Want To Win Where I'm At
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Posted February 19, 2013 - 04:36 PM
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Posted February 19, 2013 - 05:06 PM
Then you won't go to Atlanta or Dallas.
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Posted February 19, 2013 - 05:09 PM
It would be so hilarious if he says right after the trade deadline that he's not resigning with the Lakers...lmao
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Posted February 19, 2013 - 05:42 PM
Oh yes... that would be hilarious.It would be so hilarious if he says right after the trade deadline that he's not resigning with the Lakers...lmao
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Posted February 19, 2013 - 05:52 PM
Any other player on the lakers would say no I dont want to be traded. Ok maybe not ebanks but who care about him.lol
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Posted February 19, 2013 - 05:52 PM
He's really choosing his words carefully, lol.
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Posted February 19, 2013 - 05:52 PM
and he would say it with the biggest smile you've ever seenOh yes... that would be hilarious.
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Posted February 19, 2013 - 05:52 PM
actually that would be a little funny. i'd laugh.
"oh deadline passed"
"not resigning"
"oh deadline passed"
"not resigning"
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Posted February 19, 2013 - 05:55 PM
Everytime this cat opens his mouth, I dislike him more and more
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Posted February 19, 2013 - 05:57 PM
No reason to be mad at what he said. Pretty much said he wants to win with the Lakers.
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Posted February 19, 2013 - 06:00 PM
If that was the case then why didnt he just say no I dont want to be traded. Like I aid before any player would have said that on the lakers.No reason to be mad at what he said. Pretty much said he wants to win with the Lakers.
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Posted February 19, 2013 - 06:04 PM
If that was the case then why didnt he just say no I dont want to be traded. Like I aid before any player would have said that on the lakers.
false, it is a contract negotiation, in negotiations you don't reveal your hand
i swear some of you are living in a fantasy world
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Posted February 19, 2013 - 06:04 PM
If that was the case then why didnt he just say no I dont want to be traded. Like I aid before any player would have said that on the lakers.
"I just want to win, right now, where I'm at,"
Right now, he's with the Lakers. He wants to win. People should stop reading into it so much.
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Posted February 19, 2013 - 06:09 PM
What does saying he doesn't want to be traded have anything to do with contract negotiation. That doesn't mean he will resign. Just means he doesn't want to go to a team he didn't want to go to.false, it is a contract negotiation, in negotiations you don't reveal your hand
i swear some of you are living in a fantasy world
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Posted February 19, 2013 - 06:12 PM
Well, if Dwight said he wanted to be traded, he could go to his beloved Nets. If he was traded to any team, he would be able to re-sign there for an extra year and $30 million more than he would as a free agent. So if he wanted out, he would prefer to be traded.What does saying he doesn't want to be traded have anything to do with contract negotiation. That doesn't mean he will resign. Just means he doesn't want to go to a team he didn't want to go to.
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Posted February 19, 2013 - 06:17 PM
He does know that to win he needs to give 100 percent and stop complaining, right?
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Posted February 19, 2013 - 07:54 PM
How about you play with a injuried back and shoulder and tell me how it goes bro^
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Posted February 19, 2013 - 08:09 PM
That's fair. But complaining about his injuries is a bit wearing. Take a page from Kobe. Play if you can, and if you can't, sit. Bro.
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Posted February 19, 2013 - 08:38 PM
No reason to be mad at what he said. Pretty much said he wants to win with the Lakers.
Sounds like his agent wrote it for him
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Posted February 19, 2013 - 09:17 PM
Dan Fegan is working his magic right now. Everything we are hearing from Howard has been calculated and predetermined. The ONLY reason Dan has him not saying anything in an absolute is because he wants Dwight to get that $117m. Dan knows the story of injured big men that never go back to form, and hes not going to risk his client saying anything that could mean hurting his financial future.
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