Akkerman Posted February 10, 2012 Report Share Posted February 10, 2012 (edited) Should The Magic Trade Dwight? As we all know, Dwight Howard is the most dominate big men in the league, and perhaps the only one who has a similar Lebron James effect Howard has been in the league for over 7 years now and still, The Orlando Magic roster apart from him is not good at all. I understand Dwight’s decision to want to leave Orlando for a team that has other solid assets that can contribute to a title contending team. Sure, Orlando has a few guys who can help Howard out (Anderson, Nelson, and Richardson) but after 7 years of being the best big man in the league and that’s the best supporting crew your team can get you, I to would not be happy. I’m sure you’ve all heard the owner of the Magic recently come out and say they don’t want to trade Dwight. Obviously Dwight won’t be traded until after the All-Star game, if he even does get traded. The Magic’s hopes are that everything goes great in the 2nd have of the year, the Magic contend and maybe even win a title and hopefully, this will convince Dwight to stay in Orlando. Now of course, with the league having such good competition, this utopia that The Magic has doesn’t have too good of chances to come true, which is why this question The Magic has, is so difficult. What if they do trade him? Let’s say after the all-star break nearing the trade deadline, The Magic trade Dwight to the Lakers, or The Nets. Because Dwight is such a great player and is considered the best Center in the league, The Magic would get some players/picks for him. What this means, because Dwight was on the team for a majority of the season, he was able to get them into a contending position. Then The Magic is able to still compete for their title, and their newly acquired piece(s) get to find their role with their new squad. If I was The Magic GM, that is what I would do. But, doing that is a lot easier said than done. Over the past 7 or so years, Dwight has turned The Magic franchise from a basement dweller, to a top contender, almost alone. And I’m sure The Magic management is more than aware of this, and if they even have the slightest of shots to keep Dwight on their team, I could understand why they would take that shot. And afterall if the Magic can somehow convince Dwight to stay in Orlando, than Otis Smith and the rest of management would look like a genius. Currently, The Magic has a 16-10 record thanks in large part to the 20 pts. 15 reb. season of Dwight Howard. Now that record doesn’t look too bad, things haven’t gone too smoothly in Orlando. They blew around a 40 point lead to The Celtics which kicked off a brutal losing streak. During this losing streak, Dwight publically called out his teammates, which is never a good thing. My point is, if The Magic can keep winning games and get into a playoff position, than even if they trade Dwight or not, they’re still going to have a shot at the title. Who knows, maybe if they trade Dwight, they get some depth, they start learning how each other play, and then boom, you’ve got The Denver Nuggets! In the end, regardless of what The Magic end up doing, I understand whatever way they go. They’ve been put in a very unique tricky spot here and have one of the toughest decisions a team will have to make. Do you let Dwight play it out, try and get him to regain his love for Orlando? Or trade him and at least get something for the star big man? Whatever choice the Magic make you can bet either way, fan of The Magic or not, it will be very, highly criticized. Edited February 10, 2012 by Akkerman 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingfish Posted February 10, 2012 Report Share Posted February 10, 2012 Yes they should, but after the all star game. Get the most out of him while you can, try to at least be in the playoffs as a 5 seed or higher. Then trade him for the best available package. Ideally its a package that would replace Dwight with another center. Bynum for Dwight! :glasses: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleveland's Finest Posted February 10, 2012 Report Share Posted February 10, 2012 (edited) I don't think so. People keep saying that we saw what happened when the Cavs held onto LeBron. Meanwhile, the Cavs now look competitive and a few years away from being a winning team. The contrast would be Denver. I don't think Orlando has the players that the Nuggets have to be like Denver when Melo was traded. If Dwight's traded for, say, Bynum and picks, have Bynum and a few picks to build on, but I'd rather let destiny play out to see if Dwight wants to stay. They'll clean house in the summer if he does leave, and if he stays, then it was worth waiting to find out. I just don't like the idea of trading for another franchise center. Then he'll have the history of Shaq and Dwight on his shoulders. Orlando needs to go in a new direction if Dwight leaves. Edited February 10, 2012 by Cleveland's Finest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Need4Sheed Posted February 13, 2012 Report Share Posted February 13, 2012 They need to trade him to get something back before he just walks. Plain and simple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guru Posted February 13, 2012 Report Share Posted February 13, 2012 Better question: Is Otis Smith stupid enough to keep Dwight and watch him walk at the end of the season? As of now my answer is leaning towards yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingfish Posted February 14, 2012 Report Share Posted February 14, 2012 Better question: Is Otis Smith stupid enough to keep Dwight and watch him walk at the end of the season? As of now my answer is leaning towards yes.All of Dwights top teams cant give him the max this summer. He might be forced to stay in ORL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastCoastNiner Posted February 14, 2012 Report Share Posted February 14, 2012 No team should trade for this over-rated defensively and offensively inept bum. He's not someone you build a championship team around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DunkinDerozan Posted February 14, 2012 Report Share Posted February 14, 2012 No team should trade for this over-rated defensively and offensively inept bum. He's not someone you build a championship team around. How is he offensively and defensively over rated? He's won defensive player of the year plenty of times, that should be enough to tell you he is a pretty good defensive player. Plus, even though he obviously has no range to his offensive game whatsoever, it doesn't mean he doesn't put up numbers. his career average is like 18 ppg, and he's got 20 ppg this year. Plus he's carried Orlando through the playoffs before, i'm sure if he was on a team like the Lakers that have Kobe, he'd be able to make it there again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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