Blog Cycle 2 UPDATED:
Newspaper Article:
Los Angeles Times, author: Mike Bresnahan.
The article covers what has been happening in the NBA with Dwight Howard since the Net's trade with Orlando Magic fell through last week. It talks about the Lakers being interested in acquiring Howard for next season and possible plays they'd have to make to pull off the trade. It also mentions that the Houston Rockets have been in contact with Orlando, and that a possible 3 team Trade involving Andrew Bynum of the Lakers might be in the works.
UPDATE!
The news is starting to reveal other trade rumors concerning the Lakers.
http://www.topix.com/basketball-players/dwight-howard/2012/07/lakers-trade-rumors-antawn-jamison-to-sign-with-los-angeles-report
Television:
ESPN NBA, Ric Bucher.
This is a clip taken from ESPN NBA Insider. In the clip, Ric Bucher talks about how Steve Nash is a great addition for the Lakers and Dwight Howard would be as well. He then goes into saying that, even with these additions, he doesn't believe the Lakers are a title contender next season. This is mainly because, according to him, these additions still won't be able to slow down Russell Westbrook or shutting down Kevin Durant and his shooting. He does agree that with a healthy Howard, the Lakers would be better than with Andrew Bynum (their current Center).
UPDATE!
While there is still no word on which team Howard will choose, the media has started asking former NBA stars what their take on the situation is:
http://www.latimes.com/sports/lakersnow/la-sp-ln-lakers-james-worthy-andrew-bynum-20120716,0,3117973.story
Blog:
ESPN LA, author: Arash Markazi.
This blog offers a refreshing stance to the ongoing Howard saga and offers some points that I've agreed with for a while. The author starts off stating that he doesn't think the lakers are better off with Howard. He backs these claims with the fact that Howard doesn't want to play for the Lakers and therefore isn't interested in getting a win. He is also two years older than Bynum and his recent surgery could hurt his performance, his stats this past season are not marginally better than Bynum's and are even worse in some sections (such as free throws). The author also reminds the reader that Howard is used to being the star and might have a hard time taking the backseat to Kobe. Here are the comparative stats he lists for Bynum and Howard: Bynum for free throw line (69.2 percent to 49.1 percent), Howard for points per game (19.4 to 19.1), Howard for rebounds (13.7 to 12.1) and Howard for assists (1.8 to 1.4).
Social Media:
Facebook, Twitter. authors: Dwight Howard/Howard's Representatives.
These two links do not provide information about the possible Dwight Howard trades and that's exactly why I chose them. I found it very intriguing that on Dwight Howard's Facebook and Twitter accounts, in the midst of all this speculation and talk about what team he will go to, he does not say a word about it or even acknowledge the situation. His Twitter account is full of posts about the charity he is backing (something call Nat Child ID) and he hasn't posted a status on his Facebook account in a while. In fact, the only activity on his account is fans posting who they think howard should sign with. It makes me wonder if this silence is caused by his PR team.
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