CrookedAzzNikka
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A King and an Empire: The Official GOAT franchise Boss Angeles Lakers 2018-19 season
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It would be very wise for Dwight to make some kind of statement acknowledging the terrible circumstances in which he left as well as his attitude/effort while he was with the Lakers the first go round.
FreshFromATL
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These nikkas found way to top last year's fukkery 
areohbee824
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He did say this on his way out, well here we are
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Flex Luger
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Flex Luger
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Dwight is annoying as fukk but he’s actually a pretty good pickup for y’all. Active communicator, he has great spatial awareness in regards to defense, and he’s a great mistake eraser on defense.
Him, AD, and Bradley will actually be a great defensive trio that let’s Lebron play free safety in those lanes.
If he stays healthy, y’all gonna be good.
Him, AD, and Bradley will actually be a great defensive trio that let’s Lebron play free safety in those lanes.
If he stays healthy, y’all gonna be good.
WOW this is my first time hearing about this
AD is off to a bad start with his refusal to play center. In 2019 he’s a center and the Lakers best lineups are with him at the 5 and Bron at the 4. They both need to embrace those positions. Might not matter in the regular season but it will in the playoffs.
CanesMiamiLakers
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Idk how I feel about this. Dwight, Bron, and AD can’t be on the floor at the same time
He kinda already did that in that interview?this nikka dwight gonna be on his best behavior
first things first, he needs to apologize to Kobe for being a hoe
That probably helped him most to return.
threattonature
Veteran
Dwight so far seems hungry and like he has something to prove.
Deja Vu All Over Again: The Lakers give Dwight Howard a...
Deja Vu All Over Again: The Lakers give Dwight Howard a...
When fate and circumstance intervene, the results can be quite interesting. For the LA Lakers and Dwight Howard to reconnect, the word interesting is probably an understatement.
Howard reached an agreement on a contract buyout with the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday and will sign a one-year, non-guaranteed $2.6 million deal with the Lakers once he clears waivers, league sources told The Athletic.
Once the Lakers learned of DeMarcus Cousins’ torn left ACL earlier this month, the next sequence of events led the franchise and Howard to come together again. Six years after Howard bolted the Lakers as a free agent, after a 2012-13 season of acrimony and disappointment, he and the Lakers needed each other.
After Cousins’ diagnosis, Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka and Howard’s agent, Charles Briscoe of Briscoe Sports Management, spoke in general terms about the possibility of Howard, who at the time was working on an inevitable buyout with Memphis. Coincidentally, both Pelinka and Briscoe spoke about Howard a week prior to Cousins’ injury, with the GM and agent discussing how Howard was doing.
Days later, Cousins’ unfortunate injury opened a need for the Lakers at center. From the front office to the coaching staff, the need to acquire one was clear and had certain requirements: Defense, rebounding, shot-blocking and pick-and-roll play. Howard and another accomplished veteran free agent, Joakim Noah, could fit the bill, the front office believed.
Howard and Briscoe then talked about reaching out to someone with the Lakers whom Howard shared a mutual close respect: Assistant coach Jason Kidd. Howard and Kidd played together on USA Basketball in 2007, and again for the Olympic gold medal squad in 2008. They had a solid relationship and mutual respect from their battles in the NBA.
Then came fate.
After the Lakers and Briscoe were given permission to seek the opportunity by the Grizzlies, Howard and Kidd were able to connect in person, league sources told The Athletic. They discussed life, their playing days together, the possibility of Howard joining the Lakers.
Howard’s message to Kidd and the Lakers was the same one he delivered to The Athletic in July from NBA summer league: He’s learned from the past several seasons, learned that, at age 33, he is simply one of the guys now. Howard believes he can contribute at a high level for any NBA team, but the eight-time All-Star also understands he has to focus on rebounding, defense, blocking shots, finishing around the rim and simply playing whenever he is asked. He has accepted it — as much as those in the basketball community have doubted his words.
Kidd became convinced about Howard’s newfound awakening. Next up, the Lakers needed to get on the same page with all of the stakeholders within the franchise — from LeBron James and Anthony Davis to Pelinka and head coach Frank Vogel — and bring Howard and other free-agent possibilities to Los Angeles for meetings.
Howard’s excitement toward the possibility grew, and he made it clear privately his desire to play whatever role necessary for one goal: Winning a championship and supporting James and Davis in any fashion they need on the court.
The Lakers then began setting workouts for free agents, and Howard traveled from Atlanta to Los Angeles on Wednesday. His meeting and workout with the Lakers was set for Thursday, but Howard went to the Lakers’ facility in El Segundo, Calif., on Wednesday afternoon for his own training session. The Lakers were surprised to see him, sources said, and many key decision makers were in attendance.
The impromptu workout led to some informal dialogue among Howard and several Lakers officials, league sources said.
“Dwight didn’t need to be here the day before the actual workout,” one source said, “but he was.”
When Thursday arrived, Howard had a workout in which the Lakers believed he looked healthy and fit. “Amazing,” said a source present in the gym.
Word traveled around the roster, and Davis, Rajon Rondo and JaVale McGee spent time with Howard inside the team’s facility Thursday. They wanted to know whether they could trust Howard, whether Howard’s mindset would fit this team.
League sources said Howard had a convincing and emotional meeting with the players and Lakers officials, explaining how he had reached rock bottom a season ago and needed to find a new mindset in his life. On and off the floor. He was not the teammate he needed to be in playing for three teams in the past three years. He did not take the game seriously enough, he did not understand what was needed to turn the corner.
“I thought I was focused,” Howard told The Athletic in July. “I was always in the gym, working. But was I really focused? Was I really locked in on what I was doing in life? It took a while to see that when I was that guy. I was that main dude for a long time. Now it is about whatever it takes. I thought I had that mindset, but I didn’t have it like I do now.”
He wanted redemption in L.A., too, after how his lone season alongside Kobe Bryant went. He wanted to be part of a championship team, and he was willing to do whatever was asked of him, no matter the role, and be held accountable at all times, Howard told them.
The Lakers had gathered momentum in their own research into Howard over the past week, but needed the roster to be fully on board. Howard won over the players in the locker room, including James and Davis, for his approach and mindset in the visit, sources said.
“He’s determined the make this the best opportunity by winning a title,” one source said.
For Davis, the desire to play alongside a true center is real. Davis is comfortable playing minutes at center during the playoffs, a league source told The Athletic but prefers a true big next to him over a full regular season.
The Lakers understood this and began targeting Howard.
According to multiple witnesses to Howard’s workouts this summer, he appears fully athletic and healthy. Motivation and health were the two most critical factors to any team deciding whether to take a chance on him. For the first time in years, Howard seems fully motivated and fully healthy. He will compete with McGee for the starting center job, and he explained to the Lakers that he’s ready to play as many minutes as needed and be a piece to help James and Davis.
By the end of Howard’s stay in L.A. on Thursday night, the Lakers saw a player entering his 16th season treating this visit as if it were a predraft workout. Now it’s on Howard to show the Lakers they put their trust in the right place.
Howard wants the responsibility of living up to his words and actions. Finally, this could be a moment that caps his career in the best possible way. It could be the ultimate redemption story of a player failing in his first go-around with the Lakers and attempting to win a championship on the tail end.
Howard is making up for lost time in L.A., and as one source close to him says: “Dwight is ready. He can’t wait.”
Howard reached an agreement on a contract buyout with the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday and will sign a one-year, non-guaranteed $2.6 million deal with the Lakers once he clears waivers, league sources told The Athletic.
Once the Lakers learned of DeMarcus Cousins’ torn left ACL earlier this month, the next sequence of events led the franchise and Howard to come together again. Six years after Howard bolted the Lakers as a free agent, after a 2012-13 season of acrimony and disappointment, he and the Lakers needed each other.
After Cousins’ diagnosis, Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka and Howard’s agent, Charles Briscoe of Briscoe Sports Management, spoke in general terms about the possibility of Howard, who at the time was working on an inevitable buyout with Memphis. Coincidentally, both Pelinka and Briscoe spoke about Howard a week prior to Cousins’ injury, with the GM and agent discussing how Howard was doing.
Days later, Cousins’ unfortunate injury opened a need for the Lakers at center. From the front office to the coaching staff, the need to acquire one was clear and had certain requirements: Defense, rebounding, shot-blocking and pick-and-roll play. Howard and another accomplished veteran free agent, Joakim Noah, could fit the bill, the front office believed.
Howard and Briscoe then talked about reaching out to someone with the Lakers whom Howard shared a mutual close respect: Assistant coach Jason Kidd. Howard and Kidd played together on USA Basketball in 2007, and again for the Olympic gold medal squad in 2008. They had a solid relationship and mutual respect from their battles in the NBA.
Then came fate.
After the Lakers and Briscoe were given permission to seek the opportunity by the Grizzlies, Howard and Kidd were able to connect in person, league sources told The Athletic. They discussed life, their playing days together, the possibility of Howard joining the Lakers.
Howard’s message to Kidd and the Lakers was the same one he delivered to The Athletic in July from NBA summer league: He’s learned from the past several seasons, learned that, at age 33, he is simply one of the guys now. Howard believes he can contribute at a high level for any NBA team, but the eight-time All-Star also understands he has to focus on rebounding, defense, blocking shots, finishing around the rim and simply playing whenever he is asked. He has accepted it — as much as those in the basketball community have doubted his words.
Kidd became convinced about Howard’s newfound awakening. Next up, the Lakers needed to get on the same page with all of the stakeholders within the franchise — from LeBron James and Anthony Davis to Pelinka and head coach Frank Vogel — and bring Howard and other free-agent possibilities to Los Angeles for meetings.
Howard’s excitement toward the possibility grew, and he made it clear privately his desire to play whatever role necessary for one goal: Winning a championship and supporting James and Davis in any fashion they need on the court.
The Lakers then began setting workouts for free agents, and Howard traveled from Atlanta to Los Angeles on Wednesday. His meeting and workout with the Lakers was set for Thursday, but Howard went to the Lakers’ facility in El Segundo, Calif., on Wednesday afternoon for his own training session. The Lakers were surprised to see him, sources said, and many key decision makers were in attendance.
The impromptu workout led to some informal dialogue among Howard and several Lakers officials, league sources said.
“Dwight didn’t need to be here the day before the actual workout,” one source said, “but he was.”
When Thursday arrived, Howard had a workout in which the Lakers believed he looked healthy and fit. “Amazing,” said a source present in the gym.
Word traveled around the roster, and Davis, Rajon Rondo and JaVale McGee spent time with Howard inside the team’s facility Thursday. They wanted to know whether they could trust Howard, whether Howard’s mindset would fit this team.
League sources said Howard had a convincing and emotional meeting with the players and Lakers officials, explaining how he had reached rock bottom a season ago and needed to find a new mindset in his life. On and off the floor. He was not the teammate he needed to be in playing for three teams in the past three years. He did not take the game seriously enough, he did not understand what was needed to turn the corner.
“I thought I was focused,” Howard told The Athletic in July. “I was always in the gym, working. But was I really focused? Was I really locked in on what I was doing in life? It took a while to see that when I was that guy. I was that main dude for a long time. Now it is about whatever it takes. I thought I had that mindset, but I didn’t have it like I do now.”
He wanted redemption in L.A., too, after how his lone season alongside Kobe Bryant went. He wanted to be part of a championship team, and he was willing to do whatever was asked of him, no matter the role, and be held accountable at all times, Howard told them.
The Lakers had gathered momentum in their own research into Howard over the past week, but needed the roster to be fully on board. Howard won over the players in the locker room, including James and Davis, for his approach and mindset in the visit, sources said.
“He’s determined the make this the best opportunity by winning a title,” one source said.
For Davis, the desire to play alongside a true center is real. Davis is comfortable playing minutes at center during the playoffs, a league source told The Athletic but prefers a true big next to him over a full regular season.
The Lakers understood this and began targeting Howard.
According to multiple witnesses to Howard’s workouts this summer, he appears fully athletic and healthy. Motivation and health were the two most critical factors to any team deciding whether to take a chance on him. For the first time in years, Howard seems fully motivated and fully healthy. He will compete with McGee for the starting center job, and he explained to the Lakers that he’s ready to play as many minutes as needed and be a piece to help James and Davis.
By the end of Howard’s stay in L.A. on Thursday night, the Lakers saw a player entering his 16th season treating this visit as if it were a predraft workout. Now it’s on Howard to show the Lakers they put their trust in the right place.
Howard wants the responsibility of living up to his words and actions. Finally, this could be a moment that caps his career in the best possible way. It could be the ultimate redemption story of a player failing in his first go-around with the Lakers and attempting to win a championship on the tail end.
Howard is making up for lost time in L.A., and as one source close to him says: “Dwight is ready. He can’t wait.”