It would have to be Amare, Chandler, Fields, For Howard, Turk, Duhon
Orlandon
Chandler, Stoudemire, Fields, Richardson, Nelson, 6th man Anderson
Knicks
Howard, Turk, Melo, Shumpert, Bdiddy, 6th man Douglas
I don't see a better deal out there for them. They would be better off looking for proven guys like a Chandler and Stoud over lottery picks and cap space.
Dwight Howard is tremendous, but I'm not 100% sold on giving up both Amare and Chandler and taking back Turk as part of the deal. The big problem is Turkoglu still has two years left at this one and he's a bad fit for this team, IMHO. We have no way to amnesty Turkoglu and really no way to improve the team until his contract is off the books. Turkoglu is tremendously overpaid. If we're talking Chandler, Amare, Carmelo vs. Dwight Howard, Turkoglu, Carmelo, we may be better off with the first rather than the latter.
Obviously, the big benefit here is we get the best player in the deal and Dwight Howard is 3 years younger and should have a better long term prognosis, but still... not against this deal by any means, just not yet sold.
Hedo is putting up solid numbers this year. He seems to have recovered after that Phoenix-Toronto stint, and he is a deadly animal from behind the arc. The guy is 6'10", 220, and I can see him Four here. He will spread the floor and make it rain.
My biggest thing is that a 22 year old Howard took Orlando to the Finals with Hedo as his sidekick. And Hedo is not even in the same area code as Melo. Howard was the reason Hedo got payed. Imagine what Melo would do with a beast like Howard?
They'll say Howard isn't that dominant on offense, he doesn't do this, doesn't do that. But the guy commands attention like no other player in the league, sans LeBron. They used to say Shaq only dunks, can't do this, can't do that. But what else does he need to do?
Howard is a beast, people are afraid of that match-up. This will open the gates for Melo to do anything he wants. Melo will rape the NBA with Howard on the Knicks.
Isn't there already a thread on this exact topic
DurzoBlint wrote:Isn't there already a thread on this exact topic
LOL. Not exactly.
This is the most concrete news we have on the deal, so it's in a new light.
This thread is a little closer to home.
Solace wrote:Dwight Howard is tremendous, but I'm not 100% sold on giving up both Amare and Chandler and taking back Turk as part of the deal. The big problem is Turkoglu still has two years left at this one and he's a bad fit for this team, IMHO. We have no way to amnesty Turkoglu and really no way to improve the team until his contract is off the books. Turkoglu is tremendously overpaid. If we're talking Chandler, Amare, Carmelo vs. Dwight Howard, Turkoglu, Carmelo, we may be better off with the first rather than the latter.Obviously, the big benefit here is we get the best player in the deal and Dwight Howard is 3 years younger and should have a better long term prognosis, but still... not against this deal by any means, just not yet sold.
so are you trying to tell me we actually agree on something? Lol
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