With the Warriors set to fulfill with Dwight Howard this week, check out the most recent updates and rumors in regards to the scenario.
NBA insider Shams Charania broke the information late final week and defined, “the workforce has been exploring signing a reserve veteran massive man, and now the 2020 Lakers championship heart will go to with Warriors officers quickly.”
This has set Warriors followers’ tongues wagging however NBA insider, Kendra Andrews, has warned everybody to not soar to conclusions simply but.
“And whereas this has introduced up quite a lot of dialog externally, I’m advised that the Warriors are taking a look at this simply as one other exercise, simply one other man they’re bringing in to get a have a look at,” Andrews mentioned on NBA At present.
“As they’ve been doing actually for the previous couple of months. In addition they introduced in Kent Bazemore who was a member of the workforce, Juan Tuscano-Anderson – who was a member of that 2022 title-winning workforce. And with Dwight Howard once more, they wish to have a look at a veteran, they wish to have a look at a giant man, however by bringing him into San Francisco this week, that doesn’t imply he’s a member of the workforce. That is simply one other a part of the method as they work to fill out the remaining roster spots.”
What’s fairly attention-grabbing is that not too way back, Howard spoke about how he wouldn’t be a very good match at Golden State.
“I don’t assume they need my model,” Howard mentioned on My Professional Opinion. “Not that I can’t play or do what is required. However why would they go get a Dwight Howard once they can go get a younger participant that perhaps has no identify, that’s not a danger.”
Nevertheless, since then, it has been clear that the Warriors are looking for tried and true veterans so as to add to their already veteran-heavy squad within the hopes of successful one other champion within the close to future.
Dwight didn’t play within the league final season as a result of no NBA workforce supplied him a contract, so he opted to play a season in Taiwan for the Taoyuan Leopards of the T1 League.
The 37-year-old has clearly been placing wild numbers up in Taiwan, however he hasn’t been a full-time starter within the NBA for 5 seasons now.
There is no such thing as a denying his expertise although, for the reason that three-time DPOY did assist LeBron and AD win a championship with the Lakers as lately as 2020.
Little question Golden State followers can be feeling fairly happy if the franchise does land Dwight, since they already signed veteran Chris Paul.
At this price, Carmelo Anthony might as effectively come out of retirement and be subsequent.
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