Dwight Howard ended up profitable a championship with the Lakers, however when he first traded there from the Magic in 2012 he wasn’t glad in any respect.
The Lakers had been attempting to kind a mega-talented staff, for the reason that staff had Howard, Kobe Bryant, Steve Nash, Metta World Peace, and Pau Gasol on the roster.
Many had been touting the mix of Howard and Kobe to be the following huge factor.
So, there have been a whole lot of expectations that Howard didn’t vibe with.
“It’s troublesome taking part in with Kobe,” Howard mentioned just lately on Gils Area. “One, it’s an expectation of profitable, after which two, everyone anticipated me and Kobe to be the brand new Kobe and Shaq,” Howard mentioned. “I’m simply coming off damage, I’m nonetheless coping with all of the psychological s–t from being in Orlando, and now I gotta go to LA and play with Kobe Bryant. I watched him play, they beat us within the Finals. One, I used to be already pissed trigger I needed to go to LA, no one ever knew that I didn’t need to go to LA.”
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The large man had his sights set on one other staff.
I wished to beat the Lakers, they’d simply beat us within the Finals so in my thoughts I’m like ‘Why would I am going to the staff that simply beat us?’ I wished to go to Brooklyn and simply begin my entire profession over however I bought despatched to LA,” Howard mentioned. “It didn’t work out, and I made an emotional determination to go away… I didn’t actually make a wise, logical determination, I simply made an emotional determination on the time.”
The Lakers mega-team solely lasted one season, since Howard signed with the Rockets a season later.
Nevertheless, Dwight returned to LA on a vet’s minimal contract and received a championship alongside LeBron James and Anthony Davis.
