{"id":705948,"date":"2017-06-21T09:14:09","date_gmt":"2017-06-21T13:14:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/?p=705948"},"modified":"2017-06-21T09:14:09","modified_gmt":"2017-06-21T13:14:09","slug":"dwight-howard-trade-to-hornets-is-hilarious-quality-move","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/news\/dwight-howard-trade-to-hornets-is-hilarious-quality-move\/","title":{"rendered":"Dwight Howard trade to Hornets is hilarious, quality move"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Love him or hate him, Dwight Howard is the NBA&#8217;s hot potato.<\/p>\n<p>Howard just got shipped to the Charlotte Hornets in an out-of-nowhere move by the Atlanta Hawks.<\/p>\n<p>The Vertical&#8217;s Adrian Wojnarowski was the first with the news:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sources: Charlotte is sending Miles Plumlee, Marco Belenelli and 41st pick to Atlanta for Dwight Howard and 31st pick.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wojespn\/status\/877331372553232384?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 21, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>But this was one of the strangest, funny moves we&#8217;ve seen in a long time from the NBA.<\/p>\n<p>Howard himself was hosting a Twitter rumors session with fans when news of his trade broke:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Ok Twitter Fans ,, give me your thoughts , trades or otherwise &amp; Remember 2B-Nice \ud83e\udd17 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Nl6lQFVvBN\">pic.twitter.com\/Nl6lQFVvBN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dwight Howard (@DwightHoward) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DwightHoward\/status\/877329051806990336?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 21, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>But what gets lost in the hilarity of the late move is the fact the Hornets just won big on the trade.<\/p>\n<p>Not only did Charlotte give up little in the way of assets here, they just got a center who at 31 years old propped up the Hawks with 13.5 points, 12.7 rebounds and 1.2 blocks per game while still shooting a solid 63.3 percent from the floor.<\/p>\n<p>Howard looked like a great fit in Charlotte the last time he hit free agency. This still applies, as most defenses will have a hard time containing a pick-and-roll offense featuring D12 and Kemba Walker.<\/p>\n<p>Granted, the Golden State Warriors and other teams have small-ball lineups looking like the future. But Charlotte clearly wants to slow the pace and beat teams in a traditional manner, hence the low-risk, funny trade for one of the best centers of his generation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Love him or hate him, Dwight Howard is the NBA&#8217;s hot potato. 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