Hawks Sign Dwight Howard - 3 Years/$70.5million
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The Blazers reportedly intend to sign both Chandler Parsons and Dwight Howard. Parsons was a major part of the recruiting process when Howard initially signed in Houston.
Early Friday morning, Jason Quick of CSNNW tweeted that the Trail Blazers plan is to target both forward Chandler Parsons and center Dwight Howard.
On ESPN"s Mike & Mike this morning, ESPN NBA Insider Amin El-Hassan said that Howard is looking for a deal around $24 million annually. This is slightly above what Hassan Whiteside received and would require the Blazers to make a lot of concessions and/or moves to free up the necessary space.
As noted earlier when discussing the Blazers making a max offer to Whiteside, the Blazers will need to make a few moves in order to be under the cap and have enough space to offer Howard the reported $24 million he"s looking for.
There are also rumors out there that Howard may only be getting deals hovering around $15 million annually.Howard Beck of Bleacher Report stated on Wednesday that that was what he was being told by NBA team executives.
Team executives who spoke to B/R predicted Howard might command $10-15 million in a starting salaryfar short of the $23.3 million he just opted out of in Houston, and less than half the $31 million max salary he is said to be seeking. He might also have to settle for a short deal.
If that"s the case, then things with Portland"s restricted free agents change a bit and Blazer"s Edge contributor Eric Griffith puts it more simply.
You can keep two of the following 4: Aminu, Davis, Crabbe, and Leonard and give Dwight Howard up to $17 million
We will update this article as more information becomes available.
Source: http://www.blazersedge.com/2016/7/1/12081058/nba-free-agency-news-dwight-howard-chandler-parsons-trail-blazers
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