Quick: Blazers Aim to Get Both Chandler Parsons and Dwight Howard

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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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Michael Wilbon Tells Jimmy Kimmel NBA Players Have Told Him Dwight Howard Is a Clown

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Michael Wilbon and Tony Kornheiser of ESPNs hit show Pardon the Interruption made an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live last night to talk about the early years of PTI, their working relationship, and their thoughts on some of the biggest sports stories going on right now. At one point, Jimmy Kimmel asked them about the recent news regarding Dwight Howard and the Rockets" desire to trade him, and Kornheiser told Kimmel about how Wilbon has been a Howard apologist for years. And after admitting that he has defended Howard for years, Wilbon went on to say that his opinion of Howard has soured recently because of what manyNBA players have told him about the Houston center.

I did defend him for years, Wilbon said. This is a hot-button thing. I defended him for years, because Tony started attacking him while he was leading a team to the Finals. Not great timing on his part, but he was right. Subsequently, players influence you, and when players pull you aside and say, This guy is a clown. Hes never serious about his craft, you start to listen.

Kimmel then attempted to get Wilbon to tell him whether or not Kobe Bryant was one of the players who called Howard a clown and, while Wilbon was unwilling to confirm or deny it, the look on his face did suggest that Kobe may have been one of those players, even though Wilbon was quick to say, Not necessarily.

The entire segment is worth a watch if youre a PTI fan, but if you just want to see Wilbon talk about Howard, skip to the 2:45 mark of the video above.

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Source: http://www.complex.com/sports/2016/02/michael-wilbon-tells-jimmy-kimmel-nba-players-have-told-him-dwight-howard-is-clown

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