Marc Stein ‏ @ESPNSteinLine
In conference call tonight w/Magic officials before game in S.A., Dwight Howard tells team he's NOT waiving his ETO: http://es.pn/zj5qAX

Ju a dit :

DaV'z a dit : Ouai dit comme ça, ça manque de classe de la part d'orlando, ultimatum du genre tu signe maintenant ou tu degage mais en meme temps business is business et Howard n'a qu'a etre plus clair dans ces decla, je veux partir, ptete pas, c'est fatiguant... A la place de orlando je le tradrais quand même, ç condition que la contre partie soit bonne ET que le contrat de Turko parte avec lui...

Ca me parait normal de poser un ultimatum de la part d'Orlando, ils veulent à tout prix éviter un départ "à la Shaq".

Ju a dit : Je suis pas devant le match mais Calderon est out ce soir: "Calderon (ankle) is out for Wednesday night's game"

DaV'z a dit : Ouai dit comme ça, ça manque de classe de la part d'orlando, ultimatum du genre tu signe maintenant ou tu degage mais en meme temps business is business et Howard n'a qu'a etre plus clair dans ces decla, je veux partir, ptete pas, c'est fatiguant... A la place de orlando je le tradrais quand même, ç condition que la contre partie soit bonne ET que le contrat de Turko parte avec lui...

Chris Mannix ‏ @ChrisMannixSI
Orlando will not stop actively pursuing deals, sources say, until Dwight and his agent put that promise in writing.

The Number 9 a dit : Airwanned Dwill Et Ju (insider de haut rang) a déja démenti la rumeur.

The Orlando Magic, unsure about the intentions of franchise player Dwight Howard -- who told teammates Wednesday morning he planned to "opt in" and play the final year of his contract -- have told Howard he has to get that paperwork into the NBA office by the end of the day, according to a source. Otherwise, the Magic will proceed with potential trade discussions before Thursday's 3 p.m. deadline.

Source: Report: Skeptical Magic give Howard end-of-day ultimatum (David Aldridge, TNT analyst)

DWill a dit : (un ptit trade Melo/Dwill c'est pas possible?)

Adrian Wojnarowski ‏ @WojYahooNBA
Said one Magic player on Howard meeting: "Next year was not even mentioned in meeting...He told us he was "all-in" for this season."

"Chaque équipe pourra, une et une seule fois au cours de la durée du nouveau CBA, libérer un joueur dont le contrat a été signé avant le nouveau CBA."
Source: CBA, ce qui va changer (Passionbasket)

Matisse a dit : Le Charlotte Observer revient sur la rumeur de lundi soir, et l’intérêt porté par les Nets à Boris Diaw. Ce mardi, le quotidien dévoile quelques détails sur les discussions en cours, et il s’avère que Johan Petro ferait partie du « package » proposé par New Jersey. A ses côtés, et c’est plutôt surprenant, Jordan Farmar ainsi qu’un premier tour de draft (qui avait récupéré auprès des Rockets il y un an). Une offre conséquente même si, il faut le rappeler, le but des Nets est d’alléger son roster et sa masse salariale (Diaw est en fin de contrat) en prévision de cet été afin de prolonger Deron Williams et signer Dwight Howard. BUSA

The New Jersey Nets are setting into a motion a plan to sign Howard, re-sign Deron Williams and keep restricted free agent Brook Lopez on an approximate $10 million annual salary, sources said. The Nets are working on several ways to shed several more million dollars of future payroll that will give them the flexibility to re-sign Lopez. The Nets and Charlotte Bobcats have had extensive talks on a deal that would send Boris Diaw’s expiring contract to New Jersey for several players and a first-round pick, sources said. The Nets could clear about $6.5 million in cap room with the trade.

“Dwight’s gone, and [Magic CEO] Alex Martins is the only person who doesn’t believe that,” a league source with knowledge of Howard’s intentions told Yahoo! Sports.

Howard is privately telling people the acquisition of an All-Star player and more complementary players could sway him to stay, league sources told Y! Sports’ Marc Spears, but that scenario is far-fetched given the limited appeal of Orlando’s trade assets. A proposed three-way trade between the Magic, Golden State Warriors and Milwaukee Bucks, which would send Andrew Bogut to Golden State and Monta Ellis to Orlando won’t happen unless Milwaukee also finds a team to take Stephen Jackson. And the Magic are hesitant about accepting Jackson’s contract, which has one remaining year worth $10 million, unless they’ve been assured Howard will re-sign.

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Martins has improved the franchise’s relationship with Howard, multiple sources told Yahoo! Sports. But as one source talking to Martins and Howard said: “That’s great, but [Dwight’s] still going to leave.”

Said another official, who has been involved in deal talks with Orlando, New Jersey and the agents in the process: “Dwight is going to [expletive] them, and that will be especially true if he doesn’t even ask for the sign-and-trade on July 1, because he wants Brooklyn to keep assets.”

Adrian Wojnarowski ‏ @WojYahooNBA
Y! Sources: Whatever the Magic do at trade deadline, Dwight Howard’s still determined to sign with the Nets in July.

SliM Shady a dit :

Anonyme a dit : Le russkof a intérêt à réussir son coup sinon les supporters des Nets risquent de vivre une longue traversée du désert...

certains te diront que la traversée du désert a déjà commencée depuis quelques années