L.A. Lakers legend and franchise favorite Magic Johnson didn’t mince any words in suggesting what free agent center Dwight Howard should do in deciding if he plans to return to the organization next season.
He seems to think Howard should seek greener pastures elsewhere. More specifically, in Houston, where he could pair with Hall of fame Coach Kevin McHale and emerging wing man James Harden.
“I would say that he probably would enjoy playing for Kevin McHale because coach McHale was a Hall of Fame player and, I feel, with Tim Duncan, the best power forward that has ever played the game,” Johnson told The Houston Chronicle, adding the All-Star Harden and additional core of Omer Asik, Jeremy Lin and Chandler Parsons would put the Rockets “right there” as a contender.
“With Dwight Howard, Houston would take the next step as being one of the elite teams — I would say one of the best four or five teams in the league — and definitely would give themselves a chance to win a championship,” he told the paper. “So that’s really where it is. I think the Lakers have to decide what they want to do. Dwight has to decide what he wants to do.”
Johnson added the notion that any team can sign both Howard and fellow free agent Chris Paul strikes him as far-fetched. “I think teams will really have to concentrate on one or the other,” he said. “I don’t know if they want to play together and … one might to take less money to join forces but if they both command top dollar it’s going to be hard to pull off.”
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