{"id":15819,"date":"2018-06-20T12:53:39","date_gmt":"2018-06-20T16:53:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonnba.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=15819"},"modified":"2018-06-20T23:11:04","modified_gmt":"2018-06-21T03:11:04","slug":"dwight-howard-traded-to-brooklyn-nets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2018\/06\/20\/dwight-howard-traded-to-brooklyn-nets\/","title":{"rendered":"Dwight Howard Traded to Brooklyn Nets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonnba.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/nba-teams\/charlotte-hornets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Charlotte Hornets<\/a>\u00a0have agreed to a trade that will send\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/h\/howardw01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dwight Howard<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonnba.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/nba-teams\/brooklyn-nets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brooklyn Nets<\/a>\u00a0for center\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/m\/mozgoti01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Timofey Mozgov<\/strong><\/a>, two second-round picks and cash, league sources told ESPN&#8217;s Adrian Wojnarowski.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Charlotte is finalizing a deal to send Dwight Howard to the Brooklyn Nets for Timofey Mozgov, league sources tell ESPN. Nets will save $17M on deal in 2019-20 season, allowing them to create two max salary slots.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wojespn\/status\/1009426530005643265?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 20, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h1><strong>Dwight\u00a0Howard Traded to Nets for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/m\/mozgoti01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Timofey Mozgov<\/a> and Two Draft Picks<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>Howard who will be on the sixth\u00a0team of his NBA career has a $23.8 million expiring contract. The two-time Defensive Player of the Year is far removed from his glory days with the <a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonnba.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/nba-teams\/orlando-magic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Orlando Magic<\/a>. Since leaving\u00a0Orlando, he has been with the <a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonnba.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/nba-teams\/los-angeles-lakers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Los Angeles Lakers<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonnba.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/nba-teams\/houston-rockets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Houston Rockets<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonnba.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/nba-teams\/atlanta-hawks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Atlanta Hawks<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonnba.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/nba-teams\/charlotte-hornets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Charlotte Hornets<\/a>, and now the Nets. Hopefully,\u00a0Howard brings some veteran leadership the Nets need in their\u00a0locker room.<\/p>\n<p>This trade saves Brooklyn close to $17 million in the 2019-20 season which will create two max-salary slots for 2019 NBA free agency. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/t\/thompkl01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Klay Thompson<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/b\/butleji01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jimmy Butler<\/a><\/strong>, and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/l\/leonaka01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kawhi Leonard<\/a><\/strong> are some of the big names who could be set to be available next year.<\/p>\n<p>The Hornets will get a second-round pick in the draft on Thursday night and a 2021 second-round draft pick. This trade also reunites Mozgov with general manager\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/k\/kupchmi01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mitch Kupchak<\/a><\/strong> from their days in Los Angeles. Kupchak actually\u00a0signed Mozgov to his current\u00a0four-year, $64 million contract during the summer of 2016.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo:\u00a0LAS VEGAS, NV &#8211; JULY 09: Dwight Howard of the Atlanta Hawks in attendance during the UFC 200 event on July 9, 2016 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Josh Hedges\/Zuffa LLC\/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0Charlotte Hornets\u00a0have agreed to a trade that will send\u00a0Dwight Howard\u00a0to the\u00a0Brooklyn Nets\u00a0for center\u00a0Timofey Mozgov, two second-round picks and cash, league sources told ESPN&#8217;s Adrian Wojnarowski. Charlotte is finalizing a deal to send Dwight Howard to the Brooklyn Nets for Timofey Mozgov, league sources tell ESPN. 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