Andrew Bogut doesn't like the Los Angeles Lakers Dwight Howard trade – NBA News
When the Los Angeles Lakers signed Dwight Howard for the upcoming season in a four team blockbuster trade, everyone knew that there would be people who would say that the NBA is becoming something it was not until a few years ago
- static.
Howard had demanded a trade from the Orlando Magic management, and after refusing to trade him to the Brooklyn Nets, Orlando decided to ship him to an even better team in the Lakers. As a result, the Lakers lost their All Star
center Andrew Bynum to the Philadelphia 76ers. However, losing Bynum for Howard, the most dominant center in the league at the moment, is an offer no team would refuse.
The addition of Howard has made the Lakers the clear favourites of winning the NBA title next season, with Lakers forward Metta World Peace claiming that the team will break the Chicago Bulls record of 72 victories in a regular
season. However, as Lakers fans celebrate the dawn of a new era with Steve Nash and Howard joining Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol, other fans in the NBA are worried about what it means for the future of their teams.
And it is not just fans as a matter of fact, as many NBA players have spoken out against the ability of big market teams to attract all the talent while willing to pay well over the luxury tax. Small market teams at the same time
continue to struggle.
Andrew Bogut is the most recent of NBA players to speak out against the trade. In a recent interview with the San Jose Mercury news, the centre was asked what he thought about the Howard trade.
“The rich get richer. That's generally how it is in the NBA. Grown accustomed to it the last five-six years. The rich get richer and the poor have to kind of scrounge and find other role players to fill it in. That's kind of the
way it is,” replied Bogut.
The comments by Bogut reflect the perception of NBA players as well as teams about the Howard trade, and the Miami Heat stacking three All Stars before that. If the trend continues the way it is now, there might come a time when
only 5 or 6 teams will remain in true contention of winning the NBA title, which can do a lot of harm to the game in terms of fan following, appeal as well as financial impact.
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