ESPN: Lakers to acquire Dwight Howard in four-team trade

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Published: Thursday, Aug. 9 2012 9:05 p.m. MDT

Dwight Howard is on his way to join the Los Angeles Lakers, according to ESPN reports.

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Summary

A four-team trade that would send Dwight Howard to the Los Angeles Lakers is complete, multiple sources told ESPN on Thursday night.

Our take: The Jazz have been busy this offseason, making trades, signing free agents, and hiring a new general manager. But none of those moves compare to the deal the Lakers have just pulled off, according to ESPN reports:

A four-team trade that would send Dwight Howard to the Los Angeles Lakers is complete, multiple sources told ESPN on Thursday night.

A source with direct knowledge of the talks told ESPN.com's Marc Stein the Lakers will receive Howard, the Denver Nuggets will acquire Andre Iguodala, the 76ers will receive Andrew Bynum and Jason Richardson, and the Magic will get Arron Afflalo, Al Harrington, Nikola Vucevic and one protected future first-round pick from each of the other three teams.

Read more about Dwight Howard traded to Lakers on ESPN.com.

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chiefbrady

Draper, UT

In all my life, I have never wanted a sports team to crash and burn nearly as bad as I'd like to see the Lakers fail.

10:59 p.m. Aug. 9, 2012
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D-Walt

Fullerton, CA

The NBA has sure done a great job destroying itself. It is now a 2-team league. What is the appeal in that? The Thunder MIGHT give the Lakers a run for their money but any other Western Conference team will just be competing for third place in the More..