If you’re counting and we know you are, this trade would amount to Dwightmare VI, the latest version in the Nets’ long pursuit of Dwight Howard which goes back to 2011. Back then, Howard was seen as the second best player in the NBA, after LeBron James. You could look it up.
In case you’ve forgotten and we know you haven’t, here’s a summary of I through V with new information we‘ve accumulated over the years.
DWIGHTMARE I - November 2011
As the NBA lockout winds down, the Nets approach the Magic about a trade for Howard.