Major reports have Dwight Howard unhappy in Houston and likely to be traded. Howard is calling the reports false. Yep, it sounds like open trading season in the NBA.
The big news yesterday was a report coming from respected NBA journalist Chris Sheridan that Dwight Howard was unhappy playing in Houston and wanted out. And with the Rockets going nowhere fast and Howard holding a player option for next season and likely to opt out, the Rockets were inclined to move Howard before losing him for nothing after the season ends.
Sheridan points to Dwight's shrinking role in the Houston offense as the primary motivator for Howard's trade wishes and also lays out exactly how far the mighty have fallen this year:
"Through Monday night's games, he had attempted only 158 shots in 25 games, the sixth-highest total on the team behind James Harden (507), Trevor Ariza (252), Marcus Thornton (236), Corey Brewer (185), and Terrence Jones (176) and only 4 more attempts than the seldom-used Ty Lawson (154).