Dwight Howard is heading to his fifth team in seven seasons — and for the third time Steve Clifford will be there to coach him.
The Charlotte Hornets reunited the Howard-Clifford pairing on Tuesday night in a surprise blockbuster trade with the Atlanta Hawks, according to multiple reports.
In a clear buy-low move for general manager Rich Cho and the Hornets front office, the franchise added Howard and the No. 31 overall pick in the 2017 NBA Draft in exchange for Marco Belinelli, Miles Plumlee and this year’s No. 41 overall draft selection.
Howard is owed $47 million over the next two seasons, but the Hornets were able to shift a portion of that cost to Atlanta with Plumlee’s remaining contract (3 years, $37.