Shouldn't the Bulls be the frontrunners for Dwight Howard?

waiving their wieners at people, I don’t see what difference that makes. I think Howard is one of the nicest pro-athletes around, but he probably also has a normal NBA sex life too.

the more blocks there are for howard to get?

when he feeds him in the post, he’ll hit his shots, improving Rose’s assist totals. Not that that will happen.

and Howard also wants to be the alpha dog. And rightly so

Just by going to California Dwight Howard will give back 10% of all salary earned to the state. It’s 4.5% in Illinois. It’s 0% in Florida. Does he care about this? 10 million for bikinis? 10 million for LA’s exposure to the far east?

The Magic have a pretty good shot at using Howard to rebuild into a contender right away. The Lakers just don’t have the pieces to make that happen.

And financially, there’s no real reason for Reinsdorf to take it, and lots of reasons not to do so.

That’s why

are getting talked to

replacing Luol Deng will be like replacing Chris Harris.

Focus on what the Bulls have to beat – the Heats. Any team that gets Dwight Howard and improves his FT% to around 80% acquires an unstoppable player at both ends.

which is way he want to throw the ball down instead actually dunk it when he took off from the free throw line.

Base Year Compensation (BYC) in connection with the Traded
Player Exception is eliminated, except in sign-and-trade
transactions. Trades of players who otherwise would be subject to
BYC prohibited until January 15. Criteria for whether a player is
subject to BYC same as under 2005 CBA.

Continued from the Salary Cap FAQ

71. What is the Traded Player exception?

As described in question number 70, exceptions are the mechanisms that allow teams to function above the salary cap. Any trade which results in the team ending up over the salary cap requires an exception. This is true even if the team is moving downward in salary. For example, if the salary cap is $50 million, a team has a team salary of $55 million, and they want to trade a $5 million player for a $4 million player, they still have to use an exception. Even though their team salary would be decreasing by $1 million, the fact that they would still be over the salary cap ($54 million) means that an exception is required.

The Traded Player exception is the primary means used by teams over the cap for completing trades. It allows teams to make trades that leave them over the cap, but it places several restrictions on those trades. Trades using the Traded Player exception are classified into two categories: simultaneous and non-simultaneous. As its name suggests, a simultaneous trade takes place all at once. Teams can acquire up to 125% plus $100,000 of the salaries they are trading in a simultaneous trade. For example, a team trading a $5 million player in a simultaneous trade can receive one or more players whose salary is no more than 125% of $5 million, plus $100,000, or $6.35 million in return.

A non-simultaneous trade may take up to a year to complete, but the team can only trade away one player, and can receive no more than $100,000 more than the salary they trade away. Non-simultaneous trades are described in question number 72.

In short:

A simultaneous trade gives the team more money but less time
A non-simultaneous trade gives the team more time but less money.

But wait! There’s more!

76. What is “Base Year Compensation?” How does base year compensation affect trades? Why does it exist?

Base year compensation (BYC) prevents another salary cap loophole. Without BYC, a team over the salary cap that wants to trade a player, but can’t because of the Traded Player exception (which says teams can’t take back more than 125% of the salary they trade away), could just sign the player to a new contract that fits within the desired range, then do the trade. BYC says “if you re-sign a player and give him a big raise, then for a period of time his trade value will be lower than his actual salary.”

BYC defines the salary that’s used to compare players for compliance under the Traded Player exception (see question number 71 for more information about the Traded Player exception). Usually the salary used for comparison is the player’s actual salary. But under either of the following circumstances, a different salary is used when comparing salaries for trading purposes:

The team is over the salary cap, used the Larry Bird or Early Bird exception to re-sign the player, and the player received a raise greater than 20% (unless it’s the minimum salary).
The team is over the salary cap, it extended the player’s rookie scale contract, and the player received a raise greater than 20%.

If either of the above apply, then the player is considered a base year player. A player remains a base year player for six months, or until June 30, whichever comes later. When trading a base year player, the salary used for comparison is the player’s previous salary, or 50% of the first-year salary in his new contract, whichever is greater.

The Hawks had a great playoff run last year. They were pretty good against the Bulls too.

LeBron, Wade, Bosh, MLE, and ring chasing vet, no, I am not certain. And again, that’s assuming they don’t want Deng.