OKC Thunder: Dwight Howard joining Thunder would cripple team in long term

Adding the NBA’s top center would probably be just for one year. And OKC would probably need to give Orlando a combination of players such as James Harden, Kendrick Perkins, Serge Ibaka and Eric Maynor.

| Published: July 30, 2012

It’s a trade so intriguing that not even its implausibleness can slow the speculation.

As NBA deals go, Dwight Howard to the Oklahoma City Thunder is as far-fetched as it gets.

photo - Oklahoma City Thunder's Nazr Mohammed (8) and Oklahoma City Thunder's Eric Maynor (6) guard Orlando Magic's Dwight Howard (12) in the first half as the Oklahoma City Thunder play the Orlando Magic in NBA basketball at the Chesapeake Energy Arena on Sunday, Dec. 25, 2011, in Oklahoma City, Okla. Photo by Steve Sisney, The Oklahoman

Oklahoma City Thunder's Nazr Mohammed (8) and Oklahoma City Thunder's Eric Maynor (6) guard Orlando Magic's Dwight Howard (12) in the first half as the Oklahoma City Thunder play the Orlando Magic in NBA basketball at the Chesapeake Energy Arena on Sunday, Dec. 25, 2011, in Oklahoma City, Okla. Photo by Steve Sisney, The Oklahoman

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But as long as Howard remains in limbo, or until the Thunder completes its complex payroll puzzle, there will be a convenient rationale for linking Orlando and Oklahoma City in the never-ending...
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