Dwight Howard ended up successful a championship with the Lakers, however when he first traded there from the Magic in 2012 he wasn’t blissful in any respect.
The Lakers had been making an attempt to type a mega-talented crew, for the reason that crew had Howard, Kobe Bryant, Steve Nash, Metta World Peace, and Pau Gasol on the roster.
Many had been touting the mixture of Howard and Kobe to be the subsequent huge factor.
So, there have been a number of expectations that Howard didn’t vibe with.
“It’s troublesome taking part in with Kobe,” Howard mentioned not too long ago on Gils Enviornment. “One, it’s an expectation of successful, after which two, everyone anticipated me and Kobe to be the brand new Kobe and Shaq,” Howard mentioned. “I’m simply coming off damage, I’m nonetheless coping with all of the psychological s–t from being in Orlando, and now I gotta go to LA and play with Kobe Bryant. I watched him play, they beat us within the Finals. One, I used to be already pissed trigger I needed to go to LA, no person ever knew that I didn’t wish to go to LA.”
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The massive man had his sights set on one other crew.
I needed to beat the Lakers, that they had simply beat us within the Finals so in my thoughts I’m like ‘Why would I’m going to the crew that simply beat us?’ I needed to go to Brooklyn and simply begin my complete profession over however I received despatched to LA,” Howard mentioned. “It didn’t work out, and I made an emotional resolution to depart… I didn’t actually make a wise, logical resolution, I simply made an emotional resolution on the time.”
The Lakers mega-team solely lasted one season, since Howard signed with the Rockets a season later.
Nonetheless, Dwight returned to LA on a vet’s minimal contract and received a championship alongside LeBron James and Anthony Davis.
