If Dwight
Howard is not traded on the web by the end of the week, networks will
move to their contingency plans and to seek alternative ways to fill their
roster, who has been briefed on the thinking of the team said.
The person asked not to be named because of the sensitive nature of the negotiation team.
"She will not go past this week," the man said, adding that while Dwight Howard number 1 target, the network "has a plan A, B, C and D."
Plan B seemingly free-agent center Nene, who has the same agent as Howard, Dan Fegan, Free agent Kris Humphries, who averaged a double-double on the web last season, would have been one of the other options the team.
The man said, however, that if the Nets trade away from Howard this week, it does not mean that they could not make another attempt to trade for him during the season, Trade deadline on March 15.
Relations with Dwight Howard in Orlando, it seems, global warming. Magic CEO Alex Martins said that he sat down with All-Star center this morning, the day after Howard said he had not spoken to general manager Otis Smith, asking the team to be traded.
Martins said he remains confident things can still be done to convince Howard that Orlando can build a team competition.
Although the networks are now about $ 16 million under the salary cap ($ 23 million if they use the amnesty provision to refuse to Travis Outlaw), if they sign Nene is now four years old, $ 64 million deal they offered him already reported, as well as add small forward, they are also looking for that would put them under the salary cap and make it difficult to get Dwight Howard and later he and Nene on the roster.
If they wanted to invite Nene to magic as part of a package to return to Howard, they could not do this until at least March 1.
At the same time, networks have completed their fourth day of training camp today, and they have their first preseason game Saturday afternoon against the Knicks. Their first regular season game is now less than two weeks away, December 26 in Washington, and the list is not complete. There are only two power forwards on the roster: Jordan Williams, a second round of the team to choose this summer, and Dennis Horner, 6-9 South Jersey native, who came from the snares of "D-League affiliate in Springfield and has signed a training camp contract. There three small forwards - the second year player Damion James, journeyman Stephen Graham, and Outlaw.
Coach Avery Johnson was asked today if he thinks his team is ready to play a preseason game. He paused for several moments before answering.
"You know, I think we're going to be as ready as we can," Johnson said. "This is not an ideal situation, but ... our guys are in good shape. I do not know if we'll know exactly what we do, but then, fortunately for us, we Brook (Lopez) and Deron (Williams) and (Johan) and Peter (Jordan) Farmar and (Sundiata) Gaines and Damion James - guys who, if we had to put all of those guys on the floor, they will have an idea of what we do, because they have some continuity with the previous year. "
23-year-old Lopez is a central network "commercial offer for Dwight Howard, along with draft picks and a willingness to deal Hedo Turkoglu is the Magic with hands, and any additional parts of Orlando might ask for their five-time All-Star center.
In addition to the start of preseason, there is another reason why the networks have to make some progress this week; they have until Friday to implement the amnesty clause on rejection of Outlaw, who for four years and $ 28 million left on his deal.
The person asked not to be named because of the sensitive nature of the negotiation team.
"She will not go past this week," the man said, adding that while Dwight Howard number 1 target, the network "has a plan A, B, C and D."
Plan B seemingly free-agent center Nene, who has the same agent as Howard, Dan Fegan, Free agent Kris Humphries, who averaged a double-double on the web last season, would have been one of the other options the team.
The man said, however, that if the Nets trade away from Howard this week, it does not mean that they could not make another attempt to trade for him during the season, Trade deadline on March 15.
Relations with Dwight Howard in Orlando, it seems, global warming. Magic CEO Alex Martins said that he sat down with All-Star center this morning, the day after Howard said he had not spoken to general manager Otis Smith, asking the team to be traded.
Martins said he remains confident things can still be done to convince Howard that Orlando can build a team competition.
Although the networks are now about $ 16 million under the salary cap ($ 23 million if they use the amnesty provision to refuse to Travis Outlaw), if they sign Nene is now four years old, $ 64 million deal they offered him already reported, as well as add small forward, they are also looking for that would put them under the salary cap and make it difficult to get Dwight Howard and later he and Nene on the roster.
If they wanted to invite Nene to magic as part of a package to return to Howard, they could not do this until at least March 1.
At the same time, networks have completed their fourth day of training camp today, and they have their first preseason game Saturday afternoon against the Knicks. Their first regular season game is now less than two weeks away, December 26 in Washington, and the list is not complete. There are only two power forwards on the roster: Jordan Williams, a second round of the team to choose this summer, and Dennis Horner, 6-9 South Jersey native, who came from the snares of "D-League affiliate in Springfield and has signed a training camp contract. There three small forwards - the second year player Damion James, journeyman Stephen Graham, and Outlaw.
Coach Avery Johnson was asked today if he thinks his team is ready to play a preseason game. He paused for several moments before answering.
"You know, I think we're going to be as ready as we can," Johnson said. "This is not an ideal situation, but ... our guys are in good shape. I do not know if we'll know exactly what we do, but then, fortunately for us, we Brook (Lopez) and Deron (Williams) and (Johan) and Peter (Jordan) Farmar and (Sundiata) Gaines and Damion James - guys who, if we had to put all of those guys on the floor, they will have an idea of what we do, because they have some continuity with the previous year. "
23-year-old Lopez is a central network "commercial offer for Dwight Howard, along with draft picks and a willingness to deal Hedo Turkoglu is the Magic with hands, and any additional parts of Orlando might ask for their five-time All-Star center.
In addition to the start of preseason, there is another reason why the networks have to make some progress this week; they have until Friday to implement the amnesty clause on rejection of Outlaw, who for four years and $ 28 million left on his deal.
