This season Howard averaged 7.5 points, 7.4 rebounds and 1.2 blocks per game for the Lakers. He is 34 years old. Compared with when he was young, his athletic ability has dropped by several levels. Howard once led the Magic to the Finals with a single core. At his peak, he averaged 23 points and 14 rebounds per game and was definitely the league's top center. In the summer of 2012, Howard requested a trade, hoping to go to a stronger team! In the 11-12 season, Howard averaged 20.6 points, 14.5 rebounds, and 2.15 blocks per game. What talents did the Lakers send away to get Howard?

This transaction is very complicated. It is a four-party deal involving 12 players and 5 draft picks. Let’s take a look at it together. The Lakers sent Bynum, McRoberts, and Aine, plus a 2015 protected second-round pick and a 2017 protected first-round pick, and got Howard, Earl Clark, and Duhon.

What level was Bynum at that time? In the 11-12 season, Bynum averaged 18.7 points, 11.8 rebounds and 2 blocks per game, and was also selected to the All-Star team. However, compared with Howard, he is not on the same level. Bynum was sent to the 76ers in this deal. , and then retired after playing only two seasons, which was still a pity. Bynum's mind was very immature, and he ultimately paid the price for his ignorance.

In the 11-12 season, Mike Roberts averaged only 2.8 points and 3.7 rebounds per game, making him almost a player on the fringes of the rotation. Ain is even more of a marginal player and can almost be ignored. It's basically Bynum and Howard who were picked in the first round in 2017. In 2017, the Magic selected center Pasecniks from Latvia with the 25th pick in the first round, which can be ignored.

From now on, this deal for the Lakers can be called a robbery! You must know that to acquire Davis, three players including Ingram, Ball, and Hart were given away, as well as three first-round picks. This first-round pick is not high, but at least it is the first round. Howard began to decline after leaving the Magic. In the 2012-13 season with the Lakers, he averaged 17.1 points, 12.4 rebounds and 1.8 blocks per game. In the past, all tactics in the Magic revolved around him, and the Lakers had Kobe. At that time, he and Kobe had conflicts, and they only played Howard left the Lakers after one season. Since then, the Lakers have not made the playoffs in seven years. They did this year but encountered an NBA suspension.