OF COURSE you can guess where Hakeem Olajuwon thinks Dwight Howard will end up, but he even puts a percentage to his prediction. We could know as soon as tomorrow but as late as next Wednesday for Dwight’s “decision.”
Check out what Hakeem had to say…
Via ThePostGame:
Hakeem Olajuwon is hardly the unbiased observer when it comes to the Dwight Howard sweepstakes as he was part of the Rockets’ delegation to woo the free agent big man. But if you’re a Rockets fan, you have to like the vibe Olajuwon got from their sit-down.
“It’s an 85 percent chance he ends up in Houston,” Olajuwon told ThePostGame on Wednesday. “You never know, but after that meeting we had, I feel very comfortable that we have the best chance to get him.”
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Olajuwon said he got the sense Howard liked what the Rockets were selling.
“We’re going to come to you,” Olajuwon said. “You have James Harden there. You have the backcourt. You’re going to get the ball. The coach is there knowing we need your presence in the middle. So we were speaking his language. It’s what he wanted. So he was so excited.”
The Rockets might be considered the frontrunner for Howard, who has also met with Dallas, Atlanta, Golden State and the Lakers, but that means nothing if he ultimately opts to sign elsewhere.
“If you truly want to win a championship, this is the right team,” Olajuwon said. “And I think he feels the sincerity that this is a true opportunity to make something special.”
85% chance seems bold. I think the Lakers will do a sign an trade. Would they rather get Asik + Lin or Barnes + Bogut + 1st round draft pick. I think the later and Dwight + Curry + Thompson would be a pretty comparable big 3 to Dwight + Harden + Parsons