Though free agency in the NBA is expected to start in exactly one month, all signs are suggesting that Los Angeles Lakers center Dwight Howard's time in L.A. is all about done as the Houston Rockets' bid to nab Howard during the offseason is building steam.
ESPN is reporting that sources close to the process are saying that the Rockets have been receiving "hopeful signals" that Howard is seriously considering the move from the Lakers to the Rockets once free agency commences on July 1st.
Howard's likely thinking about the future and signing with the Lakers will surely ensure another difficult season for Howard in the future. In the summer of 2014, while other stars will become free agents, the Lakers would only have Howard and Steve Nash under contract and will likely be in the process of rebuilding for the 2014-15 season.
Now let's imagine that if Howard were to sign with the Rockets, by the summer of 2014 the Rockets would have Howard, James Harden, Omer Asik, Chandler Parsons and Jeremy Lin on their roster, with the flexibility to add on.
The Rockets, though, are keeping a cool head about the situation, knowing how Howard has a history of changing his mind and "making everyone feel good about their chances."
The situation is still developing but it's beginning to look like the Howard's time in Hollywood won't have a sequel.
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