On this day in 2012, All-Star center Dwight Howard was traded from the Orlando Magic to the Los Angeles Lakers, teaming the former No. 1 overall pick with Kobe Bryant.
This offseason has been defined by superstar moves. Here s what some of the biggest trades of the past 20 years reveal about the teams sending away their stars and the teams trading for them.
AS the Miami Heat eliminated the Philadelphia 76ers in Game 6 of their Eastern Conference semifinals series, the former’s Jimmy Butler sought out the latter’s Joel Embiid. It was a poignant scene for the former Philadelphia teammates. Butler was a teammate of Embiid for the 2018-19 season just one year after which…