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Hawks send center Howard to Hornets
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DWIGHT Howard’s Atlanta homecoming was short-lived.
The Hawks sent Howard and the No. 31 overall pick in today’s NBA draft to Charlotte for center Miles Plumlee, shooting guard Marco Belinelli and the 41st pick, getting the deal completed late on Tuesday night.
Howard, an 8-time All-Star and three-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year, will be playing for his third team in three seasons following a disappointing one-year return to his Atlanta hometown.
“We are excited to add a player of Dwight’s stature to our roster,” Charlotte general manager Rich Cho said.
“He has been a very talented player, an elite rebounder and rim protector as well as a physical presence since the moment he entered the league. Howard’s best seasons came alongside coach Steve Clifford and we believe their familiarity will make an immediate impact for the Hornets this upcoming season.”
Clifford was an assistant with Orlando and the Los Angeles Lakers during Howard’s stints with those teams.
Howard signed a 3-year, US$70.5 million deal with Atlanta after moving from Houston and then sat out the fourth quarter in two of six playoff games in the Hawks’ first-round loss to Washington.
The Howard trade is the first deal for new Hawks GM Travis Schlenk, who faces the difficult challenge of re-signing free-agent forward Paul Millsap.
Howard, 31, is due to earn US$23.5 million each of the next two seasons.
Plumlee, 28, still has three years remaining on his contract at US$12.5 million per season. Belinelli, 31, is set to earn US$6.6 million in the final year of his deal.
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