LALReceived
PDwight HowardLos Angeles Lakers
PEarl Clark
PChris Duhon
Four-team megadeal · August 10, 2012
The four-team blockbuster that sent Dwight Howard to the Lakers
Los Angeles acquired Dwight Howard, Denver landed Andre Iguodala, Philadelphia received Andrew Bynum and Jason Richardson, and Orlando began its rebuild with young players and draft picks.
See where this happened in the 2012 offseason →The original receipt
Every asset in the deal
Each team panel shows the players and draft assets it received.
To LAL
To ORLDraft1STround asset+1 assetsORLReceived
PNikola VučevićOrlando, Denver and Philadelphia
PMaurice Harkless
PArron Afflalo
PAl Harrington
PAndrew Bynum
PAndre Iguodala#Three first-round picks
#Two second-round picks
Why it happened
The bet each side made
The Lakers chased another superstar center, the Nuggets and 76ers reshaped contenders, and Orlando finally ended months of uncertainty around Howard's future.
Why history remembers it
The famous transaction produced a short-lived Lakers superteam, while Nikola Vučević became the most durable centerpiece of Orlando's return.
What changed
The consequences
- The Lakers were swept in the 2013 first round.
- Howard left for Houston after one season.
- Vučević developed into a two-time All-Star in Orlando.
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