candid Darryl


Notes/Summary:
We tried to trade for Dwight twice. Orlando told us they were going to trade Dwight to us if he wasn't going to resign.
The NBA has become a rim and 3pts league, and Dwight is the best at protecting the rim when healthy
Criticism on Dwight wasn't valid. Impressive to lead the league in rebounding on a bad year.
Did physical on Dwight, is totally healthy. Wasn't healthy on Lakers.
Dwight is a great player who can fit anywhere. Lakers aren't as good anymore, Dwight made the right choice to join Houston and give himself the best chance to win.
Never felt comfortable that things were done until Dwight's hand moved on the contract.
We encouraged Dwight to take a careful look at the process. Out of all the teams Dwight was thinking of joining we have the best superstar, the youngest team, most draft picks going forward, most free agency money going forward, most young talent we can either trade or develop into good team mates. We felt if winning was his #1 criteria then he would pick us.
Both Harden and Dwight will be the leaders of our franchise, Dwight has no issues with sharing the spotlight with Harden. Dwight saw a 23 year old superstar who hopefully will become as good as Kobe Bryant one day, not there yet but Dwight thinks it can happen one day.
Harden is more of a playmaker, Kobe is one of the best scorers of all time.
Getting Harden was a harder piece than getting Dwight because we didn't want to tank, it had to be a trade.
The way we rebuilt is a more true path than tanking.
Both Lin and Asik will be here to start the season. Lin was the 5th best PnR guy last year. Dwight's the best screener, screen and roller.
We gambled and lost with Royce White. Admit it was a mistake, but the concept of the gamble was right.
We're still behind a few teams, but we are in a position where we can win and now it's up to the coaches and players to improve the team.