Dwight Howard and JJ Redick Noticed Collectively After Determined Pleas to Jeanie Buss for Lakers Comeback

Will there be a comeback for Dwight Howard within the NBA? The 3x Defensive Participant of the Yr has repeatedly expressed his want to return to the league. Whether or not it’s him hilariously photoshopping himself within the jersey of various groups or his humorously played-out strategy to Jeanie Buss, the hints have been proper there. So was his current meetup with the LA Lakers’ coach someplace linked to this unfulfilled want?

The 8x All-Star shared a video on X that includes him and JJ Redick exterior what appears the Lakers facility. “Good seeing you JJ… Speaking to you introduced again flashbacks of if you informed me to come back to Duke with you and subsequent factor you realize we had been competing within the finals in opposition to the lakers… Now you’re the coach… I’m happy with you good luck this season…” he wrote within the caption.

This comes after his current podcast look with Jeanie Buss, the place he sang “Jeanie, give me yet another probability”. He could have performed this attraction humorously, but additionally revealed he was harm by Lakers not bringing him again. “I used to be unhappy… Needed to come back again… Thought that the staff we had could be again collectively once more. I assumed I had accomplished one thing mistaken,” he mentioned on his Above The Rim podcast.

Nevertheless, Buss acknowledged that the franchise did lengthen him a proposal however seemingly a communication hole received in the way in which. Contemplating that D12 averaged 7.3 rebounds and nonetheless had some defensive juice left in him with 1.1 block per recreation within the 18.9 minutes per recreation he performed via his championship season (2020) with the Lakers, Buss’ declare appears a risk.

Nevertheless, by his final stint with the Lakers, each his stats and video games performed with the staff had considerably dropped. And sure, he didn’t surrender on basketball even after the NBA by taking his abilities to T1 League’s Taoyuan Leopards, however in any case this time, probabilities for him to return within the massive league appear skinny.

Now, even when his 23.2 factors, 16.2 rebounds per recreation in 20 appearances for the Leopards appear spectacular, what are the possibilities that his return can be with the Lakers? However extra importantly, is that even what D12 himself actually needs?

Does Dwight Howard wish to finish his NBA profession with Orlando Magic?

Dwight Howard has hinted at a sentimental want to finish his NBA profession with the Orlando Magic. On The OGs podcast, he expressed, “If I might return with a staff, I gotta return with the Magic. It’s solely proper.” Howard’s time in Orlando from 2004 to 2012 outlined a lot of his profession, the place he earned six All-Star appearances and three Defensive Participant of the Yr awards.

Regardless of the accolades, his departure in 2012 adopted a fractured relationship with coach Stan Van Gundy, resulting in a commerce to the Lakers. Nevertheless, his not so clean relationship with Kobe Bryant again then and seemingly a want to guide his personal staff took D12 to the Houston Rockets.

Nevertheless, his partnership with James Harden within the Rockets failed to provide anticipated outcomes and his popularity took successful. And as soon as he grew to become a journeyman, it seemingly grew to become simpler for individuals to overlook how good D12 as soon as was. However will his want to shut all of it with the Magic come true? Whereas the possibilities are thinner than a strand of hair, Howard’s interview with Buss can let you know he by no means leaves hope.