Dwight Howard Will Reportedly Join The Wizards Once He’s Bought Out By The Nets

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Dwight Howard has been busy this offseason. The former All-Star big man was traded from the Charlotte Hornets to the Brooklyn Nets, which seemed like a weird deal, as the Nets are a young team with a promising center in Jarrett Allen. The suspicion that he might not have fit into Brooklyn’s plans were confirmed when word came out that the Nets would buy Howard out.

The buyout can’t happen until July 6, so Howard’s still in a state of limbo. But once he hits the market, Candace Buckner of the Washington Post brought word that the Wizards will have interest in Howard. The Wizards have a big hole at center right now, as the team flipped Marcin Gortat to the Los Angeles Clippers for Austin Rivers last week.

Soon after this report surfaced, Jared Weiss of The Athletic confirmed that Howard will end up on the Wizards once he’s free to join the team.

The good news for Washington is that Howard is still a capable big man, and even if he’s not the singular force that he was earlier in his career, he should still give them a pair of steady hands for one year. The fit in the locker room might be a concern — the Wizards have had some … let’s say contentious moments over the last few years, while Howard isn’t exactly known for being a beloved teammate. But if the two sides can make this all work out, it could be decent marriage between a team that needs a center and a center that needs a team.

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