Dwight Howard has spoken candidly about his greatest remorse throughout his time with the Lakers.
The Lakers tried to make a brilliant staff in 2012 comprising of three-time DPOY winner Howard, Steve Nash, Kobe Bryant, Pau Gasol and Metta Sandiford-Artest.
LA made it to the playoffs, however have been swept by San Antonio and Howard left after only one season and signed with Houston.
Trying again on it now, it’s one thing he regrets doing.
“That’s one factor that I want I might return and be like, ‘Let me make this determination properly and weigh all the things out,’” Howard mentioned on his podcast Above The Rim With DH 12 podcast of his determination to signal with the Houston Rockets in 2013 (h/t theScore). “I don’t assume I weighed my determination actually, rather well on the time. I feel my feelings bought the perfect of me as a result of I used to be on this emotional low already from having to go away Orlando, then coming to the Lakers, and us not succeeding.”
The massive man additionally went on to specific remorse about not appreciating Bryant as a teammate extra.
“It was like, dang, if I used to be affected person. If I used to be a bit of bit extra affected person, and I simply trusted the method,” Howard mentioned. “I sit again and appear like, dang, if I’d’ve actually cherished these moments with Kobe as a teammate, and what it might’ve been if we’d’ve had two, three, 4 years collectively enjoying basketball and the way a lot better I’d’ve bought.
“Simply all several types of issues might’ve occurred. I do know I did make up for it by successful a championship, however I feel it will’ve been a special story.”
Howard resigned with the Lakers within the 2019-20 season on a vet’s minimal contract and gained a championship.
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