Okay, here's the deal.
Trade rumors are mother's milk this time of year. Dealing in them is a bad idea.
First, 99 44/100s of all trade rumors are unadulterated garbage. Junk. Swill. They are lies made up by agents who want their clients traded because they aren't playing or because they need to leave town quickly, if you know what I'm saying, or by general managers who want to dump overpaid talent that hasn't contributed anything of importance since the first Clinton Administration. (There is a third category--people in my business that don't have the first clue as to what a fact is. You know who you are.)
Second, the fact that so many people propagate this swill means that I have to waste valuable drinking time chasing all of these false leads down. (Me, to GM: "Are you really trading Dwight Howard for Steve Blake? I read it on (insert unreliable website name here)." GM, to me: "How did you get this number?")
Third, the picture they have of me over there is dreadful. I look like I just woke up from a nap. (Photo Department: You did some really nice pictures of me last year. I had a sports coat on and everything. Please, find them.) Come on, I don't want people linking to a site where I look like I've just finished running a mile. (Shut up! I can, too!)
But I'm told that you all like these screwy rumors, so I am going ahead with this for a few days, with a few caveats: 1) I am not going to respond to, or chase down, other people's rumors. So don't bother sending them. Which leads to 2) Everything I post here is based on what I have heard or what people I trust have told me. 3) I will happily post denials from GMs/coaches/presidents/owners about these rumors if they call or otherwise contact me. 4) If it involves the 76ers, of course I'll let you know. But if it doesn't, I'll let you know, anyway.
So, here goes.
The Sixers are getting Dwight Howard!
Kidding!
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