Why Dwight Howard Won't Leave the L.A. Lakers in 2013 NBA Free Agency

Some will tell you that the Los Angeles Lakers took a risk in trading for Dwight Howard without guaranteeing that he'd be in purple and gold past this season. They had Andrew Bynum on an expiring deal, but odds are they could have got him to return, the thought isn't necessarily the same for Howard.

At one point or another Howard has voiced his desire to test the free-agency market, and it was obvious when he was with Orlando that he was willing to take less money in free agency if need be, especially when Houston was looking to trade for him and he