When Los Angeles Lakers owner Dr. Jerry Buss decided to hand the reins of the franchise over to his son Jim, there was probably not another Laker who was as happy as center Andrew Bynum.
Bynum has recently been the subject of plenty of speculation about his future as a Laker, and many fans have viewed the team's disappointing loss in the 2011 NBA playoffs as the beginning of the Lakers courtship of Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard.
Howard is perhaps the most prized player in the upcoming free-agent class of 2012, and many people who follow the Lakers have had a bull's-eye on Howard since he said he wouldn't mind playing in Los Angeles during last season's All-Star break.
Whispers about Howard's potential decision have to be unsettling to Orlando general manager Otis Smith, who doesn't want to be left with nothing if Howard decides to bolt from Florida in the summer of 2012.
Smith may take a cue from Denver and Utah, who both chose a proactive approach when it came to the expiring contracts of Carmelo Anthony and point guard Deron Williams.
Neither team wanted to risk losing the cornerstones of their respective franc ...
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L.A. Lakers: Dwight Howard for Andrew Bynum May Never Happen Due to Jim Buss
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