Too bad the NBA’s Board of Governors weren’t meeting Thursday evening. This Dwight Howard-to-the-Lakers deal could have served as Chris Paul Stunner, Part II.

It was only eight months ago that two truly momentous NBA events synched up in a fancy hotel in midtown Manhattan. The governors were huddled in a meeting room to ratify the new collective bargaining agreement that would end the 2011 labor lockout and, allegedly, cause a seismic shift in competitive balance.

New rules and disincentives written into the CBA would limit the ability of a few free-spending teams in glamour markets to control basketball’s most coveted stars, giving all 30 teams a more legitimate chance for a championship. Yada yada yada…
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