With all eyes on Dwight Howard Tuesday at Amway Center, a key figure who could soon rejoin the resurgent Lakers almost escaped scrutiny. Pau Gasol was on the floor taking jumpers after the Lakers' shootaround, and coach Mike D'Antoni said he could be back in the lineup soon. ...more

Dwight Howard got to see the house he still has in Orlando, and an even more important a dwelling called the Waffle House -- an appropriate venue, considering the way Howard left here. ...more

Engaged with multiple teams in trade talks for Josh Smith, the Hawks are struggling to get the assets they are seeking for the prospective free agent, league sources told CBSSports.com on Tuesday. ...more

Lakers forward Pau Gasol wished his fomer teammate Andrew Bynum well Tuesday in his recovery from knee trouble, and also warned the Sixers' new centerpiece that being the No. 1 option will lead to more double-teams and "more pounding." ...more

Jim Boeheim's assertion that LeBron James has surpassed Michael Jordan as the greatest player he has ever seen only illustrates the latest overreaction when it comes to LeBron's place in the game and re-opens an argument that is best left for another day. ...more

In a blockbuster, four-team trade approved Friday, the Los Angeles Lakers continued a stunning makeover by acquiring Dwight Howard from the Orlando Magic. ...more

Dwight Howard is scheduled to return to Orlando for his annual youth camp in two weeks, providing the next mile-marker in the endless saga of his desired departure from the Magic. ...more

In a meeting with Magic officials Wednesday in Los Angeles, Dwight Howard made it clear that he's signed his last contract of any kind in Orlando and challenged the team's new front office on why he hasn't been traded yet, a person with knowledge of the meeting told CBSSports.com. ...more

Former Blazer executive Tom Penn has emerged as a candidate for the day-to-day general manager position for the Philadelphia 76ers. ...more

LAS VEGAS -- Discussions among the Magic, Lakers and Cavaliers that would send Dwight Howard to Los Angeles in a three-team trade are fraught with the same complications as those that involved the Nets earlier this month, league sources told CBSSports.com. ...more