Howard to Lakers lets rich get richer

August 10, 2012, 3:41 pm

Yahoo! Sports writer Mark Spears joined The Bald Faced Truth guest host Brian Wheeler Friday to talk about the deal sending Dwight Howard to the Lakers.

The four-team trade was reportedly finalized Friday. The deal sent Howard to the Lakers, Andrew Bynum and Jason Richardson to the Sixers, Andre Iguodala to the Nuggets, and six players plus five draft picks to the Magic. According to Spears, Howard leaving Orlando was a foregone conclusion.

"They were going to make a move ... it was just a matter of what it was going to be," Spears said. "They were just in a bad spot. You could tell they weren't excited about it."

Spears also noted that a big winner in the deal was Denver, who acquired All Star and current Olympian Iguodala. Spears said they likely were so successful in the Howard deal because of the "savvy" they learned through trading Carmelo Anthony a few seasons ago.

In the end, there seemed to be one theme that Spears pointed now that the deal is done.

"The rich will get richer," he said.

Listen to the interview: