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A sad but not unpredicted outcome:
Dallas Mavericks have been officially notified they are out of Dwight Howard Sweepstakes, sources tell ESPN
— Marc Stein (@ESPNSteinLine) July 5, 2013
It isn't definitive news YET, but Marc Stein is generally pretty reliable with this kind of information. If it's true, then the Dallas rebuild starts...
UPDATE:
From Cuban:
.@MCuban tells http://t.co/NVriu7PM4m and selected media: 'Just got word we are out of the @DwightHoward sweepstakes.' ...
— mike fisher (@fishsports) July 5, 2013
Time to get back to work. The Mavs are back open for business.
— Mark Cuban (@mcuban) July 5, 2013
An understatement.
SECOND UPDATE:
For those that haven't smashed their computer screens yet, Dwight appears to be signing with Houston.
Dwight Howard has chosen to sign with the Houston Rockets, @USATODAYSports has learned. Story to come. - http://t.co/eNYYg63uJo
— Sam Amick (@sam_amick) July 5, 2013
THIRD UPDATE:
So, apparently the decision hasn't been finalized. Go figure. Here's Dwight's agent to Yahoo! Sports:
Fegan to Yahoo! Sports: "He hopes to finalize his decision tonight or tomorrow morning."
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojYahooNBA) July 5, 2013