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Re-evaluating the Wizards’ decision to trade Dwight Howard: Was it really worth it?

During the NBA’s off-season/trading season last year, Washington Wizards General Manager Tommy Sheppard traded center Dwight Howard in exchange for taking Memphis Grizzlies’ CJ Miles contract. And, in unusual fashion, Sheppard famously announced this was

``the quickest trade I’ve ever done in my life.”

From a cap perspective this move was not cheap, as it involved taking on $3.1 million in extra salary:

The Grizzlies are trading CJ Miles to Washington for Dwight Howard, league source tells ESPN. Deal saves Memphis $3.