The proverbial dust has settled in the most sensational off season NBA trade in recent memory, we can now being to talk about the effects this has on Canada's latest League imports: Andrew Nicholson and Robert Sacre. Can Ball Ray does an early look at what Dwight Howard means to each player right now ...
After the dust has settled in both Orlando and Los Angeles from the blockbuster Dwight Howard trade that effectively turned the Lakers into a Western super power and the Magic into something of a third world nation, we can now talk a little bit about the Canadians most affected by this trade directly: Andrew Nicholson and Robert Sacre.
The Canadian Side of the Dwight Howard Trade
Raptors HQ 8/23/2012
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