The Hype: NBA’s most intriguing offseason storylines

Chris Mannix has his eye on three things this offseason, including the imminent drama in Brooklyn following the deal for Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett and the likely addition of frontcourt help in Miami. But the real theater of the coming months will occur in Los Angeles, where Dwight Howard is mulling whether or not to return to the Lakers. Mannix says with each passing day, his departure looks increasingly likely.

Where will Howard end up if not L.A.? A certain team in Texas seems to be a fit.