No reason for Gus Johnson to lie, so I believe this to be true. Even though the Rockets have denied trying to trade Dwight Howard, the reality is they tried very hard.
They could not trade him for one simple reason and Gus lets you know what it was.
Gus Johnson says on-air that Dwight Howard told him “I wanted to come to Milwaukee during trade the deadline.” pic.twitter.com/wFeTuBoMRz
— Rob Perez (@World_Wide_Wob) March 1, 2016
Dwight will likely opt out of his contract and sign with a new team this offseason.