Orlando Magic: Dwight Howard to the Miami Heat Will Never Happen

It's fun to talk about, it's fun to imagine; but Dwight Howard leaving the Magic to join forces with the Miami Heat will never happen.

First of all, we must all remember that Dwight Howard has every intention to conquer his dream of an NBA Title in the city he loves, Orlando--not Miami.

Howard has said that he wants to "create his own path"--driving down highway 95 and joining LeBron and Wade is far from his "own path." 

Call me a naive Orlando fan if you want, but Howard is better than that. He doesn't have an ego that could fill up an entire arena like James; he just wants to win a Title.  

It's up to General Manager Otis Smith to give Superman the pieces he needs to win a Title right here in Orlando. I can tell you one thing that has not, and will never sweep through Otis Smith's mind--and that's trading the best player ever to put on an Orlando Magic jersey to a divisional in-state rivalry. 

Let's also remember Howard and James are not the best of pals. 

Dwight has mocked Lebron James's pre-game throwing of the chalk ceremony a few times, and they have jawed at one another on several occasions during games and Howard has undeniably taken a few shots at James through media interviews.

Now that's not to say the relationship is too shattered to be fixed, but Howard is a man that will take on a challenge--not run from it.

And let's look at it from the Miami Heat's side of things.

The Heat looked far from a team that would even make it to the finals in the regular season, yet they dominated the Boston Celtics and Chicago Bulls to prove many "experts" wrong.

So they came up two games short to a veteran Dallas team that has been playing together for years, does that mean they have to give up on the big two and a half?

The Heat will have more chemistry next year and a healthy Udonis Haslem from day one. Does anyone really think they can't win a title with that roster?

Would Howard make them a better, more balanced and efficient team?

Sure he would. So would Chris Paul, Andrew Bynum and Rudy Gay, but just because a team is lacking in a certain area, does not mean it will just magically be filled.

Dwight Howard to the Miami Heat is about as likely to happen as Michael Jordan returning to the NBA. We can keep talking about it, or we can speculate about things that might actually happen--like Chris Paul joining Howard and the Magic in 2012.