Dwight Howard

It was announced today that Dwight Howard was named the defensive player of the year, with LeBron finishing 2nd.

"Howard received 542 points, including 105 first-place votes from a panel of 119 writers and broadcasters. Cleveland's LeBron James was second with 148 points and Miami's Dwyane Wade finished third with 90 points."

It's hard to compete with a guy that is one of five players in history to lead the league in both blocks and rebounds for a season, so hats off to Mr. Howard, who deserved the award. As for league MVP... I think we know what's coming

Magic center Dwight Howard doesn't believe that the Knicks will have trouble landing a pair of top-flight free agents in the summer of 2010.

"You know, a lot of people would love to play in New York," Howard said.

"Not only just because of the city, but the opportunities for people to say they were on that stage."

Howard doesn't believe that the rough seasons the team has suffered through recently will play a factor in the decision of guys like LeBron James, Dwyane Wade or Chris Bosh.

"Everybody says [it is in decline] just because they've had a couple of bad seasons," Howard said.

"It's still a place that has a lot of history. When people play there, it's like the basketball spirits are still in the arena."