ESPN's numbers, however, think very highly of the Lakers' big name acquisition. On Wednesday's edition of Get Up Mike Greenberg revealed ESPN's analytics give LeBron James's squad the second-highest percentage in the West to make the NBA Finals,

Brian Windhorst has made it clear that he does not believe an NBA comeback is in the cards for Dwight Howard, and it would appear the eight-time All-Star

Brian Windhorst strongly disagrees with Stephen A. Smith's Dwight Howard to the Lakers idea.

Dwight Howard had his name brought up during Tuesday's edition of First Take on ESPN, during which Stephen A. Smith suggested the former NBA center could make a return to the Los Angeles Lakers' frontcourt.