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The Los Angeles Lakers told Dwight Howard he could be the future of the franchise.
But now that Superman has flown his talents to the Houston Rockets, there's not a panicked Lakers fan in sight. Nor should there be.
The proud purple-and-gold nation knows that there may well be a letdown in the short-term now that their disastrous one-year experiment with Howard is officially over. It also knows that better days still lie ahead in a not-so distant future.
With a $70-million-plus payroll on the books for the 2013-14 season, the Lakers can't afford a quick-fix option. If Kobe Bryant enjoys a full recovery from his torn Achilles and Steve Nash and Pau Gasol carry clean bills of health into next season, L.A. might not need any help.
While Howard's frenzied free-agent chase was...
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