The NBA trade season got underway on Wednesday as the Charlotte Hornets reportedly agreed a deal to send Dwight Howard to the Brooklyn Nets.In return, the Hornets will receive center Timofey Mozgov and two second-round picks.The deal was concluded almost a year to the day that Charlotte acquired Howard from the Atlanta Hawks.This will be the third consecutive summer that the big man will prepare to suit up for a new team.It comes as a bit of a surprise as he enjoyed a solid season with the Hornets and appeared to be playing his best basketball in years.In 81 games, he averaged a double-double of 16.6 points and 12.5 rebounds, along with 1.6 blocks.But since leaving the Orlando Magic in 2012, the 32-year-old has struggled to fit on a team and has had chemistry issues with many of his teammates.

Problems

This was also apparently a problem in the Charlotte locker room too and it seems that his departure will go down well.

That's according to former NBA champion Brendan Haywood who claims that the three-time Defensive Player of the Year was "hated" by the Hornets players.

"When I talk to people behind the scenes, the locker room hated Dwight Howard," the ex-player and current ESPN broadcaster told SiriusXM NBA Radio on Wednesday.

"I'm not sure Charlotte is rebuilding or if they're just trying to get Dwight Howard out of there, but it was clear the locker room did not like Dwight Howard."

This has become a familiar theme as ESPN's Zach Lowe reported last year that Hawks players were "screaming with jubilation" when they discovered that the veteran had been traded.

No place to call home

The Nets will now become his fourth team in the last four years as he once again looks to find a settled home heading into the final years of his career.

But with just one year remaining on his contract, there's every chance that he'll be on another team next season too as he'll hit free agency.

The eight-time All-Star may not be the dominant force that he once was but he's still been productive in recent seasons on both ends of the floor.

Haywood - who enjoyed a 14-year NBA career - believes it's time Howard questions himself for being constantly traded.

"(He) has to look at this trade, look at himself in the mirror and realize, 'Why am I a guy that is averaging a double-double every year of my career, but I'm getting passed all around the league like I'm trash,'" he said.

This will be a huge season for the All-NBA man as he'll have to prove that he deserves another significant contract next summer when he'll be a free agent at 33.

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