There have been numerous reports of unhappiness between Dwight Howard and Laker star Kobe Bryant, although both have tried to defuse that idea in their own way.

However, with the NBA Trade Deadline roughly a month away, there is a sense of uneasiness surrounding Howard’s future.

For Howard’s part his camp says he is happy and content in LA with the Lakers and he’ll likely re-sign there as soon as he is able.

If that’s genuinely true, he’s done a terrible job conveying that to the Lakers because while publicly they are talking up their confidence in keeping Howard long-term, there is still a sense that until he’s signed on the dotting line, Howard is just too unpredictable to bank on.

via Steve Kyler of HOOPSWORLD.