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JUST when you thought it was safe to renew your Lakers tickets, Howie changes his mind, so maybe it is time to feel warm and fuzzy about the Cavs again.

Remember when LeBron James played there and you suddenly discovered how much you loved Cleveland - or hated it, depending on your King James point-of-view - but how all interest faded when he split for the sun?

(You know, like all those ardent, strident Bulls' fans who disappeared when MJ retired - and our Luc moved on - then loudly re-emerged when Derrick Rose lobbed?)

Why the Cavs?

Well, if (like Basketball Australia) you didn't get caught up in all the excitement generated by the NBA's Melbourne-born 2011 NBA #1 draft pick Kyrie Irving showing us all his class, skill and great personality this week past, then maybe the following might tickle your fancy.

First, Kyrie has been so good, Cavs fans have stopped talking about LeBron at last. (Like Rose fans are not talking about Jordan so much anymore, either).

Secondly, you know Delly - our own London Olympics starter and St Mary's College record-breaker Matthew Dellavedova) - is on Cleveland's Las Vegas summer pro league team. Don't doubt Delly will be heading into camp, too.

Thirdly, those "Chris Goulding trying out with Cavs" stories which Chris himself has been hosing down since Wednesday morning's individuals' session with Kyrie at Knox - under the watchful eye of Phil Handy from Cleveland's coaching staff - may actually bear fruit.

My (e)mail is Chris will find out late tonight if he formally will be invited over for a try-out and maybe earn a spot on the summer league team.

Nothing is cast in stone - just yet - but it's all good.

IN CASE you haven't heard, the one-and-only Dwight Howard is not staying with the Los Angeles Lakers but instead taking his talents to 'sum be-atch'. 

He tweeted today: "I've decided to become a member of the Houston Rockets. I feel its the best place for me and I am excited about joining the Rockets and I'm looking forward to a great season. I want to thank the fans in Los Angeles and wish them the best." 

So now you know why Andrew Bogut was not getting too fussed about the "Howard to Golden State" stories.

The fans in LA have let Dwight know their feelings in no uncertain terms, though there are still no sightings of any of them burning Howard's Lakers singlet, a la Cavs fans when LeBron left Cleveland for Miami three title runs ago.

Kobe unfollowing Dwight on Twitter? Wow. That has to leave DW12 feeling shattered! 

As long as every team and its neighbor was in the Howard hunt, still not sure why the Sparks didn't make a play for him.

BRAD Newley is heading back to Gran Canaria in Spain next season, Barcelona starter Joe Ingles may be NBA-bound and Nathan Jawai will take his talents to Galatasaray in Istanbul.

Nate was teamed with Jingles last season at Barcelona, averaging 6.9ppg and 4.1rpg. In Euroleague he upped it to 7.1ppg and 4.7rpg but was injured and unable to contribute much into the Final Four stage.

The NBL's 2008 Rookie of the Year at Cairns Taipans and the All Star Game's MVP, Jawai has now logged a fair bit of time in Europe.

The 206cm power forward, whose game reminds some of one-time Philadelphia 76ers centre Darryl Dawkins, also has played at Unics Kazan in Russia and Partizan in Serbia - some pretty decent European programs.

HOWARD update. Now Pau Gasol has unfollowed him.

It gets more bleak by the minute.

THE Australian Under-16 Nationals are underway in Adelaide.

If you want to confirm the future of Australian basketball is in very good and safe hands, saunter along to Wayville and Pasadena stadia this week to catch some of the enthusiastic action.

THIS just in. It's official. The now annual "Where's Dwight going" saga has actually made people forgive LeBron's "The Decision" decision.