Posted by Sabrina B. @gametimegirl

Eyebrows were raised when Matt Barnes was asked about the swirl of trade and free agency reports now in full swing. As a rule of thumb, he doesn’t pay attention to the gossip unless it pertains to his team. Or, as it turns out, unless it involves ex-teammates/current friends linked to his team.
Check what he had to say after the jump…

Which brings us of course to Barnes’ one-time Orlando center Dwight Howard.

Turns out, Barnes buys the chatter about Howard’s desire to don purple and gold, because he’s heard the same from a pretty reliable source: Dwight Howard.

“You know, I’ve been hearing [rumors about] Dwight,” acknowledged Barnes. “I’ve been hearing [rumors about] Baron [Davis in the event of getting amnestied]. I’ve been hearing stuff a lot lately. I’ve talked to both of those guys and they wanna be here, so we’ll see what happens.

Source: Andy Kamenetzky/ESPN