Howard move highlights flood of deals

Players officially join new teams as NBA opens for business

Dwight Howard's move from the Los Angeles Lakers to the Rockets was not officially rubber stamped by Houston on Wednesday, though a flood of completed deals were confirmed with the NBA lifting its moratorium on new business.

On what is generally known as "signing day" some of the league's biggest names changed uniforms as the league set its salary cap for the coming season at $58.67 million.