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Newly-acquired Los Angeles Laker Dwight Howard holds up his jersey at a news conference at the Toyota Sports Center in El Segundo, California, on Friday, August 10, 2012. (Rose Palmisano/Orange County Register/MCT)

Everything the Warriors can do, the Lakers can do bigger, better, costlier and splashier.

Yep, even when Warriors management works coolly and wisely (as it has of late), the Warriors are mostly building credibility; the Lakers build dynasties.

But let's not go overboard on the Lakers' recent mega-acquisitions of Dwight Howard and Steve Nash, at least in direct relation to the Warriors' fledgling rise.

There are 10 reasons the Lakers' moves aren't the worst things in the world for the Warriors, and here they are:

1. Thanks to their own recent moves, the Warriors have players who theoretically match up with the Lakers super team.

Start with Andrew Bogut, a true center who, if fully healthy, can give Howard almost as many headaches as Howard gives everybody else.

And Stephen Curry and his point-guard backup Jarrett Jack aren't a terrible matchup against Nash.

OK, the Warriors certainly don't have the personnel to counter Kobe Bryant or Pau Gasol, but almost nobody does.

And the Warriors aren't bankrupt at those spots -- they can toss David Lee, Carl Landry, Festus Ezeli and Draymond Green at Gasol, and Klay Thompson, Brandon Rush and Harrison Barnes at Kobe.

I am in no way saying that the Warriors will ever be a super team with this roster. But they start off with a fighting chance against all rosters, even the super rosters.

2. I can't believe I'm saying this, but the Warriors' bench, on paper, is better than the Lakers'.

The Warriors' projected main backups: Rush, Jack, Landry, Ezeli, Green, Richard Jefferson, Charles Jenkins.

The Lakers' main backups: Antawn Jamison, Steve Blake, Jordan Hill, Jodie Meeks, Chris Duhon, Devin Ebanks.

3. With Bryant, Nash and Gasol edging out of their prime years, the Lakers are championship contenders and the Warriors aren't, but for how long?

At max, the Lakers probably will get two more championship-level years of Kobe, Gasol and Nash. If they win two titles, of course, anything's worth it.

But after Nash and Kobe start fading, the Lakers might start to look a lot like Orlando, with Dwight surrounded by a lot of expensive filler ... and that's presuming Howard re-signs next summer.

Yes, things have been known to get a little weird when Dwight isn't in a great situation.

4. Kobe and Dwight might clash and burn the whole thing down.

This is not the likeliest scenario this season, but it's also easily imaginable.

5. Mike Brown might not be the right coach to handle all of this.

Phil Jackson, Chuck Daly, Mike Krzyzewski, Pat Riley, Doc Rivers, Erik Spoelstra ... Those are the guys who have balanced the massive talents and egos and won large.

Many, many others have proved they couldn't.

6. Oklahoma City still is the team to beat in the West.

Facts: The Lakers still don't have a way to defend Russell Westbrook, who killed them in the playoffs; Kevin Durant is better than Kobe now.

If the Warriors are thinking about long-term West contention, the Thunder is the target, and it will be the Thunder for possibly the next decade.

7. I don't think it's likely, but what if Howard walks away as a free agent at the end of the season?

That would mean the Lakers traded Andrew Bynum -- their best young star -- for one year of Howard.

8. The Lakers already were better than the Warriors before they added Howard and Nash, so it's not like this reorders the Warriors' short-term chances.

9. Co-owner Joe Lacob wants to turn the Warriors into the next Lakers, so why not do it with the Lakers at a glamorous high peak?

The Lakers can afford to fly deep into luxury-tax territory mainly because of their massive new local TV deal. If the Warriors manage anything similar in their next round of negotiations, they can thank the Lakers for shaping the marketplace.

10. The Warriors didn't tear up their rebuilt roster to trade for a Howard rental.

It wasn't wrong for Lacob to chase Howard and dangle all kinds of names in front of Orlando for enticement. It was worth a shot.

But as Plan B, the Warriors got Bogut (who is under contract for two more seasons) for Monta Ellis and Ekpe Udoh.

Bogut isn't better than Howard, but that will turn out to be a better, more sensible deal than any Lacob could have made for Howard, who probably would have left the Warriors ASAP as a free agent, anyway.

The Warriors aren't a super team, but they aren't wholly outclassed by the Lakers super team. That's progress for the Warriors, no matter what the Lakers do.

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