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id="toc-Other_media" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Other_media"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 6 Other media </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Other_media-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Personal_life" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Personal_life"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 7 Personal life </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Personal_life-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> Toggle Personal life subsection </button> <ul id="toc-Personal_life-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Philanthropy,_faith,_and_public_image" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Philanthropy,_faith,_and_public_image"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 7.1 Philanthropy, faith, and public image </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Philanthropy,_faith,_and_public_image-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Assault_and_battery_allegation" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Assault_and_battery_allegation"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 7.2 Assault and battery allegation </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Assault_and_battery_allegation-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 8 See also </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Notes" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Notes"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 9 Notes </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Notes-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> 10 References 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data-language-local-name="Aragonese" class="interlanguage-link-target">Aragonés</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D1%83%D0%B0%D0%B9%D1%82_%D0%A5%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B4" title="Дуайт Ховард – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Дуайт Ховард" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Беларуская</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwight_Howard" title="Dwight Howard – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Dwight Howard" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target">Català</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwight_Howard" title="Dwight Howard – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Dwight Howard" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target">Čeština</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwight_Howard" title="Dwight Howard – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Dwight Howard" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target">Dansk</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwight_Howard" title="Dwight Howard – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Dwight Howard" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target">Deutsch</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwight_Howard" title="Dwight Howard – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Dwight Howard" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Eesti</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%9D%CF%84%CE%BF%CF%85%CE%AC%CE%B9%CF%84_%CE%A7%CE%AC%CE%BF%CF%85%CE%B1%CF%81%CE%BD%CF%84" title="Ντουάιτ Χάουαρντ – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Ντουάιτ Χάουαρντ" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target">Ελληνικά</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwight_Howard" title="Dwight Howard – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Dwight Howard" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target">Español</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwight_Howard" title="Dwight Howard – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Dwight Howard" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target">Euskara</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%AA_%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AF" title="دوایت هاورد – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="دوایت هاورد" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target">فارسی</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwight_Howard" title="Dwight Howard – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Dwight Howard" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target">Français</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwight_Howard" title="Dwight Howard – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Dwight Howard" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target">Galego</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%93%9C%EC%99%80%EC%9D%B4%ED%8A%B8_%ED%95%98%EC%9B%8C%EB%93%9C" title="드와이트 하워드 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="드와이트 하워드" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target">한국어</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D4%B4%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%A1%D5%B5%D5%A9_%D5%80%D5%B8%D5%BE%D5%A1%D6%80%D5%A4" title="Դուայթ Հովարդ – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Դուայթ Հովարդ" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Հայերեն</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwight_Howard" title="Dwight Howard – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Dwight Howard" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Hrvatski</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwight_Howard" title="Dwight Howard – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Dwight Howard" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Bahasa Indonesia</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwight_Howard" title="Dwight Howard – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Dwight Howard" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target">Íslenska</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwight_Howard" title="Dwight Howard – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Dwight Howard" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Italiano</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%93%D7%95%D7%95%D7%99%D7%99%D7%98_%D7%94%D7%95%D7%95%D7%90%D7%A8%D7%93" title="דווייט הווארד – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="דווייט הווארד" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target">עברית</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%93%E1%83%A3%E1%83%90%E1%83%98%E1%83%A2_%E1%83%B0%E1%83%9D%E1%83%95%E1%83%90%E1%83%A0%E1%83%93%E1%83%98" title="დუაიტ ჰოვარდი – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="დუაიტ ჰოვარდი" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target">ქართული</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dvaits_Hauards" title="Dvaits Hauards – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Dvaits Hauards" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Latviešu</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwight_Howard" title="Dwight Howard – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Dwight Howard" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Lietuvių</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%98%D1%82_%D0%A5%D0%B0%D1%83%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B4" title="Двајт Хауард – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Двајт Хауард" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Македонски</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mg mw-list-item"><a href="https://mg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwight_Howard" title="Dwight Howard – Malagasy" lang="mg" hreflang="mg" data-title="Dwight Howard" data-language-autonym="Malagasy" data-language-local-name="Malagasy" class="interlanguage-link-target">Malagasy</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%AA_%D9%87%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AF" title="دوايت هوارد – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="دوايت هوارد" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target">مصرى</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mn mw-list-item"><a href="https://mn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D1%83%D0%B0%D0%B9%D1%82_%D0%A5%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B4" title="Дуайт Ховард – Mongolian" lang="mn" hreflang="mn" data-title="Дуайт Ховард" data-language-autonym="Монгол" data-language-local-name="Mongolian" class="interlanguage-link-target">Монгол</a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a 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class="infobox-image"><a href="/wiki/File:Dwight_Howard_pre-game_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Dwight_Howard_pre-game_%28cropped%29.jpg/260px-Dwight_Howard_pre-game_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="260" height="291" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Dwight_Howard_pre-game_%28cropped%29.jpg/390px-Dwight_Howard_pre-game_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Dwight_Howard_pre-game_%28cropped%29.jpg/520px-Dwight_Howard_pre-game_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2470" data-file-height="2761" /></a><div class="infobox-caption">Howard with the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a> in 2022</div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #DCDCDC !important; color: #000000 !important; border: 2.5px solid #DCDCDC !important;">Free agent</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">Position</th><td class="infobox-data role"><a href="/wiki/Center_(basketball)" title="Center (basketball)">Center</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #DCDCDC !important; color: #000000 !important; border: 2.5px solid #DCDCDC !important;">Personal information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"> (1985-12-08) December 8, 1985 (age 39) <a href="/wiki/Atlanta,_Georgia" class="mw-redirect" title="Atlanta, Georgia">Atlanta, Georgia</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">Listed height</th><td class="infobox-data">6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">Listed weight</th><td class="infobox-data">265 lb (120 kg)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #DCDCDC !important; color: #000000 !important; border: 2.5px solid #DCDCDC !important;">Career information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">High school</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist"><a href="/wiki/Southwest_Atlanta_Christian_Academy" title="Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy">Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy</a> (Atlanta, Georgia)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/NBA_draft" title="NBA draft">NBA draft</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/2004_NBA_draft" title="2004 NBA draft">2004</a>: 1st round, <a href="/wiki/List_of_first_overall_NBA_draft_picks" title="List of first overall NBA draft picks">1st overall pick</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Selected by the <a href="/wiki/Orlando_Magic" title="Orlando Magic">Orlando Magic</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align: left;">Playing career</th><td class="infobox-data">2004–present</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #DCDCDC !important; color: #000000 !important; border: 2.5px solid #DCDCDC !important;">Career history<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305_NBA_season" title="2004–05 NBA season">2004</a>–<a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_NBA_season" title="2011–12 NBA season">2012</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Orlando_Magic" title="Orlando Magic">Orlando Magic</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/2012%E2%80%9313_NBA_season" title="2012–13 NBA season">2012–2013</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/2013%E2%80%9314_NBA_season" title="2013–14 NBA season">2013</a>–<a href="/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_NBA_season" title="2015–16 NBA season">2016</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Houston_Rockets" title="Houston Rockets">Houston Rockets</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/2016%E2%80%9317_NBA_season" title="2016–17 NBA season">2016–2017</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Hawks" title="Atlanta Hawks">Atlanta Hawks</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/2017%E2%80%9318_NBA_season" title="2017–18 NBA season">2017–2018</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Hornets" title="Charlotte Hornets">Charlotte Hornets</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/2018%E2%80%9319_NBA_season" title="2018–19 NBA season">2018–2019</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Washington_Wizards" title="Washington Wizards">Washington Wizards</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_NBA_season" title="2019–20 NBA season">2019–2020</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em;text-align: left;">Los Angeles Lakers</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_NBA_season" title="2020–21 NBA season">2020–2021</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_76ers" title="Philadelphia 76ers">Philadelphia 76ers</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_NBA_season" title="2021–22 NBA season">2021–2022</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em;text-align: left;">Los Angeles Lakers</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight: normal;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/2022%E2%80%9323_T1_League_season" title="2022–23 T1 League season">2022–2023</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height: 1.2em;text-align: left;"><a href="/wiki/Taoyuan_Leopards" class="mw-redirect" title="Taoyuan Leopards">Taoyuan Leopards</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #DCDCDC !important; color: #000000 !important; border: 2.5px solid #DCDCDC !important;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546">Career highlights and awards</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="text-align: left;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_NBA_champions" title="List of NBA champions">NBA champion</a> (<a href="/wiki/2020_NBA_Finals" title="2020 NBA Finals">2020</a>)</li> <li>8× <a href="/wiki/NBA_All-Star" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA All-Star">NBA All-Star</a> (<a href="/wiki/2007_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2007 NBA All-Star Game">2007</a>–<a href="/wiki/2014_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2014 NBA All-Star Game">2014</a>)</li> <li>5× <a href="/wiki/All-NBA_First_Team" class="mw-redirect" title="All-NBA First Team">All-NBA First Team</a> (<a href="/wiki/2007%E2%80%9308_NBA_season" title="2007–08 NBA season">2008</a>–<a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_NBA_season" title="2011–12 NBA season">2012</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/All-NBA_Second_Team" class="mw-redirect" title="All-NBA Second Team">All-NBA Second Team</a> (<a href="/wiki/2013%E2%80%9314_NBA_season" title="2013–14 NBA season">2014</a>)</li> <li>2× <a href="/wiki/All-NBA_Third_Team" class="mw-redirect" title="All-NBA Third Team">All-NBA Third Team</a> (<a href="/wiki/2006%E2%80%9307_NBA_season" title="2006–07 NBA season">2007</a>, <a href="/wiki/2012%E2%80%9313_NBA_season" title="2012–13 NBA season">2013</a>)</li> <li>3× <a href="/wiki/NBA_Defensive_Player_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award">NBA Defensive Player of the Year</a> (<a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_NBA_season" title="2008–09 NBA season">2009</a>–<a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_NBA_season" title="2010–11 NBA season">2011</a>)</li> <li>4× <a href="/wiki/NBA_All-Defensive_First_Team" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA All-Defensive First Team">NBA All-Defensive First Team</a> (<a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_NBA_season" title="2008–09 NBA season">2009</a>–<a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_NBA_season" title="2011–12 NBA season">2012</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/NBA_All-Defensive_Second_Team" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA All-Defensive Second Team">NBA All-Defensive Second Team</a> (<a href="/wiki/2007%E2%80%9308_NBA_season" title="2007–08 NBA season">2008</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/NBA_All-Rookie_First_Team" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA All-Rookie First Team">NBA All-Rookie First Team</a> (2005)</li> <li>5× <a href="/wiki/List_of_National_Basketball_Association_annual_rebounding_leaders" class="mw-redirect" title="List of National Basketball Association annual rebounding leaders">NBA rebounding leader</a> (<a href="/wiki/2007%E2%80%9308_NBA_season" title="2007–08 NBA season">2008</a>–<a href="/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_NBA_season" title="2009–10 NBA season">2010</a>, <a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_NBA_season" title="2011–12 NBA season">2012</a>, <a href="/wiki/2012%E2%80%9313_NBA_season" title="2012–13 NBA season">2013</a>)</li> <li>2× <a href="/wiki/List_of_National_Basketball_Association_annual_blocks_leaders" class="mw-redirect" title="List of National Basketball Association annual blocks leaders">NBA blocks leader</a> (<a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_NBA_season" title="2008–09 NBA season">2009</a>, <a href="/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_NBA_season" title="2009–10 NBA season">2010</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/NBA_Slam_Dunk_Contest" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Slam Dunk Contest">NBA Slam Dunk Contest</a> champion (<a href="/wiki/2008_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2008 NBA All-Star Game">2008</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/T1_League" title="T1 League">T1 League</a> Most Valuable Import (<a href="/wiki/2022%E2%80%9323_T1_League_season" title="2022–23 T1 League season">2023</a>)</li> <li>All-<a href="/wiki/T1_League" title="T1 League">T1 League</a> First Team (<a href="/wiki/2022%E2%80%9323_T1_League_season" title="2022–23 T1 League season">2023</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/T1_League" title="T1 League">T1 League</a> All-Defensive First Team (<a href="/wiki/2022%E2%80%9323_T1_League_season" title="2022–23 T1 League season">2023</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/T1_League" title="T1 League">T1 League</a> rebounds leader (<a href="/wiki/2022%E2%80%9323_T1_League_season" title="2022–23 T1 League season">2023</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/T1_League" title="T1 League">T1 League</a> All-Star (<a href="/wiki/2023_T1_League_All-Star_Game" title="2023 T1 League All-Star Game">2023</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/T1_League" title="T1 League">T1 League</a> All-Star Game Most Famous Player (<a href="/wiki/2023_T1_League_All-Star_Game" title="2023 T1 League All-Star Game">2023</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/T1_League" title="T1 League">T1 League</a> All-Star Game MVP (<a href="/wiki/2023_T1_League_All-Star_Game" title="2023 T1 League All-Star Game">2023</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naismith_Prep_Player_of_the_Year" class="mw-redirect" title="Naismith Prep Player of the Year">Naismith Prep Player of the Year</a> (2004)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/McDonald%27s_All-American_Game" title="McDonald's All-American Game">McDonald's All-American Game Co-MVP</a> (<a href="/wiki/2004_McDonald%27s_All-American_Boys_Game" title="2004 McDonald's All-American Boys Game">2004</a>)</li> <li>First-team <a href="/wiki/Parade_All-America_Boys_Basketball_Team" title="Parade All-America Boys Basketball Team">Parade All-American</a> (2004)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mr._Georgia_Basketball" title="Mr. Georgia Basketball">Mr. Georgia Basketball</a> (2004)</li></ul> </td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/player/2730">Stats</a> at NBA.com <a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25278#P3647" title="Edit this at Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this at Wikidata" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" 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background-color:#f9f9f9; color:#000000; font-weight:normal"> <tbody><tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding:0"> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;background-color:#eeeeee;color:inherit;">Men's <a href="/wiki/Basketball_at_the_Summer_Olympics" title="Basketball at the Summer Olympics">basketball</a> </th></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;background-color:#eeeeee;color:inherit;" class="adr">Representing the <img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 2x" data-file-width="69" data-file-height="39" /> <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> </th></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;background-color:#cccccc;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Olympic_Games" title="Olympic Games">Olympic Games</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;color:inherit;"><img alt="Gold medal – first place" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg/16px-Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg/24px-Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg/32px-Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></td> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;"><a href="/wiki/2008_Summer_Olympics" title="2008 Summer Olympics">2008 Beijing</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;"><a href="/wiki/2008_United_States_men%27s_Olympic_basketball_team" title="2008 United States men's Olympic basketball team">Team competition</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;background-color:#cccccc;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/FIBA_World_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="FIBA World Championship">FIBA World Championship</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;color:inherit;"><img alt="Bronze medal – third place" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Bronze_medal_icon_%28B_initial%29.svg/16px-Bronze_medal_icon_%28B_initial%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Bronze_medal_icon_%28B_initial%29.svg/24px-Bronze_medal_icon_%28B_initial%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Bronze_medal_icon_%28B_initial%29.svg/32px-Bronze_medal_icon_%28B_initial%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></td> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;"> <a href="/wiki/2006_FIBA_World_Championship" title="2006 FIBA World Championship">2006 Japan</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;"><a href="/wiki/2006_FIBA_World_Championship" title="2006 FIBA World Championship">Team competition</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;background-color:#cccccc;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/FIBA_Americas_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="FIBA Americas Championship">FIBA Americas Championship</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;color:inherit;"><img alt="Gold medal – first place" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg/16px-Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg/24px-Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg/32px-Gold_medal_icon_%28G_initial%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></td> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;"> <a href="/wiki/2007_FIBA_Americas_Championship" title="2007 FIBA Americas Championship">2007 Las Vegas</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;"><a href="/wiki/2007_FIBA_Americas_Championship" title="2007 FIBA Americas Championship">Team competition</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> Dwight David Howard II (born December 8, 1985) is an American professional <a href="/wiki/Basketball" title="Basketball">basketball</a> player who last played for the <a href="/wiki/Taoyuan_Leopards" class="mw-redirect" title="Taoyuan Leopards">Taoyuan Leopards</a> of <a href="/wiki/T1_League" title="T1 League">T1 League</a>. He began his career in the <a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_Association" title="National Basketball Association">National Basketball Association</a> (NBA), where he was an <a href="/wiki/List_of_NBA_champions" title="List of NBA champions">NBA champion</a>, eight-time <a href="/wiki/List_of_NBA_All-Stars" title="List of NBA All-Stars">All-Star</a>, eight-time <a href="/wiki/All-NBA_Team" title="All-NBA Team">All-NBA Team</a> honoree, five-time <a href="/wiki/NBA_All-Defensive_Team" title="NBA All-Defensive Team">All-Defensive Team</a> member, and three-time <a href="/wiki/NBA_Defensive_Player_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award">Defensive Player of the Year</a>. Howard is regarded as one of the greatest defensive players of all time. Howard, who plays <a href="/wiki/Center_(basketball)" title="Center (basketball)">center</a>, spent his high school career at <a href="/wiki/Southwest_Atlanta_Christian_Academy" title="Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy">Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy</a>. He chose to forgo college, entered the <a href="/wiki/2004_NBA_draft" title="2004 NBA draft">2004 NBA draft</a>, and was selected <a href="/wiki/List_of_first_overall_NBA_draft_picks" title="List of first overall NBA draft picks">first overall</a> by the <a href="/wiki/Orlando_Magic" title="Orlando Magic">Orlando Magic</a>. Howard set numerous franchise and league records with the Magic. He led the team to the <a href="/wiki/2009_NBA_Finals" title="2009 NBA Finals">2009 NBA Finals</a>. In 2012, after eight seasons with Orlando, Howard was traded to the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a>, with whom he spent three separate one year-stints over the course of his career, winning the <a href="/wiki/NBA_Finals" title="NBA Finals">NBA Finals</a> in <a href="/wiki/2020_NBA_Finals" title="2020 NBA Finals">2020</a>. He has also played for the <a href="/wiki/Houston_Rockets" title="Houston Rockets">Houston Rockets</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Hawks" title="Atlanta Hawks">Atlanta Hawks</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Hornets" title="Charlotte Hornets">Charlotte Hornets</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Washington_Wizards" title="Washington Wizards">Washington Wizards</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_76ers" title="Philadelphia 76ers">Philadelphia 76ers</a>. After playing with the Lakers in 2021–22, Howard moved overseas and signed with the Taiwanese-based Leopards. In his first season with the team, he was named a <a href="/wiki/2023_T1_League_All-Star_Game" title="2023 T1 League All-Star Game">T1 All-Star</a>. <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2></div> Howard was born in Atlanta, to Dwight Sr. and Sheryl Howard, a family with strong athletic connections. His father is a <a href="/wiki/Georgia_State_Patrol" title="Georgia State Patrol">Georgia State Trooper</a> and is the athletic director at <a href="/wiki/Southwest_Atlanta_Christian_Academy" title="Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy">Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy</a>, a private academy with one of the country's best high school basketball programs; his mother played on the inaugural women's basketball team at <a href="/wiki/Morris_Brown_College" title="Morris Brown College">Morris Brown College</a>.<a href="#cite_note-usa-1">[1]</a> Howard's mother had seven <a href="/wiki/Miscarriage" title="Miscarriage">miscarriages</a> before he was born.<a href="#cite_note-2">[2]</a> A devout Christian since his youth, Howard became serious about basketball around the age of nine.<a href="#cite_note-beij-3">[3]</a><a href="#cite_note-jock-4">[4]</a> Despite his large frame, Howard was quick and versatile enough to play the <a href="/wiki/Guard_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Guard (basketball)">guard position</a>.<a href="#cite_note-jock-4">[4]</a> He attended Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy and played mostly as <a href="/wiki/Power_forward_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Power forward (basketball)">power forward</a>, averaging 16.6 points, 13.4 rebounds and 6.3 blocks per game in 129 appearances.<a href="#cite_note-usa-1">[1]</a><a href="#cite_note-jock-4">[4]</a> As a senior, Howard led his team to a 31–2 record and the 2004 state title,<a href="#cite_note-jock-4">[4]</a><a href="#cite_note-5">[5]</a> while averaging 25 points, 18 rebounds, 8.1 blocks and 3.5 assists per game.<a href="#cite_note-jock-4">[4]</a> The same year, he was widely recognized as the best American high school basketball player, and received the <a href="/wiki/Naismith_Prep_Player_of_the_Year_Award" title="Naismith Prep Player of the Year Award">Naismith Prep Player of the Year Award</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Morgan_Wootten" title="Morgan Wootten">Morgan Wootten</a> High School Player of the Year Award, <a href="/wiki/Gatorade_Player_of_the_Year_awards" title="Gatorade Player of the Year awards">Gatorade National Player of the Year</a> and the McDonald's National High School Player of the Year honor.<a href="#cite_note-bio-6">[6]</a> He was also co-<a href="/wiki/Most_Valuable_Player" class="mw-redirect" title="Most Valuable Player">MVP</a> (with <a href="/wiki/J._R._Smith" title="J. R. Smith">J. R. Smith</a>) of the <a href="/wiki/McDonald%27s_All-American_Game" title="McDonald's All-American Game">McDonald's All-American Game</a> that year.<a href="#cite_note-bio-6">[6]</a> On January 31, 2012, Howard was honored as one of the 35 greatest McDonald's All-Americans.<a href="#cite_note-7">[7]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Professional_career">Professional career</h2></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Orlando_Magic_(2004–2012)">Orlando Magic (2004–2012)</h3></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Early_years_(2004–2008)">Early years (2004–2008)</h4></div> Following his high school successes, Howard chose to forego college and declared for the <a href="/wiki/2004_NBA_draft" title="2004 NBA draft">2004 NBA draft</a>—a decision partly inspired by his idol <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Garnett" title="Kevin Garnett">Kevin Garnett</a> who had done the same in 1995—where the <a href="/wiki/Orlando_Magic" title="Orlando Magic">Orlando Magic</a> selected him first overall over <a href="/wiki/UConn" class="mw-redirect" title="UConn">UConn</a> junior <a href="/wiki/Emeka_Okafor" title="Emeka Okafor">Emeka Okafor</a>.<a href="#cite_note-usa-1">[1]</a><a href="#cite_note-jock-4">[4]</a> He took the number 12 for his jersey, in part because it was the reverse of Garnett's 21 when he played for <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Timberwolves" title="Minnesota Timberwolves">Minnesota</a>.<a href="#cite_note-dpoy-8">[8]</a> Howard joined a depleted Magic squad that had finished with only 21 victories the previous season; further, the club had just lost perennial <a href="/wiki/NBA_All-Star" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA All-Star">NBA All-Star</a> <a href="/wiki/Tracy_McGrady" title="Tracy McGrady">Tracy McGrady</a>.<a href="#cite_note-jock-4">[4]</a> Howard, however, made an immediate impact. He finished his <a href="/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305_NBA_season" title="2004–05 NBA season">rookie season</a> with an average of 12 points and 10 rebounds,<a href="#cite_note-stats-9">[9]</a> setting several NBA records in the process. He became the youngest player in NBA history to average a <a href="/wiki/Double-double" title="Double-double">double double</a> in the regular season.<a href="#cite_note-bio-6">[6]</a> He also became the youngest player in NBA history to average at least 10 rebounds in a season and youngest NBA player ever to record at least 20 rebounds in a game.<a href="#cite_note-bio-6">[6]</a> Howard's importance to the Magic was highlighted when he became the first player in NBA history directly out of high school to start all 82 games during his rookie season.<a href="#cite_note-bio-6">[6]</a> For his efforts, he was selected to play in the 2005 NBA Rookie Challenge, and was unanimously selected to the <a href="/wiki/NBA_All-Rookie_Team" title="NBA All-Rookie Team">All-Rookie Team</a>.<a href="#cite_note-bio-6">[6]</a> He also finished third in the <a href="/wiki/NBA_Rookie_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Rookie of the Year Award">Rookie of the Year</a> voting.<a href="#cite_note-10">[10]</a> Howard reported to camp for his <a href="/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_NBA_season" title="2005–06 NBA season">second NBA season</a> having added 20 pounds of muscle during the off-season.<a href="#cite_note-jock-4">[4]</a> Orlando coach <a href="/wiki/Brian_Hill_(basketball_coach)" class="mw-redirect" title="Brian Hill (basketball coach)">Brian Hill</a>—responsible for grooming former Magic superstar <a href="/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal" title="Shaquille O'Neal">Shaquille O'Neal</a>—decided that Howard should be converted into a full-fledged center.<a href="#cite_note-jock-4">[4]</a> Hill identified two areas where Howard needed to improve: his post-up game and his defense. He exerted extra pressure on Howard, saying that the Magic would need him to emerge as a force in the middle before the team had a chance at the <a href="/wiki/NBA_Playoffs" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Playoffs">playoffs</a>.<a href="#cite_note-jock-4">[4]</a> On November 15, 2005, in a home game against the <a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Bobcats" class="mw-redirect" title="Charlotte Bobcats">Charlotte Bobcats</a>, Howard recorded 21 points and 20 rebounds, becoming the youngest player ever to score 20 or more points and gather 20 or more rebounds in the same game.<a href="#cite_note-twenty-11">[11]</a> He was selected to play on the Sophomore Team in the 2006 <a href="/wiki/Rookie_Challenge" class="mw-redirect" title="Rookie Challenge">Rookie Challenge</a> during the <a href="/wiki/NBA_All-Star_Weekend" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA All-Star Weekend">All-Star break</a>.<a href="#cite_note-usa-1">[1]</a> Overall, he averaged 15.8 points and 12.5 rebounds per game,<a href="#cite_note-stats-9">[9]</a> ranking second in the NBA in rebounds per game, offensive rebounds, and double-doubles and sixth in <a href="/wiki/Field_goal_percentage" title="Field goal percentage">field goal percentage</a>.<a href="#cite_note-usa-1">[1]</a> Despite Howard's improvement, the Magic finished the season with a 36–46 record and failed to qualify for the playoffs for the second consecutive season since Howard's arrival.<a href="#cite_note-12">[12]</a> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Jameer_Nelson_and_Dwight_Howard.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Jameer_Nelson_and_Dwight_Howard.jpg/170px-Jameer_Nelson_and_Dwight_Howard.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="269" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Jameer_Nelson_and_Dwight_Howard.jpg/255px-Jameer_Nelson_and_Dwight_Howard.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Jameer_Nelson_and_Dwight_Howard.jpg/340px-Jameer_Nelson_and_Dwight_Howard.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1079" data-file-height="1707" /></a><figcaption>Howard and <a href="/wiki/Jameer_Nelson" title="Jameer Nelson">Jameer Nelson</a> in 2008</figcaption></figure> In the <a href="/wiki/2006%E2%80%9307_NBA_season" title="2006–07 NBA season">2006–07 season</a> (and for the third consecutive season), Howard played in all 82 regular-season games.<a href="#cite_note-stats-9">[9]</a> On February 1, 2007, he received his first NBA All-Star selection as a reserve on the <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Conference_(NBA)" title="Eastern Conference (NBA)">Eastern Conference</a> squad for the <a href="/wiki/2007_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2007 NBA All-Star Game">2007 NBA All-Star Game</a>.<a href="#cite_note-usa-1">[1]</a> On February 9, he made a game-winning alley-oop off an inbound pass at the buzzer against the <a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_Spurs" title="San Antonio Spurs">San Antonio Spurs</a>.<a href="#cite_note-13">[13]</a> Howard set a new career high with 35 points against the Philadelphia 76ers on April 14.<a href="#cite_note-14">[14]</a> Under his leadership, the Magic qualified for the <a href="/wiki/2007_NBA_Playoffs" class="mw-redirect" title="2007 NBA Playoffs">2007 NBA Playoffs</a> as the eighth seed in the Eastern Conference.<a href="#cite_note-15">[15]</a> There, the Magic were swept by the <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Pistons" title="Detroit Pistons">Detroit Pistons</a> in the first round.<a href="#cite_note-16">[16]</a> For the season, Howard averaged 17.6 points and 12.3 rebounds per game, finishing first in the NBA in total rebounds, second in field goal percentage, and ninth in blocks. He was named to the <a href="/wiki/All-NBA" class="mw-redirect" title="All-NBA">All-NBA</a> Third Team at the end of the 2006–07 campaign.<a href="#cite_note-allnba2007-17">[17]</a> Howard continued posting impressive numbers in the <a href="/wiki/2007%E2%80%9308_NBA_season" title="2007–08 NBA season">2007–08 season</a> and helped the Magic have their best season to date. Howard was named as a starter for the Eastern Conference All-Star team.<a href="#cite_note-18">[18]</a><a href="#cite_note-allnba2008-19">[19]</a> On February 16, 2008, he won the <a href="/wiki/NBA_Slam_Dunk_Contest" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Slam Dunk Contest">NBA Slam Dunk Contest</a> by receiving 78% of the fan's votes via text messaging or online voting; in that contest, he performed a series of innovative dunks said to have rejuvenated the contest, including donning a Superman cape for one of the dunks.<a href="#cite_note-20">[20]</a> Howard led the Magic to their first division title in 12 years and to the third seed for the <a href="/wiki/2008_NBA_Playoffs" class="mw-redirect" title="2008 NBA Playoffs">2008 NBA Playoffs</a>.<a href="#cite_note-allnba2008-19">[19]</a> In their first round match-up against the Toronto Raptors, Howard's dominance (three 20-point/20-rebound games) helped Orlando to prevail in five games.<a href="#cite_note-21">[21]</a> Howard's series total of 91 rebounds was also greater than the total rebounds collected by the entire Toronto <a href="/wiki/Frontcourt" class="mw-redirect" title="Frontcourt">frontcourt</a>.<a href="#cite_note-kill-22">[22]</a> In the second round against the Pistons, the Magic lost in five games.<a href="#cite_note-23">[23]</a> For the season, Howard was named to the All-NBA First Team for the first time,<a href="#cite_note-allnba2008-19">[19]</a> and was also named to the <a href="/wiki/NBA_All-Defensive" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA All-Defensive">NBA All-Defensive Second Team</a>.<a href="#cite_note-alldef2008-24">[24]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Dominance_and_NBA_Finals_appearance_(2008–2011)">Dominance and NBA Finals appearance (2008–2011)</h4></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Dwight_Howard2.Jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Dwight_Howard2.Jpg/220px-Dwight_Howard2.Jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="259" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Dwight_Howard2.Jpg/330px-Dwight_Howard2.Jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Dwight_Howard2.Jpg/440px-Dwight_Howard2.Jpg 2x" data-file-width="2590" data-file-height="3049" /></a><figcaption>Howard in 2008, boxing out <a href="/wiki/JaVale_McGee" title="JaVale McGee">JaVale McGee</a> of the Washington Wizards</figcaption></figure> The <a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_NBA_season" title="2008–09 NBA season">2008–09 season</a> began well for Howard. Ten games into the season, the center was leading the league in blocks per game (4.2).<a href="#cite_note-25">[25]</a> In December, Howard injured his left knee, which caused him to miss a game due to injury for the first time in his NBA career; previously, he had played in 351 consecutive games.<a href="#cite_note-26">[26]</a> He garnered a record 3.1 million votes to earn the starting berth on the Eastern Conference team for the <a href="/wiki/2009_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2009 NBA All-Star Game">2009 NBA All-Star Game</a>.<a href="#cite_note-27">[27]</a> Howard led Orlando to its second straight Southeast Division title<a href="#cite_note-28">[28]</a> and to the third seed for the <a href="/wiki/2009_NBA_Playoffs" class="mw-redirect" title="2009 NBA Playoffs">2009 NBA Playoffs</a>; the team finished the season with a 59–23 record.<a href="#cite_note-29">[29]</a> In the first round of the playoffs against the 76ers, Howard recorded 24 points and 24 rebounds in Game 5 to give Orlando a 3–2 lead before the Magic closed out the series in six games. In the second round against the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a>, after the Magic blew a lead in Game 5 to fall behind 3–2 in the series, Howard publicly stated that he should have been given the ball more and questioned coach <a href="/wiki/Stan_Van_Gundy" title="Stan Van Gundy">Stan Van Gundy</a>'s tactics. The Magic went on to defeat Boston to win the series and move on to the Eastern Conference Finals. There they, defeated the <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Cavaliers" title="Cleveland Cavaliers">Cleveland Cavaliers</a> 4–2. Howard had a playoff career-high 40 points to go with his 14 rebounds in the deciding Game 6, leading Orlando to the NBA Finals for the first time in 14 years.<a href="#cite_note-30">[30]</a> In the <a href="/wiki/2009_NBA_Finals" title="2009 NBA Finals">NBA Finals</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a> took the first two home games, before a home win by the Magic brought the deficit to 2–1. In Game 4, despite Howard putting up 21 rebounds and a Finals record of 9 blocks in a game, the Magic lost in overtime.<a href="#cite_note-nineblocks-31">[31]</a> The Lakers went on to clinch the series with a win in Game 5.<a href="#cite_note-32">[32]</a> For the season, Howard became the youngest player ever to win the <a href="/wiki/NBA_Defensive_Player_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award">NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award</a>.<a href="#cite_note-dpoy-8">[8]</a> He was also named to the NBA All-Defensive First Team,<a href="#cite_note-alldef2009-33">[33]</a> and to the All-NBA First Team.<a href="#cite_note-allnba2009-34">[34]</a> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Kobe_Bryant_left_floater.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Kobe_Bryant_left_floater.jpg/170px-Kobe_Bryant_left_floater.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="302" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Kobe_Bryant_left_floater.jpg/255px-Kobe_Bryant_left_floater.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Kobe_Bryant_left_floater.jpg/340px-Kobe_Bryant_left_floater.jpg 2x" data-file-width="720" data-file-height="1280" /></a><figcaption>Howard in 2010, contesting a shot by future teammate <a href="/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant">Kobe Bryant</a> of the Los Angeles Lakers</figcaption></figure> In the <a href="/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_NBA_season" title="2009–10 NBA season">2009–10 season</a>, the Magic got off to a strong start, winning 17 of their first 21 games and setting a franchise record. On January 21, 2010, Howard was named as the starting center for the East in the <a href="/wiki/2010_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2010 NBA All-Star Game">2010 NBA All-Star Game</a>.<a href="#cite_note-35">[35]</a> The Magic completed the regular season with 59 wins and their third consecutive division title. The Magic's <a href="/wiki/2010_NBA_Playoffs" class="mw-redirect" title="2010 NBA Playoffs">playoff</a> run resulted another Eastern Conference Finals appearance, where they lost in six games to the Celtics. Howard won the Defensive Player of the Year Award for the second straight year.<a href="#cite_note-dpoy2-36">[36]</a> He became the first player in NBA history to lead the league in blocks and rebounds in the same season twice—and for two years in a row.<a href="#cite_note-dpoy2-36">[36]</a> In the <a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_NBA_season" title="2010–11 NBA season">2010–11 season</a>, Howard posted career highs in points and field goal percentage. He became the first player in league history to win Defensive Player of the Year honors for three consecutive seasons. Howard led the league in double-doubles and also averaged 14.1 rebounds, 2.3 blocks and a career-high 1.3 steals this season.<a href="#cite_note-dpoy3-37">[37]</a> He led the Magic to 52 wins, as they finished as the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference. They went on to lose to the <a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Hawks" title="Atlanta Hawks">Atlanta Hawks</a> in the first round of <a href="/wiki/2011_NBA_Playoffs" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 NBA Playoffs">2011 NBA Playoffs</a>.<a href="#cite_note-38">[38]</a> He had a playoff career-high 46 points and 19 rebounds in Orlando's 103–93 loss to Atlanta in Game 1.<a href="#cite_note-dpoy3-37">[37]</a> Howard led the NBA in <a href="/wiki/Technical_fouls" class="mw-redirect" title="Technical fouls">technical fouls</a> with 18 in the regular season, and received one-game suspensions after his 16th and 18th technicals.<a href="#cite_note-39">[39]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Final_season_in_Orlando_(2011–2012)">Final season in Orlando (2011–2012)</h4></div> Due to a <a href="/wiki/2011_NBA_lockout" title="2011 NBA lockout">lockout</a>, the <a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_NBA_season" title="2011–12 NBA season">2011–12 regular season</a> was shortened to 66 games. Not long after the lockout ended, Howard, who was eligible to become a free agent at the end of the season, demanded a trade to the <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Nets" class="mw-redirect" title="New Jersey Nets">New Jersey Nets</a>, <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a> or <a href="/wiki/Dallas_Mavericks" title="Dallas Mavericks">Dallas Mavericks</a>.<a href="#cite_note-40">[40]</a> Howard stated that although his preference was to remain in Orlando, he did not feel the Magic organization was doing enough to build a championship contender.<a href="#cite_note-41">[41]</a> He would later meet with Magic officials and agree to back off his trade demands, but stated that he also felt the team needed to make changes to the roster if they wanted to contend for a championship.<a href="#cite_note-42">[42]</a> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Dwight_Howard_2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Dwight_Howard_2.jpg/170px-Dwight_Howard_2.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="252" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Dwight_Howard_2.jpg/255px-Dwight_Howard_2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Dwight_Howard_2.jpg/340px-Dwight_Howard_2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1873" data-file-height="2772" /></a><figcaption>Dwight Howard with the Magic in 2011</figcaption></figure> On January 12, 2012, Howard attempted an NBA regular season record 39 free throws against the <a href="/wiki/Golden_State_Warriors" title="Golden State Warriors">Golden State Warriors</a>. Howard entered the game making 42 percent of his free throws for the season and just below 60 percent for his career. The Warriors <a href="/wiki/Hack-a-Shaq" title="Hack-a-Shaq">hacked Howard intentionally</a> throughout the game, and he broke <a href="/wiki/Wilt_Chamberlain" title="Wilt Chamberlain">Wilt Chamberlain</a>'s regular-season record of 34 set in 1962. Howard made 21 of the 39 attempts, finishing with 45 points and 23 rebounds in the Magic's 117–109 victory.<a href="#cite_note-43">[43]</a> On January 24, 2012, Howard became the Magic's all-time scoring leader.<a href="#cite_note-44">[44]</a> On March 15, 2012, on the day of the trading deadline for the <a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_NBA_season" title="2011–12 NBA season">2011–12 NBA season</a>, Howard waived his right to opt out of his contract at the end of the season and committed to stay with the Magic through the <a href="/wiki/2012%E2%80%9313_NBA_season" title="2012–13 NBA season">2012–13 season</a>. He had previously asked to be traded to the New Jersey Nets. Had he not signed the amendment, the Magic were prepared to trade him to avoid losing him as a free agent.<a href="#cite_note-45">[45]</a> On April 5, Van Gundy said that he had been informed by management that Howard wanted him fired. During the interview, the center walked up and hugged his coach, unaware that Van Gundy had confirmed a report that Howard denied.<a href="#cite_note-46">[46]</a><a href="#cite_note-47">[47]</a> Van Gundy was let go after the season.<a href="#cite_note-48">[48]</a> On April 19, 2012, Howard's agent said that Howard would undergo surgery to repair a <a href="/wiki/Spinal_disc_herniation" class="mw-redirect" title="Spinal disc herniation">herniated disk</a> in his back and would miss the rest of the 2011–12 season, as well as the <a href="/wiki/Basketball_at_the_2012_Summer_Olympics" title="Basketball at the 2012 Summer Olympics">2012 Summer Olympics in London</a>.<a href="#cite_note-49">[49]</a> During the offseason, Howard again requested a trade to the Nets, who had relocated to Brooklyn. He intended to become a free agent at the end of the 2012–13 season if he was not traded to Brooklyn.<a href="#cite_note-50">[50]</a><a href="#cite_note-51">[51]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Los_Angeles_Lakers_(2012–2013)">Los Angeles Lakers (2012–2013)</h3></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Dwight_Howard_2013_cropped.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Dwight_Howard_2013_cropped.JPG/220px-Dwight_Howard_2013_cropped.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="211" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Dwight_Howard_2013_cropped.JPG/330px-Dwight_Howard_2013_cropped.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Dwight_Howard_2013_cropped.JPG/440px-Dwight_Howard_2013_cropped.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2475" data-file-height="2369" /></a><figcaption>Howard with the Lakers in 2013</figcaption></figure> On August 10, 2012, Howard was traded from Orlando to the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a> in a deal that also involved the <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_76ers" title="Philadelphia 76ers">Philadelphia 76ers</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Denver_Nuggets" title="Denver Nuggets">Denver Nuggets</a>. Howard took six months off from basketball after his April back surgery, and only had the combined four weeks of training camp and preseason to prepare for the season.<a href="#cite_note-52">[52]</a><a href="#cite_note-shelburne_02232013-53">[53]</a> Still working himself into shape, Howard paced himself throughout the season on both offense and defense.<a href="#cite_note-shelburne_02232013-53">[53]</a> On January 4, 2013, Howard injured his right shoulder in the second half of the Lakers' 107–102 loss to the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Clippers" title="Los Angeles Clippers">Los Angeles Clippers</a>. At the midpoint of the season, the Lakers were a disappointing 17–24. Howard was averaging 17.1 points on 58.2% shooting, 12.3 rebounds, and 2.5 blocks, but also 3.6 fouls a game with 3.2 turnovers while making only 50.4% of his free throws.<a href="#cite_note-54">[54]</a> Howard was upset that he was not getting the ball enough, and he felt that <a href="/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant">Kobe Bryant</a> was shooting too much.<a href="#cite_note-55">[55]</a> Moving forward, Howard said he needed to "bring it" and dominate in more ways than just scoring.<a href="#cite_note-56">[56]</a> Howard missed games due to his recurring shoulder injury in January<a href="#cite_note-57">[57]</a> and February.<a href="#cite_note-58">[58]</a><a href="#cite_note-59">[59]</a> In February, Bryant said that Howard "worries too much" and "doesn't want to let anyone down", urging him to play through the pain when <a href="/wiki/Pau_Gasol" title="Pau Gasol">Pau Gasol</a> was sidelined with a torn <a href="/wiki/Plantar_fascia" title="Plantar fascia">plantar fascia</a>.<a href="#cite_note-60">[60]</a> Howard returned the next game after commenting that Bryant was "not a doctor, I'm not a doctor. That's his opinion."<a href="#cite_note-61">[61]</a> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Dwight_Howard_Lakers_February_2013.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Dwight_Howard_Lakers_February_2013.jpg/220px-Dwight_Howard_Lakers_February_2013.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Dwight_Howard_Lakers_February_2013.jpg/330px-Dwight_Howard_Lakers_February_2013.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Dwight_Howard_Lakers_February_2013.jpg/440px-Dwight_Howard_Lakers_February_2013.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3872" data-file-height="2592" /></a><figcaption>Howard with the Lakers in 2013</figcaption></figure> During the <a href="/wiki/All-Star_break_(NBA)" class="mw-redirect" title="All-Star break (NBA)">All-Star break</a>, Howard adopted a healthier diet to get into better shape to anchor the Lakers' defense and run head coach <a href="/wiki/Mike_D%27Antoni" title="Mike D'Antoni">Mike D'Antoni</a>'s preferred <a href="/wiki/Pick_and_roll" title="Pick and roll">pick and rolls</a>.<a href="#cite_note-shelburne_02232013-53">[53]</a><a href="#cite_note-62">[62]</a><a href="#cite_note-63">[63]</a> Still, on February 23, Howard said he was "not even close" to physically being where he wanted to be. Coach Mike D'Antoni attributed Howard's difficulty running the pick-and-roll—a play the coach had expected would be a staple for the team—with <a href="/wiki/Steve_Nash" title="Steve Nash">Steve Nash</a> to Howard's lack of <a href="/wiki/Conditioning_exercise" class="mw-redirect" title="Conditioning exercise">conditioning</a>.<a href="#cite_note-shelburne_02232013-53">[53]</a><a href="#cite_note-64">[64]</a> The Lakers were 8–2 after the All-Star break, passing Utah for the eighth and final playoff spot in the <a href="/wiki/Western_Conference_(NBA)" title="Western Conference (NBA)">Western Conference</a>, and Howard averaged 15.5 points, 14.8 rebounds, and 2.6 blocks.<a href="#cite_note-65">[65]</a> In his first game back in Orlando on March 12, Howard scored a season-high 39 points and had 16 rebounds in a 106–97 Lakers win. Booed throughout the game, he made 25 of 39 free throws, setting franchise records for free throws made and attempted while tying his own NBA record for attempts.<a href="#cite_note-67">[a]</a> Howard made 16 of 20 free throws when he was fouled intentionally by the Magic.<a href="#cite_note-bresnahan_03122013-66">[66]</a> With Howard anchoring the Lakers defense and his improved overall play,<a href="#cite_note-buha-68">[67]</a> the Lakers made the playoffs, but were swept in the opening round by San Antonio. Howard was ejected in Game 4 with over nine minutes left in the third quarter.<a href="#cite_note-69">[68]</a><a href="#cite_note-70">[69]</a> Howard finished the season with his lowest scoring average since his second year in the NBA, but he was the league leader in rebounding and ranked second in field goal percentage. Although he was recovering from his back surgery, he only missed six games all season—all due to his torn <a href="/wiki/Glenoid_labrum" title="Glenoid labrum">labrum</a>.<a href="#cite_note-mcmenamin_05062013-71">[70]</a> Howard was named to the All-NBA Third Team after having received five consecutive first-team honors.<a href="#cite_note-72">[71]</a> He became a <a href="/wiki/Free_agent_(NBA)" class="mw-redirect" title="Free agent (NBA)">free agent</a> in the summer, and he was offered a maximum contract of five years and $118 million by the Lakers.<a href="#cite_note-mcmenamin_05062013-71">[70]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Houston_Rockets_(2013–2016)">Houston Rockets (2013–2016)</h3></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Dwight_Howard_Chandler_Parsons.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Dwight_Howard_Chandler_Parsons.jpg/220px-Dwight_Howard_Chandler_Parsons.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="201" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Dwight_Howard_Chandler_Parsons.jpg/330px-Dwight_Howard_Chandler_Parsons.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Dwight_Howard_Chandler_Parsons.jpg/440px-Dwight_Howard_Chandler_Parsons.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2539" data-file-height="2323" /></a><figcaption>Howard with the Rockets in 2014, alongside teammate <a href="/wiki/Chandler_Parsons" title="Chandler Parsons">Chandler Parsons</a></figcaption></figure> On July 13, 2013, Howard signed with the <a href="/wiki/Houston_Rockets" title="Houston Rockets">Houston Rockets</a>, joining <a href="/wiki/James_Harden" title="James Harden">James Harden</a> to form a formidable duo.<a href="#cite_note-73">[72]</a> Howard finished the regular season with averages of 18.3 points and 12.2 rebounds and earned <a href="/wiki/All-NBA_Second_Team" class="mw-redirect" title="All-NBA Second Team">All-NBA Second Team</a> honors.<a href="#cite_note-74">[73]</a> During the <a href="/wiki/2014_NBA_Playoffs" class="mw-redirect" title="2014 NBA Playoffs">2014 playoffs</a>, Howard averaged 26 points and 13.7 rebounds per game, but the Rockets were eliminated by the <a href="/wiki/Portland_Trail_Blazers" title="Portland Trail Blazers">Portland Trail Blazers</a> in the first round, losing the series 4–2. After playing in the Rockets' first 10 out of 11 games to start the <a href="/wiki/2014%E2%80%9315_Houston_Rockets_season" title="2014–15 Houston Rockets season">2014–15 season</a>, Howard missed 11 straight due to a strained right knee<a href="#cite_note-75">[74]</a> before returning to action on December 13 against the Denver Nuggets and recording his 10,000th career rebound.<a href="#cite_note-76">[75]</a> However, on January 31, Howard was ruled out for a further month due to persistent trouble with his right knee.<a href="#cite_note-77">[76]</a><a href="#cite_note-78">[77]</a> After setbacks forced him out for a further month and a total of 26 games, Howard returned to action on March 25 against the New Orleans Pelicans. He started the game but was held under 17 minutes by coach Kevin McHale and finished with just four points and seven rebounds in a 95–93 win.<a href="#cite_note-79">[78]</a> Howard played only 41 games in the regular season.<a href="#cite_note-80">[79]</a> The Rockets clinched their first division title in over 20 years<a href="#cite_note-81">[80]</a> and made it to the Western Conference Finals, where they lost 4–1 to the <a href="/wiki/Golden_State_Warriors" title="Golden State Warriors">Golden State Warriors</a>.<a href="#cite_note-82">[81]</a> On November 4, 2015, Howard had 23 points and 14 rebounds against the Orlando Magic. He shot 10-of-10 to become the first Rocket to make 10 or more field goals without a miss since <a href="/wiki/Yao_Ming" title="Yao Ming">Yao Ming</a> went 12-of-12 in 2009.<a href="#cite_note-83">[82]</a> On December 26, he eclipsed 15,000 points for his career in a loss to the New Orleans Pelicans.<a href="#cite_note-84">[83]</a> On January 18, 2016, in an overtime loss to the Los Angeles Clippers, Howard had 36 points and tied a career high with 26 rebounds en route to his 10th straight double-double, the league's longest active streak at the time, and his longest since a 14-game run in 2012–13.<a href="#cite_note-85">[84]</a> On June 22, 2016, Howard declined his $23 million player option for the 2016–17 season and became an unrestricted free agent.<a href="#cite_note-86">[85]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Atlanta_Hawks_(2016–2017)">Atlanta Hawks (2016–2017)</h3></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Dwight_Howard_30483967610.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Dwight_Howard_30483967610.jpg/220px-Dwight_Howard_30483967610.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="200" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Dwight_Howard_30483967610.jpg/330px-Dwight_Howard_30483967610.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Dwight_Howard_30483967610.jpg/440px-Dwight_Howard_30483967610.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1226" data-file-height="1112" /></a><figcaption>Howard with the Hawks in 2017</figcaption></figure> On July 12, 2016, Howard signed a three-year, $70 million contract with his hometown team the <a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Hawks" title="Atlanta Hawks">Atlanta Hawks</a>.<a href="#cite_note-87">[86]</a><a href="#cite_note-88">[87]</a> With the retirement of <a href="/wiki/Tim_Duncan" title="Tim Duncan">Tim Duncan</a>, Howard entered the 2016–17 season as the NBA's active leader in rebounds (12,089)<a href="#cite_note-89">[88]</a> and blocked shots (1,916).<a href="#cite_note-90">[89]</a> In his debut for the Hawks in their season opener on October 27, Howard grabbed 19 rebounds in a 114–99 win over the <a href="/wiki/Washington_Wizards" title="Washington Wizards">Washington Wizards</a>. It was the most rebounds for anyone in their Atlanta debut, breaking the mark of 18 that <a href="/wiki/Shareef_Abdur-Rahim" title="Shareef Abdur-Rahim">Shareef Abdur-Rahim</a> set on October 30, 2001.<a href="#cite_note-91">[90]</a> On November 2, he scored a season-high 31 points in a 123–116 loss to the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a>.<a href="#cite_note-92">[91]</a> On February 2, he had a season-best game with 24 points and 23 rebounds in a 113–108 win over the Rockets in Houston.<a href="#cite_note-93">[92]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Charlotte_Hornets_(2017–2018)">Charlotte Hornets (2017–2018)</h3></div> On June 20, 2017, the Hawks traded Howard, along with the 31st overall pick in the <a href="/wiki/2017_NBA_draft" title="2017 NBA draft">2017 NBA draft</a>, to the <a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Hornets" title="Charlotte Hornets">Charlotte Hornets</a> in exchange for <a href="/wiki/Marco_Belinelli" title="Marco Belinelli">Marco Belinelli</a>, <a href="/wiki/Miles_Plumlee" title="Miles Plumlee">Miles Plumlee</a> and the 41st overall pick in the 2017 NBA draft.<a href="#cite_note-94">[93]</a> To begin the season, Howard became the first Charlotte player since <a href="/wiki/Emeka_Okafor" title="Emeka Okafor">Emeka Okafor</a> in 2007 with four consecutive 15-rebound games.<a href="#cite_note-95">[94]</a> In the fifth game of the season, he had another 15-rebound game.<a href="#cite_note-96">[95]</a> On March 15, he scored 20 of his season-high 33 points in the second half of the Hornets' 129–117 win over the <a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Hawks" title="Atlanta Hawks">Atlanta Hawks</a>.<a href="#cite_note-97">[96]</a> On March 21, Howard recorded 32 points and a franchise-record 30 rebounds in a 111–105 win over the Nets, becoming just the eighth player in league history with a 30–30 game. He became the first NBA player with a 30-point, 30-rebound game since <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Love" title="Kevin Love">Kevin Love</a> in November 2010, and the first player with a 30–30 game against the Nets since <a href="/wiki/Kareem_Abdul-Jabbar" title="Kareem Abdul-Jabbar">Kareem Abdul-Jabbar</a> in February 1978.<a href="#cite_note-98">[97]</a> The next day, Howard was suspended for one game without pay due to receiving his 16th technical foul of the season.<a href="#cite_note-99">[98]</a> Howard finished the season with a franchise-record 53 double-doubles and joined Abdul-Jabbar and <a href="/wiki/Wilt_Chamberlain" title="Wilt Chamberlain">Wilt Chamberlain</a> as the only players to hold single-season records with two teams. Howard also became one of six players to average a double-double in each of his first 13 seasons in the league.<a href="#cite_note-100">[99]</a> On July 6, 2018, Howard was traded to the <a href="/wiki/Brooklyn_Nets" title="Brooklyn Nets">Brooklyn Nets</a> in exchange for <a href="/wiki/Timofey_Mozgov" title="Timofey Mozgov">Timofey Mozgov</a>, the draft rights to <a href="/wiki/Hamidou_Diallo" title="Hamidou Diallo">Hamidou Diallo</a>, a 2021 second-round draft pick and cash considerations.<a href="#cite_note-101">[100]</a> He was waived by the Nets immediately upon being acquired.<a href="#cite_note-102">[101]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Washington_Wizards_(2018–2019)">Washington Wizards (2018–2019)</h3></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Dwight_Howard_smile(1)_(50595921677)_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Dwight_Howard_smile%281%29_%2850595921677%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/220px-Dwight_Howard_smile%281%29_%2850595921677%29_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="184" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Dwight_Howard_smile%281%29_%2850595921677%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/330px-Dwight_Howard_smile%281%29_%2850595921677%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Dwight_Howard_smile%281%29_%2850595921677%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/440px-Dwight_Howard_smile%281%29_%2850595921677%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1290" data-file-height="1080" /></a><figcaption>Howard with the <a href="/wiki/Washington_Wizards" title="Washington Wizards">Washington Wizards</a> in 2018</figcaption></figure> On July 12, 2018, Howard signed with the <a href="/wiki/Washington_Wizards" title="Washington Wizards">Washington Wizards</a>.<a href="#cite_note-103">[102]</a><a href="#cite_note-104">[103]</a> He missed all of training camp, every exhibition game and the first seven regular-season games with a sore backside.<a href="#cite_note-105">[104]</a> He appeared in nine games in November before missing the rest of the season after undergoing spinal surgery to relieve pain in his glutes.<a href="#cite_note-106">[105]</a><a href="#cite_note-107">[106]</a> In March 2019, it was revealed that Howard, in addition to his back injury, was also dealing with a hamstring issue.<a href="#cite_note-108">[107]</a> On April 18, 2019, Howard exercised his $5.6 million player option to play a second season with the Wizards.<a href="#cite_note-:0-109">[108]</a> On July 6, 2019, Howard was traded to the <a href="/wiki/Memphis_Grizzlies" title="Memphis Grizzlies">Memphis Grizzlies</a> for forward <a href="/wiki/C._J._Miles" title="C. J. Miles">C. J. Miles</a>.<a href="#cite_note-110">[109]</a> On August 24, 2019, Howard was waived by the Grizzlies.<a href="#cite_note-111">[110]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Second_stint_with_the_Lakers_(2019–2020)">Second stint with the Lakers (2019–2020)</h3></div> On August 26, 2019, Howard signed a $2.6 million veteran's minimum contract with the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a>, reuniting him with his former team.<a href="#cite_note-mcmenamin10022019-112">[111]</a><a href="#cite_note-113">[112]</a> He was replacing <a href="/wiki/DeMarcus_Cousins" title="DeMarcus Cousins">DeMarcus Cousins</a>, a free agent signed earlier in the offseason who was lost for the year after suffering a knee injury.<a href="#cite_note-mcmenamin10022019-112">[111]</a> To assure the team that he would accept any role the team asked, Howard offered to sign a non-guaranteed contract, freeing the Lakers to cut him at any time.<a href="#cite_note-114">[113]</a> During the season, the Lakers split time fairly evenly between him and starting center <a href="/wiki/JaVale_McGee" title="JaVale McGee">JaVale McGee</a>.<a href="#cite_note-115">[114]</a> On January 13, 2020, Howard scored a season-high 21 points on a 9-of-11 shooting and got a season-high 15 rebounds.<a href="#cite_note-116">[115]</a> In Game 4 of the Western Conference finals against the <a href="/wiki/2019-20_Denver_Nuggets_season" class="mw-redirect" title="2019-20 Denver Nuggets season">Denver Nuggets</a>, Lakers coach <a href="/wiki/Frank_Vogel" title="Frank Vogel">Frank Vogel</a> started Howard to match up against the Nuggets' <a href="/wiki/Nikola_Joki%C4%87" title="Nikola Jokić">Nikola Jokić</a>.<a href="#cite_note-117">[116]</a> Howard had 12 points and 11 rebounds in 23 minutes to help the Lakers win and take a 3–1 lead in the series. He had started twice during the regular season, but this was his first start by coach's decision when McGee was available.<a href="#cite_note-118">[117]</a> The Lakers advanced to <a href="/wiki/2020_NBA_Finals" title="2020 NBA Finals">the NBA Finals</a>, winning the series 4–2 over the <a href="/wiki/Miami_Heat" title="Miami Heat">Miami Heat</a> and giving Howard his first <a href="/wiki/NBA_championship" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA championship">NBA championship</a>. <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Philadelphia_76ers_(2020–2021)">Philadelphia 76ers (2020–2021)</h3></div> On November 21, 2020, the <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_76ers" title="Philadelphia 76ers">Philadelphia 76ers</a> signed Howard to a one-year deal<a href="#cite_note-119">[118]</a> worth $2,564,753.<a href="#cite_note-basketball-reference.com-120">[119]</a> With the 76ers he averaged 7 points<a href="#cite_note-basketball-reference.com-120">[119]</a> and 8.4 rebounds. Howard played 69 games with the Sixers with six starts in 17.3 minutes. He was suspended for one game after getting into a scuffle with <a href="/wiki/Udonis_Haslem" title="Udonis Haslem">Udonis Haslem</a> where both were assessed technical fouls and Haslem was ejected. Howard was suspended because he incurred his 16th technical foul of the year.<a href="#cite_note-121">[120]</a> Despite winning the Atlantic division and the Eastern Conference regular season, in the Conference Semifinals against the <a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Hawks" title="Atlanta Hawks">Atlanta Hawks</a>, the 76ers would lose in seven games which included a squandered 26-point lead in Game 5.<a href="#cite_note-122">[121]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Third_stint_with_the_Lakers_(2021–2022)">Third stint with the Lakers (2021–2022)</h3></div> Howard signed a $2.6 million veteran's minimum contract with the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a> on August 6, 2021.<a href="#cite_note-123">[122]</a> He averaged 6.2 points and 5.9 rebounds playing 60 games, starting 27 for the injury-ridden <a href="/wiki/Anthony_Davis" title="Anthony Davis">Anthony Davis</a>.[<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed">citation needed</a>] Despite one of the strongest rosters in the league, the Lakers, viewed by many as the premier championship contender, failed to make the playoffs, which was widely regarded by experts to be one of the greatest underachievements in NBA history.<a href="#cite_note-124">[123]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Taoyuan_Leopards_(2022–2023)">Taoyuan Leopards (2022–2023)</h3></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:2022%E5%B9%B411%E6%9C%8820%E6%97%A5_%E6%A1%83%E5%9C%92%E6%B0%B8%E8%B1%90%E9%9B%B2%E8%B1%B9_vs_%E8%87%BA%E4%B8%AD%E5%A4%AA%E9%99%BD_%E6%A1%83%E5%9C%92%E5%B8%82%E6%94%BF%E5%BA%9C.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/2022%E5%B9%B411%E6%9C%8820%E6%97%A5_%E6%A1%83%E5%9C%92%E6%B0%B8%E8%B1%90%E9%9B%B2%E8%B1%B9_vs_%E8%87%BA%E4%B8%AD%E5%A4%AA%E9%99%BD_%E6%A1%83%E5%9C%92%E5%B8%82%E6%94%BF%E5%BA%9C.jpg/220px-2022%E5%B9%B411%E6%9C%8820%E6%97%A5_%E6%A1%83%E5%9C%92%E6%B0%B8%E8%B1%90%E9%9B%B2%E8%B1%B9_vs_%E8%87%BA%E4%B8%AD%E5%A4%AA%E9%99%BD_%E6%A1%83%E5%9C%92%E5%B8%82%E6%94%BF%E5%BA%9C.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/2022%E5%B9%B411%E6%9C%8820%E6%97%A5_%E6%A1%83%E5%9C%92%E6%B0%B8%E8%B1%90%E9%9B%B2%E8%B1%B9_vs_%E8%87%BA%E4%B8%AD%E5%A4%AA%E9%99%BD_%E6%A1%83%E5%9C%92%E5%B8%82%E6%94%BF%E5%BA%9C.jpg/330px-2022%E5%B9%B411%E6%9C%8820%E6%97%A5_%E6%A1%83%E5%9C%92%E6%B0%B8%E8%B1%90%E9%9B%B2%E8%B1%B9_vs_%E8%87%BA%E4%B8%AD%E5%A4%AA%E9%99%BD_%E6%A1%83%E5%9C%92%E5%B8%82%E6%94%BF%E5%BA%9C.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/2022%E5%B9%B411%E6%9C%8820%E6%97%A5_%E6%A1%83%E5%9C%92%E6%B0%B8%E8%B1%90%E9%9B%B2%E8%B1%B9_vs_%E8%87%BA%E4%B8%AD%E5%A4%AA%E9%99%BD_%E6%A1%83%E5%9C%92%E5%B8%82%E6%94%BF%E5%BA%9C.jpg/440px-2022%E5%B9%B411%E6%9C%8820%E6%97%A5_%E6%A1%83%E5%9C%92%E6%B0%B8%E8%B1%90%E9%9B%B2%E8%B1%B9_vs_%E8%87%BA%E4%B8%AD%E5%A4%AA%E9%99%BD_%E6%A1%83%E5%9C%92%E5%B8%82%E6%94%BF%E5%BA%9C.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3304" data-file-height="2205" /></a><figcaption>Howard with the <a href="/wiki/Taoyuan_Leopards" class="mw-redirect" title="Taoyuan Leopards">Taoyuan Leopards</a> in 2022</figcaption></figure> On November 7, 2022, Howard signed with the <a href="/wiki/Taoyuan_Leopards" class="mw-redirect" title="Taoyuan Leopards">Taoyuan Leopards</a> of the <a href="/wiki/T1_League" title="T1 League">T1 League</a> in <a href="/wiki/Taiwan" title="Taiwan">Taiwan</a>.<a href="#cite_note-125">[124]</a><a href="#cite_note-126">[125]</a> While the league usually caps the salary of foreign players to US$200,000,<a href="#cite_note-127">[126]</a> it approved an exception for Howard, who would receive over $1 million. The league argued that Howard would raise the level of competition and boost the audience's interest.<a href="#cite_note-128">[127]</a> On November 19, Howard made his Leopards debut, putting up 38 points, 25 rebounds, 9 assists, and 4 blocks in a 120–115 win over <a href="/wiki/New_Taipei_CTBC_DEA" title="New Taipei CTBC DEA">New Taipei CTBC DEA</a>.<a href="#cite_note-129">[128]</a> However, just one day later, after playing his first two games back-to-back and nearly averaging a triple-double, Howard was sidelined with a knee injury until mid-December. Howard attributed this to playing over 90 minutes within 26 hours, which he was no longer used to.<a href="#cite_note-130">[129]</a> His knee injury resurfaced after playing another string of back-to-back games from December 16 to 17, causing him to sit out another two weeks and it was decided that in the future, Howard would mostly be used in home games to not further aggravate the injury.<a href="#cite_note-131">[130]</a> In February 2023, Howard was named an <a href="/wiki/2023_T1_League_All-Star_Game" title="2023 T1 League All-Star Game">All-Star</a> for the T1 League as well as the All-Star Game Most Famous Player, and was also selected to participate in the Three-Point Contest.<a href="#cite_note-132">[131]</a> He scored 37 points and was named All-Star game MVP.<a href="#cite_note-All-Star_Game_Result_and_AMVP-133">[132]</a> He was the league's rebounds leader for the <a href="/wiki/2022%E2%80%9323_T1_League_season" title="2022–23 T1 League season">2022–23 season</a>.<a href="#cite_note-134">[133]</a> On May 10, 2023, Howard was selected to the <a href="/wiki/T1_League" title="T1 League">T1 League</a> All-Defensive First Team in <a href="/wiki/2022%E2%80%9323_T1_League_season" title="2022–23 T1 League season">2022–23 season</a>.<a href="#cite_note-135">[134]</a> The next day, Howard was selected to the all-<a href="/wiki/T1_League" title="T1 League">T1 League</a> first team,<a href="#cite_note-136">[135]</a> and was awarded the Most Valuable Import of the <a href="/wiki/T1_League" title="T1 League">T1 League</a> for the <a href="/wiki/2022%E2%80%9323_T1_League_season" title="2022–23 T1 League season">2022–23 season</a> a day after that.<a href="#cite_note-137">[136]</a> After the end of the season, Howard reportedly had talks about joining the Australian <a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_League_(Australia)" title="National Basketball League (Australia)">National Basketball League</a><a href="#cite_note-138">[137]</a> and joined non-league Philippine-based team <a href="/wiki/Strong_Group_Athletics_(basketball)" title="Strong Group Athletics (basketball)">Strong Group</a> for the Dubai International Basketball Championship in January 2024 where he helped secure a silver medal finish.<a href="#cite_note-139">[138]</a><a href="#cite_note-140">[139]</a> He later expressed openness to play in the <a href="/wiki/Philippine_Basketball_Association" title="Philippine Basketball Association">Philippine Basketball Association</a> as well.<a href="#cite_note-141">[140]</a> On March 1, 2024, Howard signed with the <a href="/wiki/Mets_de_Guaynabo_(basketball)" title="Mets de Guaynabo (basketball)">Mets de Guaynabo</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Baloncesto_Superior_Nacional" title="Baloncesto Superior Nacional">Baloncesto Superior Nacional</a>,<a href="#cite_note-142">[141]</a> but never played for them. On May 30, 2024, Howard joined the Taiwan Mustangs of The Asian Tournament (TAT).<a href="#cite_note-143">[142]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="National_team_career">National team career</h2></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Dwight_Howard_Olympics_2008_vs_China.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Dwight_Howard_Olympics_2008_vs_China.jpg/170px-Dwight_Howard_Olympics_2008_vs_China.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="207" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Dwight_Howard_Olympics_2008_vs_China.jpg/255px-Dwight_Howard_Olympics_2008_vs_China.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Dwight_Howard_Olympics_2008_vs_China.jpg/340px-Dwight_Howard_Olympics_2008_vs_China.jpg 2x" data-file-width="515" data-file-height="627" /></a><figcaption>Howard at the 2008 Olympics</figcaption></figure> On March 5, 2006, Howard was named to the 2006–2008 <a href="/wiki/United_States_men%27s_national_basketball_team" title="United States men's national basketball team">USA Basketball Men's Senior National Team</a> program.<a href="#cite_note-usa-1">[1]</a> As the team's regular starting center, he helped lead the team to a 5–0 record during its pre-World Championship tour, and subsequently helped the team win the bronze medal at the <a href="/wiki/2006_FIBA_World_Championship" title="2006 FIBA World Championship">2006 FIBA World Championship</a>.<a href="#cite_note-usa-1">[1]</a> During the <a href="/wiki/FIBA_Americas_Championship_2007" class="mw-redirect" title="FIBA Americas Championship 2007">FIBA Americas Championship 2007</a>, Howard was on the team which won its first nine games en route to qualifying for the finals and a spot for the <a href="/wiki/2008_Olympics" class="mw-redirect" title="2008 Olympics">2008 Olympics</a>.<a href="#cite_note-144">[143]</a> He started in eight of those nine games, averaging 8.9 ppg, 5.3 rpg and led the team in shooting .778 from the field.<a href="#cite_note-145">[144]</a> In the finals, he made all seven of his shots and scored 20 points as the USA defeated <a href="/wiki/Argentina_national_basketball_team" class="mw-redirect" title="Argentina national basketball team">Argentina</a> to win the gold medal.<a href="#cite_note-146">[145]</a> On June 23, 2008, Howard was named as one of the members of the 12-man squad representing the United States in the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.<a href="#cite_note-147">[146]</a> With Howard starting as center, Team USA won all of its games en route to the gold medal, restarting a streak of gold medals interrupted at the <a href="/wiki/Basketball_at_the_2004_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_tournament" title="Basketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament">2004 Olympics</a>.<a href="#cite_note-148">[147]</a> Howard averaged 10.9 points and 5.8 rebounds per game in the tournament.<a href="#cite_note-149">[148]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Player_profile">Player profile</h2></div> Standing 6 feet 10 inches (2.08 m) and weighing 265 pounds (120 kg), Howard plays the <a href="/wiki/Center_(basketball)" title="Center (basketball)">center</a> position. He led the NBA in rebounding from 2007 to 2010, and again from 2012 to 2013. Howard's rebounding is in part facilitated by his extraordinary athleticism; his running <a href="/wiki/Vertical_leap" class="mw-redirect" title="Vertical leap">vertical leap</a> was tested at 39.5 inches (100 cm) in 2011, rare for a player of his size.<a href="#cite_note-sportscience-150">[149]</a><a href="#cite_note-leap-151">[150]</a> He demonstrated this skill in the 2007 <a href="/wiki/Slam_Dunk_Contest" title="Slam Dunk Contest">Slam Dunk Contest</a>, where he completed an <a href="/wiki/Alley-oop_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Alley-oop (basketball)">alley oop</a> dunk from teammate <a href="/wiki/Jameer_Nelson" title="Jameer Nelson">Jameer Nelson</a> while slapping a sticker onto the backboard at 12 ft 6 in (3.81 m) high.<a href="#cite_note-152">[151]</a> The sticker showed an image of his own smiling face with a handwritten "All things through Christ Phil: 4:13", a paraphrase of <a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Bible_(King_James)/Philippians#4:13" class="extiw" title="s:Bible (King James)/Philippians">Philippians 4:13</a>.<a href="#cite_note-153">[152]</a> Howard's abilities and powerful physique have drawn attention from fellow NBA All-Stars. <a href="/wiki/Tim_Duncan" title="Tim Duncan">Tim Duncan</a> remarked in 2007, "[Howard] is so developed... He has so much promise and I am glad that I will be out of the league when he is peaking."<a href="#cite_note-chat-154">[153]</a> <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Garnett" title="Kevin Garnett">Kevin Garnett</a> echoed those sentiments: "[Howard] is a freak of nature, man... I was nowhere near that physically talented. I wasn't that gifted, as far as body and physical presence."<a href="#cite_note-chat-154">[153]</a> After a game in the <a href="/wiki/2009_NBA_Playoffs" class="mw-redirect" title="2009 NBA Playoffs">2009 NBA Playoffs</a>, <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_76ers" title="Philadelphia 76ers">Philadelphia 76ers</a> <a href="/wiki/Swingman" title="Swingman">swingman</a> <a href="/wiki/Andre_Iguodala" title="Andre Iguodala">Andre Iguodala</a> said: "It's like he can guard two guys at once. He can guard his guy and the guy coming off the pick-and-roll, which is almost impossible to do... If he gets any more athletic or jumps any higher, they're going to have to change the rules."<a href="#cite_note-dpoy-8">[8]</a> In December 2007, <a href="/wiki/ESPN" title="ESPN">ESPN</a> writer David Thorpe declared Howard the most dominant center in the NBA.<a href="#cite_note-155">[154]</a> Early in his career, many sports pundits rated Howard one of the top young prospects in the NBA.<a href="#cite_note-leap-151">[150]</a><a href="#cite_note-156">[155]</a><a href="#cite_note-157">[156]</a> Howard has a reputation as a negative locker room presence.<a href="#cite_note-158">[157]</a><a href="#cite_note-159">[158]</a><a href="#cite_note-160">[159]</a> In a 2013 interview, he called his former Orlando Magic teammates a "team full of people no one wanted".<a href="#cite_note-bleacherreport.com-161">[160]</a> In a 2013 article titled "Is Dwight Howard the NBA's Worst Teammate?", Bleacher Report asserted that Howard had "extinguished all bridges with the franchise where he spent his first eight NBA seasons".<a href="#cite_note-bleacherreport.com-161">[160]</a> Howard did not get along with <a href="/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant">Kobe Bryant</a> when he first played for the Lakers and did not get along with <a href="/wiki/James_Harden" title="James Harden">James Harden</a> when he played for the Rockets.<a href="#cite_note-theringer.com-162">[161]</a> When he was traded from the <a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Hawks" title="Atlanta Hawks">Atlanta Hawks</a> to the <a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Hornets" title="Charlotte Hornets">Charlotte Hornets</a>, some of his Hawks teammates reportedly cheered.<a href="#cite_note-163">[162]</a><a href="#cite_note-164">[163]</a> After Charlotte traded Howard to the <a href="/wiki/Washington_Wizards" title="Washington Wizards">Washington Wizards</a>, Charlotte player <a href="/wiki/Brendan_Haywood" title="Brendan Haywood">Brendan Haywood</a> asserted that Howard's teammates were "sick and tired of his act".<a href="#cite_note-165">[164]</a> In 2018, NBC News reported that "Howard’s time with the Magic, Lakers and Rockets devolved into interpersonal strife well before he left those teams". Also in 2018, The Ringer published a piece titled "Everybody (Still) Hates Dwight" in which it called Howard "almost certainly the least popular player in the NBA".<a href="#cite_note-theringer.com-162">[161]</a> Before signing with the Lakers in 2019, Howard reportedly met with the team multiple times, "promising not to live up to his reputation as a difficult teammate who disrupts locker rooms";<a href="#cite_note-166">[165]</a> the team warned him that he would be released if he became a disruptive presence.<a href="#cite_note-167">[166]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="NBA_career_statistics">NBA career statistics</h2></div> <table class="toccolours" style="white-space: nowrap;"> <caption>Legend </caption> <tbody><tr> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black;">  GP </td> <td>Games played </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black">  GS  </td> <td>Games started </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> MPG  </td> <td>Minutes per game </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black;"> FG%  </td> <td style="padding-right: 8px"><a href="/wiki/Field_goal_(basketball)" title="Field goal (basketball)">Field goal</a> percentage </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> 3P%  </td> <td style="padding-right: 8px"><a href="/wiki/Three-point_field_goal" title="Three-point field goal">3-point field goal</a> percentage </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> FT%  </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Free_throw" title="Free throw">Free throw</a> percentage </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black;"> RPG  </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebounds</a> per game </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> APG  </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Assists</a> per game </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> SPG  </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Steal_(basketball)" title="Steal (basketball)">Steals</a> per game </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black;"> BPG  </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Block_(basketball)" title="Block (basketball)">Blocks</a> per game </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> PPG  </td> <td>Points per game </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> Bold  </td> <td>Career high </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #afe6ba; border: 1px solid black;"> †  </td> <td>Won an <a href="/wiki/List_of_NBA_champions" title="List of NBA champions">NBA championship</a></td> <td style="background-color: #CFECEC; border: 1px solid black;"> *  </td> <td>Led the league</td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Regular_season">Regular season</h3></div> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:right;"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Year </th> <th scope="col">Team </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Games played">GP</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Games started">GS</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Minutes per game">MPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Field goal percentage">FG%</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="3-point field-goal percentage">3P%</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Free-throw percentage">FT%</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Rebounds per game">RPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Assists per game">APG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Steals per game">SPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Blocks per game">BPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Points per game">PPG</abbr> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305_NBA_season" title="2004–05 NBA season">2004–05</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305_Orlando_Magic_season" title="2004–05 Orlando Magic season">Orlando</a> </td> <td>82</td> <td style="background:#cfecec;">82*</td> <td>32.6</td> <td>.520</td> <td>.000</td> <td>.671</td> <td>10.0</td> <td>.9</td> <td>.9</td> <td>1.7</td> <td>12.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_NBA_season" title="2005–06 NBA season">2005–06</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_Orlando_Magic_season" title="2005–06 Orlando Magic season">Orlando</a> </td> <td style="background:#cfecec;">82*</td> <td>81</td> <td>36.8</td> <td>.531</td> <td>.000</td> <td>.595</td> <td>12.5</td> <td>1.5</td> <td>.8</td> <td>1.4</td> <td>15.8 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2006%E2%80%9307_NBA_season" title="2006–07 NBA season">2006–07</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2006%E2%80%9307_Orlando_Magic_season" title="2006–07 Orlando Magic season">Orlando</a> </td> <td style="background:#cfecec;">82*</td> <td style="background:#cfecec;">82*</td> <td>36.9</td> <td>.603</td> <td>.500</td> <td>.586</td> <td>12.3</td> <td>1.9</td> <td>.9</td> <td>1.9</td> <td>17.6 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2007%E2%80%9308_NBA_season" title="2007–08 NBA season">2007–08</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2007%E2%80%9308_Orlando_Magic_season" title="2007–08 Orlando Magic season">Orlando</a> </td> <td style="background:#cfecec;">82*</td> <td style="background:#cfecec;">82*</td> <td>37.7</td> <td>.599</td> <td>.000</td> <td>.590</td> <td style="background:#cfecec;">14.2*</td> <td>1.3</td> <td>.9</td> <td>2.1</td> <td>20.7 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_NBA_season" title="2008–09 NBA season">2008–09</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_Orlando_Magic_season" title="2008–09 Orlando Magic season">Orlando</a> </td> <td>79</td> <td>79</td> <td>35.7</td> <td>.572</td> <td>.000</td> <td>.594</td> <td style="background:#cfecec;">13.8*</td> <td>1.4</td> <td>1.0</td> <td style="background:#cfecec;">2.9*</td> <td>20.6 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_NBA_season" title="2009–10 NBA season">2009–10</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_Orlando_Magic_season" title="2009–10 Orlando Magic season">Orlando</a> </td> <td style="background:#cfecec;">82*</td> <td style="background:#cfecec;">82*</td> <td>34.7</td> <td style="background:#cfecec;">.612*</td> <td>.000</td> <td>.592</td> <td style="background:#cfecec;">13.2*</td> <td>1.8</td> <td>.9</td> <td style="background:#cfecec;">2.8*</td> <td>18.3 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_NBA_season" title="2010–11 NBA season">2010–11</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_Orlando_Magic_season" title="2010–11 Orlando Magic season">Orlando</a> </td> <td>78</td> <td>78</td> <td>37.5</td> <td>.593</td> <td>.000</td> <td>.596</td> <td>14.1</td> <td>1.4</td> <td>1.4</td> <td>2.4</td> <td>22.9 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_NBA_season" title="2011–12 NBA season">2011–12</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_Orlando_Magic_season" title="2011–12 Orlando Magic season">Orlando</a> </td> <td>54</td> <td>54</td> <td>38.3</td> <td>.573</td> <td>.000</td> <td>.491</td> <td style="background:#cfecec;">14.5*</td> <td>1.9</td> <td>1.5</td> <td>2.1</td> <td>20.6 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2012%E2%80%9313_NBA_season" title="2012–13 NBA season">2012–13</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2012%E2%80%9313_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season" title="2012–13 Los Angeles Lakers season">L.A. Lakers</a> </td> <td>76</td> <td>76</td> <td>35.8</td> <td>.578</td> <td>.167</td> <td>.492</td> <td bgcolor="CFECEC">12.4*</td> <td>1.4</td> <td>1.1</td> <td>2.4</td> <td>17.1 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2013%E2%80%9314_NBA_season" title="2013–14 NBA season">2013–14</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2013%E2%80%9314_Houston_Rockets_season" title="2013–14 Houston Rockets season">Houston</a> </td> <td>71</td> <td>71</td> <td>33.7</td> <td>.591</td> <td>.286</td> <td>.547</td> <td>12.2</td> <td>1.8</td> <td>.8</td> <td>1.8</td> <td>18.3 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2014%E2%80%9315_NBA_season" title="2014–15 NBA season">2014–15</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2014%E2%80%9315_Houston_Rockets_season" title="2014–15 Houston Rockets season">Houston</a> </td> <td>41</td> <td>41</td> <td>29.8</td> <td>.593</td> <td>.500</td> <td>.528</td> <td>10.5</td> <td>1.2</td> <td>.7</td> <td>1.3</td> <td>15.8 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_NBA_season" title="2015–16 NBA season">2015–16</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_Houston_Rockets_season" title="2015–16 Houston Rockets season">Houston</a> </td> <td>71</td> <td>71</td> <td>32.1</td> <td>.620</td> <td>.000</td> <td>.489</td> <td>11.8</td> <td>1.4</td> <td>1.0</td> <td>1.6</td> <td>13.7 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2016%E2%80%9317_NBA_season" title="2016–17 NBA season">2016–17</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2016%E2%80%9317_Atlanta_Hawks_season" title="2016–17 Atlanta Hawks season">Atlanta</a> </td> <td>74</td> <td>74</td> <td>29.7</td> <td>.633</td> <td>.000</td> <td>.533</td> <td>12.7</td> <td>1.4</td> <td>.9</td> <td>1.2</td> <td>13.5 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2017%E2%80%9318_NBA_season" title="2017–18 NBA season">2017–18</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2017%E2%80%9318_Charlotte_Hornets_season" title="2017–18 Charlotte Hornets season">Charlotte</a> </td> <td>81</td> <td>81</td> <td>30.4</td> <td>.555</td> <td>.143</td> <td>.574</td> <td>12.5</td> <td>1.3</td> <td>.6</td> <td>1.6</td> <td>16.6 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2018%E2%80%9319_NBA_season" title="2018–19 NBA season">2018–19</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2018%E2%80%9319_Washington_Wizards_season" title="2018–19 Washington Wizards season">Washington</a> </td> <td>9</td> <td>9</td> <td>25.6</td> <td>.623</td> <td>—</td> <td>.604</td> <td>9.2</td> <td>.4</td> <td>.8</td> <td>.4</td> <td>12.8 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left; background:#afe6ba;"><a href="/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_NBA_season" title="2019–20 NBA season">2019–20</a>† </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season" title="2019–20 Los Angeles Lakers season">L.A. Lakers</a> </td> <td>69</td> <td>2</td> <td>18.9</td> <td>.729</td> <td>.600</td> <td>.514</td> <td>7.3</td> <td>.7</td> <td>.4</td> <td>1.1</td> <td>7.5 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_NBA_season" title="2020–21 NBA season">2020–21</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_Philadelphia_76ers_season" title="2020–21 Philadelphia 76ers season">Philadelphia</a> </td> <td>69</td> <td>6</td> <td>17.3</td> <td>.587</td> <td>.250</td> <td>.576</td> <td>8.4</td> <td>.9</td> <td>.4</td> <td>.9</td> <td>7.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_NBA_season" title="2021–22 NBA season">2021–22</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season" title="2021–22 Los Angeles Lakers season">L.A. Lakers</a> </td> <td>60</td> <td>27</td> <td>16.2</td> <td>.612</td> <td>.533</td> <td>.658</td> <td>5.9</td> <td>.6</td> <td>.6</td> <td>.6</td> <td>6.2 </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom"> <td style="text-align:center;" colspan="2">Career </td> <td>1,242</td> <td>1,078</td> <td>31.8</td> <td>.587</td> <td>.214</td> <td>.567</td> <td>11.8</td> <td>1.3</td> <td>.9</td> <td>1.8</td> <td>15.7 </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom"> <td style="text-align:center;" colspan="2">All-Star </td> <td>8</td> <td>6</td> <td>23.3</td> <td>.642</td> <td>.154</td> <td>.450</td> <td>8.8</td> <td>1.5</td> <td>.6</td> <td>1.1</td> <td>12.1 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Playoffs">Playoffs</h3></div> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:right;"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Year </th> <th scope="col">Team </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Games played">GP</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Games started">GS</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Minutes per game">MPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Field goal percentage">FG%</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="3-point field-goal percentage">3P%</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Free-throw percentage">FT%</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Rebounds per game">RPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Assists per game">APG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Steals per game">SPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Blocks per game">BPG</abbr> </th> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Points per game">PPG</abbr> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2007_NBA_playoffs" title="2007 NBA playoffs">2007</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2006%E2%80%9307_Orlando_Magic_season" title="2006–07 Orlando Magic season">Orlando</a> </td> <td>4</td> <td>4</td> <td>41.8</td> <td>.548</td> <td>—</td> <td>.455</td> <td>14.8</td> <td>1.8</td> <td>.5</td> <td>1.0</td> <td>15.3 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2008_NBA_playoffs" title="2008 NBA playoffs">2008</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2007%E2%80%9308_Orlando_Magic_season" title="2007–08 Orlando Magic season">Orlando</a> </td> <td>10</td> <td>10</td> <td>42.1</td> <td>.581</td> <td>—</td> <td>.542</td> <td>15.8</td> <td>.9</td> <td>.8</td> <td>3.4</td> <td>18.9 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2009_NBA_playoffs" title="2009 NBA playoffs">2009</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_Orlando_Magic_season" title="2008–09 Orlando Magic season">Orlando</a> </td> <td>23</td> <td>23</td> <td>39.3</td> <td>.601</td> <td>.000</td> <td>.636</td> <td>15.3</td> <td>1.9</td> <td>.9</td> <td>2.6</td> <td>20.3 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2010_NBA_playoffs" title="2010 NBA playoffs">2010</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_Orlando_Magic_season" title="2009–10 Orlando Magic season">Orlando</a> </td> <td>14</td> <td>14</td> <td>35.5</td> <td>.614</td> <td>—</td> <td>.519</td> <td>11.1</td> <td>1.4</td> <td>.8</td> <td>3.5</td> <td>18.1 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2011_NBA_playoffs" title="2011 NBA playoffs">2011</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_Orlando_Magic_season" title="2010–11 Orlando Magic season">Orlando</a> </td> <td>6</td> <td>6</td> <td>43.0</td> <td>.630</td> <td>.000</td> <td>.682</td> <td>15.5</td> <td>0.5</td> <td>.7</td> <td>1.8</td> <td>27.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2013_NBA_playoffs" title="2013 NBA playoffs">2013</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2012%E2%80%9313_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season" title="2012–13 Los Angeles Lakers season">L.A. Lakers</a> </td> <td>4</td> <td>4</td> <td>31.5</td> <td>.619</td> <td>—</td> <td>.444</td> <td>10.8</td> <td>1.0</td> <td>.5</td> <td>2.0</td> <td>17.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2014_NBA_playoffs" title="2014 NBA playoffs">2014</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2013%E2%80%9314_Houston_Rockets_season" title="2013–14 Houston Rockets season">Houston</a> </td> <td>6</td> <td>6</td> <td>38.5</td> <td>.547</td> <td>—</td> <td>.625</td> <td>13.7</td> <td>1.8</td> <td>.7</td> <td>2.8</td> <td>26.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2015_NBA_playoffs" title="2015 NBA playoffs">2015</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2014%E2%80%9315_Houston_Rockets_season" title="2014–15 Houston Rockets season">Houston</a> </td> <td>17</td> <td>17</td> <td>33.8</td> <td>.577</td> <td>—</td> <td>.412</td> <td>14.0</td> <td>1.2</td> <td>1.4</td> <td>2.3</td> <td>16.4 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2016_NBA_playoffs" title="2016 NBA playoffs">2016</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_Houston_Rockets_season" title="2015–16 Houston Rockets season">Houston</a> </td> <td>5</td> <td>5</td> <td>36.0</td> <td>.542</td> <td>.000</td> <td>.368</td> <td>14.0</td> <td>1.6</td> <td>.8</td> <td>1.4</td> <td>13.2 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2017_NBA_playoffs" title="2017 NBA playoffs">2017</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2016%E2%80%9317_Atlanta_Hawks_season" title="2016–17 Atlanta Hawks season">Atlanta</a> </td> <td>6</td> <td>6</td> <td>26.1</td> <td>.500</td> <td>—</td> <td>.632</td> <td>10.7</td> <td>1.3</td> <td>1.0</td> <td>.8</td> <td>8.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left; background:#afe6ba;"><a href="/wiki/2020_NBA_playoffs" title="2020 NBA playoffs">2020</a>† </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season" title="2019–20 Los Angeles Lakers season">L.A. Lakers</a> </td> <td>18</td> <td>7</td> <td>15.7</td> <td>.684</td> <td>.500</td> <td>.556</td> <td>4.6</td> <td>.5</td> <td>.4</td> <td>.4</td> <td>5.8 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2021_NBA_playoffs" title="2021 NBA playoffs">2021</a> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_Philadelphia_76ers_season" title="2020–21 Philadelphia 76ers season">Philadelphia</a> </td> <td>12</td> <td>0</td> <td>12.4</td> <td>.533</td> <td>.000</td> <td>.600</td> <td>6.3</td> <td>.7</td> <td>.2</td> <td>.5</td> <td>4.7 </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom"> <td style="text-align:center;" colspan="2">Career </td> <td>125</td> <td>102</td> <td>31.6</td> <td>.589</td> <td>.143</td> <td>.548</td> <td>11.8</td> <td>1.2</td> <td>.8</td> <td>2.0</td> <td>15.3 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Other_media">Other media</h2></div> Howard appeared as a special guest on an episode of the <a href="/wiki/American_Broadcasting_Company" title="American Broadcasting Company">ABC</a> series <a href="/wiki/Extreme_Makeover:_Home_Edition" title="Extreme Makeover: Home Edition">Extreme Makeover: Home Edition</a> that aired April 2, 2006, in which <a href="/wiki/Ty_Pennington" title="Ty Pennington">Ty Pennington</a> and his team built a new home and ministry offices for Sadie Holmes, who operates a social services ministry in the Orlando area.<a href="#cite_note-168">[167]</a> Howard competed in <a href="/wiki/The_Masked_Singer_(American_TV_series)_season_6" title="The Masked Singer (American TV series) season 6">season 6</a> of <a href="/wiki/The_Masked_Singer_(American_TV_series)" title="The Masked Singer (American TV series)">The Masked Singer</a> as "Octopus". He was the first one to be eliminated during the two-night premiere alongside <a href="/wiki/Vivica_A._Fox" title="Vivica A. Fox">Vivica A. Fox</a> as "Mother Nature" and <a href="/wiki/Toni_Braxton" title="Toni Braxton">Toni Braxton</a> as "Pufferfish". Starting with 2004's <a href="/wiki/ESPN_NBA_2K5" title="ESPN NBA 2K5">ESPN NBA 2K5</a>, Howard appeared in every entry of the <a href="/wiki/NBA_2K" title="NBA 2K">NBA 2K series</a> of basketball simulation video games up until 2021's <a href="/wiki/NBA_2K22" title="NBA 2K22">NBA 2K22</a>, totaling 18 entries and covering his entire NBA career. Similarly, he appeared in every <a href="/wiki/NBA_Live" title="NBA Live">NBA Live</a> entry from 2004's <a href="/wiki/NBA_Live_2005" title="NBA Live 2005">NBA Live 2005</a> onwards until the series was canceled in 2018 following <a href="/wiki/NBA_Live_19" title="NBA Live 19">NBA Live 19</a>, totaling 11 games. Additionally, he was the <a href="/wiki/Cover_model" title="Cover model">cover athlete</a> of <a href="/wiki/NBA_Live_10" title="NBA Live 10">NBA Live 10</a>.<a href="#cite_note-169">[168]</a> Furthermore, he appeared in multiple spin-off titles for both series, such as <a href="/wiki/NBA_Street_V3" title="NBA Street V3">NBA Street V3</a>, <a href="/wiki/NBA_Street_Homecourt" title="NBA Street Homecourt">NBA Street Homecourt</a>, <a href="/wiki/NBA_Jam_(2010_video_game)" title="NBA Jam (2010 video game)">NBA Jam</a>, <a href="/wiki/NBA_Elite_11" title="NBA Elite 11">NBA Elite 11</a>, <a href="/wiki/NBA_Playgrounds" title="NBA Playgrounds">NBA Playgrounds</a>, and <a href="/wiki/NBA_2K_Playgrounds_2" title="NBA 2K Playgrounds 2">NBA 2K Playgrounds 2</a>. In 2011, he played himself on an episode of <a href="/wiki/The_Suite_Life_on_Deck" title="The Suite Life on Deck">The Suite Life on Deck</a> alongside fellow NBA players <a href="/wiki/Deron_Williams" title="Deron Williams">Deron Williams</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Love" title="Kevin Love">Kevin Love</a>. In 2023, he finished third on <a href="/wiki/Special_Forces:_World%27s_Toughest_Test" title="Special Forces: World's Toughest Test">Special Forces: World's Toughest Test</a>. On September 4, 2024, Howard was set to compete on the <a href="/wiki/Dancing_with_the_Stars_(American_TV_series)_season_33" title="Dancing with the Stars (American TV series) season 33">thirty-third season</a> of <a href="/wiki/Dancing_with_the_Stars_(American_TV_series)" title="Dancing with the Stars (American TV series)">Dancing with the Stars</a>.<a href="#cite_note-170">[169]</a> Paired with <a href="/wiki/Daniella_Karagach" title="Daniella Karagach">Daniella Karagach</a>, they were eliminated on November 12, during the show's 500th episode.<a href="#cite_note-171">[170]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2></div> Howard has five children by five women.<a href="#cite_note-Jenkins-172">[171]</a> In 2010, Howard won a defamation judgment against Royce Reed,<a href="#cite_note-saad_04252011-173">[172]</a> the mother of his oldest child Braylon.<a href="#cite_note-174">[173]</a> A Florida judge ruled that she violated a court order prohibiting her from mentioning Howard in the media.<a href="#cite_note-saad_04252011-173">[172]</a> He had initially sought about half a billion dollars in damages, claiming that she had disparaged him through <a href="/wiki/Twitter" title="Twitter">Twitter</a> and her appearances on the reality television show <a href="/wiki/Basketball_Wives" title="Basketball Wives">Basketball Wives</a>, as the couple's paternity agreement stipulated a $500 fine for each time she mentioned him in public.<a href="#cite_note-175">[174]</a> In October 2014, police in <a href="/wiki/Cobb_County,_Georgia" title="Cobb County, Georgia">Cobb County, Georgia</a>, investigated claims by Reed that Howard abused their son.<a href="#cite_note-176">[175]</a><a href="#cite_note-cutway-177">[176]</a> Howard had admitted to hitting Braylon with a belt; he had been disciplined in the same manner while growing up, and he stated that he did not realize it was wrong to do so.<a href="#cite_note-178">[177]</a><a href="#cite_note-beasley-179">[178]</a> Howard was not charged in connection with the allegations.<a href="#cite_note-180">[179]</a> Howard was also involved in a civil case with Reed over custody of their son.<a href="#cite_note-cutway-177">[176]</a><a href="#cite_note-beasley-179">[178]</a> Howard keeps approximately 20 snakes as pets and has appeared twice<a href="#cite_note-181">[180]</a><a href="#cite_note-182">[181]</a> on <a href="/wiki/Animal_Planet" title="Animal Planet">Animal Planet</a>'s reality TV series <a href="/wiki/Tanked" title="Tanked">Tanked</a>.<a href="#cite_note-183">[182]</a><a href="#cite_note-184">[183]</a> He owns a farm "in north Georgia where he relaxes [with] cows, hogs, turkeys and deer," and also grows vegetables on his estate in <a href="/wiki/Suwanee,_Georgia" title="Suwanee, Georgia">Suwanee, Georgia</a>.<a href="#cite_note-Jenkins-172">[171]</a> Melissa Rios, the mother of his son, David, died on March 27, 2020, following an epileptic seizure. David was with Howard at his home in Georgia at the time.<a href="#cite_note-Rios-185">[184]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Philanthropy,_faith,_and_public_image">Philanthropy, faith, and public image</h3></div> Before he was drafted in 2004, Howard said that he wanted to use his NBA career and Christian faith to "raise the name of God within the league and throughout the world".<a href="#cite_note-186">[185]</a> He has stated he believes in reaching out to his community and fans and thus contributes substantially in the field of <a href="/wiki/Philanthropy" title="Philanthropy">philanthropy</a>.<a href="#cite_note-beij-3">[3]</a> Together with his parents, Howard established the Dwight D. Howard Foundation Inc. in 2004.<a href="#cite_note-offound-187">[186]</a> In November 2009, the center was named one of the 10 finalists for the Jefferson Awards for Public Service, which awards athletes for their charitable work.<a href="#cite_note-188">[187]</a> In 2014, <a href="/wiki/Epix_(TV_network)" class="mw-redirect" title="Epix (TV network)">Epix</a> featured Howard as the focal point of a documentary about his life called In the Moment.<a href="#cite_note-189">[188]</a> On his 37th birthday in 2022, Howard raised over NT$3 million (US$97,969) with a charitable auction.<a href="#cite_note-:1-190">[189]</a> Items sold included collectible jerseys and pairs of shoes worn by Howard. The two charities were CountryEDU Charity Foundation and the Good Shepherd Social Welfare foundation. He also "visited three schools on Wednesday and Thursday to interact and play basketball with the students, inspiring them to pursue their passion".<a href="#cite_note-:1-190">[189]</a><a href="#cite_note-:2-191">[190]</a> Howard appeared as a guest in the "<a href="/wiki/Taipei" title="Taipei">Taipei</a>" episode of Netflix docu-series <a href="/wiki/Somebody_Feed_Phil" title="Somebody Feed Phil">Somebody Feed Phil</a>, which aired in 2024.<a href="#cite_note-192">[191]</a><a href="#cite_note-193">[192]</a><a href="#cite_note-194">[193]</a><a href="#cite_note-195">[194]</a> Dining with <a href="/wiki/Philip_Rosenthal" title="Philip Rosenthal">Philip Rosenthal</a>, Howard discussed his charity work and the <a href="/wiki/Culture_shock" title="Culture shock">cultural shock</a> he experienced upon moving to Taiwan. Simultaneously, he enjoyed <a href="/wiki/Taiwanese_cuisine" title="Taiwanese cuisine">Taiwanese</a> and <a href="/wiki/Hong_Kong_cuisine" title="Hong Kong cuisine">Hong Kong cuisine</a> that he had never tried before, including <a href="/wiki/Foie_gras" title="Foie gras">foie gras</a> and <a href="/wiki/Uni_(food)" class="mw-redirect" title="Uni (food)">uni</a> (sea urchin).<a href="#cite_note-:2-191">[190]</a><a href="#cite_note-196">[195]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Assault_and_battery_allegation">Assault and battery allegation</h3></div> In July 2023, a man sued Howard for assault, battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and false imprisonment. The lawsuit stemmed from an encounter with the man at Howard's Georgia residence in July 2021. The plaintiff alleged that Howard coerced him into a threesome with another man and forced himself sexually on the plaintiff.<a href="#cite_note-197">[196]</a> Howard denied the allegations and asked that the lawsuit be dismissed, stating that the two had engaged in "consensual sexual activity"<a href="#cite_note-198">[197]</a> and that the "case had been made public for profit".<a href="#cite_note-ComplexLawsuitStatement-199">[198]</a> The lawsuit was dismissed with <a href="/wiki/Prejudice_(legal_term)" title="Prejudice (legal term)">prejudice</a> in August 2024.<a href="#cite_note-200">[199]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1259569809">.mw-parser-output .portalbox{padding:0;margin:0.5em 0;display:table;box-sizing:border-box;max-width:175px;list-style:none}.mw-parser-output .portalborder{border:1px solid 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Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://sports.yahoo.com/news/magic-gm-howard-indeed-reissued-160225071--nba.html">the original</a> on July 5, 2012.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=yahoo.com&rft.atitle=Magic+GM%3A+Howard+has+indeed+reissued+trade+request&rft.date=2012-07-02&rft.aulast=Hightower&rft.aufirst=Kyle&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fsports.yahoo.com%2Fnews%2Fmagic-gm-howard-indeed-reissued-160225071--nba.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ADwight+Howard" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-51"><a href="#cite_ref-51">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFWojnarowski2012" class="citation news cs1">Wojnarowski, Adrian (July 2, 2012). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://sports.yahoo.com/news/nba--dwight-howard--i-ll-only-re-sign-with-one-team.html;_ylt=Atvax74UVOYX2qqrDbdw4Lu8vLYF">"Dwight Howard: I'll re-sign with only one team"</a>. yahoo.com. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120704072249/http://sports.yahoo.com/news/nba--dwight-howard--i-ll-only-re-sign-with-one-team.html">Archived</a> from the original on July 4, 2012.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=yahoo.com&rft.atitle=Dwight+Howard%3A+I%27ll+re-sign+with+only+one+team&rft.date=2012-07-02&rft.aulast=Wojnarowski&rft.aufirst=Adrian&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fsports.yahoo.com%2Fnews%2Fnba--dwight-howard--i-ll-only-re-sign-with-one-team.html%3B_ylt%3DAtvax74UVOYX2qqrDbdw4Lu8vLYF&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ADwight+Howard" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-52"><a href="#cite_ref-52">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFBresnahan2013" class="citation news cs1">Bresnahan, Mike (February 23, 2013). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.latimes.com/sports/la-xpm-2013-feb-23-la-sp-lakers-fyi-20130224-story.html">"Lakers' Dwight Howard still not all the way back"</a>. Los Angeles Times. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130225035908/http://www.latimes.com/sports/basketball/nba/lakers/la-sp-lakers-fyi-20130224,0,5095798.story">Archived</a> from the original on February 25, 2013.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Los+Angeles+Times&rft.atitle=Lakers%27+Dwight+Howard+still+not+all+the+way+back&rft.date=2013-02-23&rft.aulast=Bresnahan&rft.aufirst=Mike&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Fla-xpm-2013-feb-23-la-sp-lakers-fyi-20130224-story.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ADwight+Howard" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-shelburne_02232013-53">^ <a href="#cite_ref-shelburne_02232013_53-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-shelburne_02232013_53-1">b</a> <a href="#cite_ref-shelburne_02232013_53-2">c</a> <a href="#cite_ref-shelburne_02232013_53-3">d</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFShelburne2013" class="citation news cs1">Shelburne, Ramona (February 23, 2013). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/8978453/dwight-howard-admits-poor-conditioning-cost-los-angeles-lakers-some-games">"Dwight Howard shoulders blame"</a>. ESPN. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130226092843/http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/nba/story/_/id/8978453/dwight-howard-admits-poor-conditioning-cost-los-angeles-lakers-some-games">Archived</a> from the original on February 26, 2013.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=Dwight+Howard+shoulders+blame&rft.date=2013-02-23&rft.aulast=Shelburne&rft.aufirst=Ramona&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.espn.com%2Fnba%2Fstory%2F_%2Fid%2F8978453%2Fdwight-howard-admits-poor-conditioning-cost-los-angeles-lakers-some-games&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ADwight+Howard" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-54"><a href="#cite_ref-54">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFPincus2013" class="citation news cs1">Pincus, Eric (January 23, 2013). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.latimes.com/sports/lakersnow/la-sp-ln-jeff-van-gundy-blasts-dwight-howard-20130123,0,3739880.story">"NBA analyst Jeff Van Gundy blasts Dwight Howard"</a>. Los Angeles Times. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130127012748/http://www.latimes.com/sports/lakersnow/la-sp-ln-jeff-van-gundy-blasts-dwight-howard-20130123,0,3739880.story">Archived</a> from the original on January 27, 2013.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Los+Angeles+Times&rft.atitle=NBA+analyst+Jeff+Van+Gundy+blasts+Dwight+Howard&rft.date=2013-01-23&rft.aulast=Pincus&rft.aufirst=Eric&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Flakersnow%2Fla-sp-ln-jeff-van-gundy-blasts-dwight-howard-20130123%2C0%2C3739880.story&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ADwight+Howard" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-55"><a href="#cite_ref-55">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMcMenamin2013" class="citation news cs1">McMenamin, Dave (February 5, 2013). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/8915802/dwight-howard-los-angeles-lakers-remains-focused-season">"Dwight Howard trying to avoid 'circus'"</a>. ESPN. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130206035457/http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/nba/story/_/id/8915802/dwight-howard-los-angeles-lakers-remains-focused-season">Archived</a> from the original on February 6, 2013.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=Dwight+Howard+trying+to+avoid+%27circus%27&rft.date=2013-02-05&rft.aulast=McMenamin&rft.aufirst=Dave&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.espn.com%2Fnba%2Fstory%2F_%2Fid%2F8915802%2Fdwight-howard-los-angeles-lakers-remains-focused-season&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ADwight+Howard" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-56"><a href="#cite_ref-56">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMcMenamin2013" class="citation news cs1">McMenamin, Dave (January 23, 2013). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/8873873/dwight-howard-los-angeles-lakers-apologizes-immature-comments-vows-dominate">"Dwight Howard plans to 'bring it'"</a>. ESPN. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130125053941/http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/nba/story/_/id/8873873/dwight-howard-los-angeles-lakers-apologizes-immature-comments-vows-dominate">Archived</a> from the original on January 25, 2013.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=Dwight+Howard+plans+to+%27bring+it%27&rft.date=2013-01-23&rft.aulast=McMenamin&rft.aufirst=Dave&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.espn.com%2Fnba%2Fstory%2F_%2Fid%2F8873873%2Fdwight-howard-los-angeles-lakers-apologizes-immature-comments-vows-dominate&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ADwight+Howard" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-57"><a href="#cite_ref-57">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMarkazi2013" class="citation news cs1">Markazi, Arash (January 25, 2013). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/8878381/dwight-howard-los-angeles-lakers-cleared-play-aggravating-shoulder">"Dwight Howard cleared to play"</a>. ESPN. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130126082217/http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/nba/story/_/id/8878381/dwight-howard-los-angeles-lakers-cleared-play-aggravating-shoulder">Archived</a> from the original on January 26, 2013.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=Dwight+Howard+cleared+to+play&rft.date=2013-01-25&rft.aulast=Markazi&rft.aufirst=Arash&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.espn.com%2Fnba%2Fstory%2F_%2Fid%2F8878381%2Fdwight-howard-los-angeles-lakers-cleared-play-aggravating-shoulder&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ADwight+Howard" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-58"><a href="#cite_ref-58">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFBresnahan2013" class="citation news cs1">Bresnahan, Mike (February 3, 2013). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130205000004/http://www.latimes.com/sports/basketball/nba/lakers/la-sp-lakers-pistons-20130204,0,3031968,full.story">"'Leadership' role doesn't fit Lakers, again, but they beat Pistons"</a>. Los Angeles Times. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.latimes.com/sports/basketball/nba/lakers/la-sp-lakers-pistons-20130204,0,3031968,full.story">the original</a> on February 5, 2013.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Los+Angeles+Times&rft.atitle=%27Leadership%27+role+doesn%27t+fit+Lakers%2C+again%2C+but+they+beat+Pistons&rft.date=2013-02-03&rft.aulast=Bresnahan&rft.aufirst=Mike&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Fbasketball%2Fnba%2Flakers%2Fla-sp-lakers-pistons-20130204%2C0%2C3031968%2Cfull.story&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ADwight+Howard" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-59"><a href="#cite_ref-59">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFBresnahan2013" class="citation news cs1">Bresnahan, Mike (February 1, 2013). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.latimes.com/sports/basketball/nba/lakers/la-sp-lakers-timberwolves-20130202,0,4989949.story">"Lakers find a road to joy in Minnesota"</a>. Los Angeles Times. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130204000049/http://www.latimes.com/sports/basketball/nba/lakers/la-sp-lakers-timberwolves-20130202,0,4989949.story">Archived</a> from the original on February 4, 2013.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Los+Angeles+Times&rft.atitle=Lakers+find+a+road+to+joy+in+Minnesota&rft.date=2013-02-01&rft.aulast=Bresnahan&rft.aufirst=Mike&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fsports%2Fbasketball%2Fnba%2Flakers%2Fla-sp-lakers-timberwolves-20130202%2C0%2C4989949.story&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ADwight+Howard" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-60"><a href="#cite_ref-60">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.espn.com/los-angeles/nba/story/_/id/8924249/kobe-bryant-challenges-dwight-howard-return-shoulder-injury-play-pain">"Kobe Bryant urges Dwight Howard"</a>. ESPN. February 7, 2013. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130207150934/http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/nba/story/_/id/8924249/kobe-bryant-challenges-dwight-howard-return-shoulder-injury-play-pain">Archived</a> from the original on February 7, 2013.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=Kobe+Bryant+urges+Dwight+Howard&rft.date=2013-02-07&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.espn.com%2Flos-angeles%2Fnba%2Fstory%2F_%2Fid%2F8924249%2Fkobe-bryant-challenges-dwight-howard-return-shoulder-injury-play-pain&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ADwight+Howard" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-61"><a href="#cite_ref-61">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMcMenamin2013" class="citation news cs1">McMenamin, Dave (February 7, 2013). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/8926084/dwight-howard-los-angeles-lakers-tired-people-questioning-shoulder-injury">"Dwight Howard fires back at critics"</a>. ESPN. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130213053258/http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/nba/story/_/id/8926084/dwight-howard-los-angeles-lakers-tired-people-questioning-shoulder-injury">Archived</a> from the original on February 13, 2013.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=Dwight+Howard+fires+back+at+critics&rft.date=2013-02-07&rft.aulast=McMenamin&rft.aufirst=Dave&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.espn.com%2Fnba%2Fstory%2F_%2Fid%2F8926084%2Fdwight-howard-los-angeles-lakers-tired-people-questioning-shoulder-injury&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ADwight+Howard" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-62"><a href="#cite_ref-62">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFShelburne2013" class="citation news cs1">Shelburne, Ramona (March 11, 2013). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/9035343/dwight-howard-los-angeles-lakers-rededicates-self-assist-kobe-bryant">"Dwight Howard: I changed at break"</a>. ESPN. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130313073807/http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/nba/story/_/id/9035343/dwight-howard-los-angeles-lakers-rededicates-self-assist-kobe-bryant">Archived</a> from the original on March 13, 2013.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=Dwight+Howard%3A+I+changed+at+break&rft.date=2013-03-11&rft.aulast=Shelburne&rft.aufirst=Ramona&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.espn.com%2Fnba%2Fstory%2F_%2Fid%2F9035343%2Fdwight-howard-los-angeles-lakers-rededicates-self-assist-kobe-bryant&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ADwight+Howard" class="Z3988"> </li> <li id="cite_note-63"><a href="#cite_ref-63">^</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFPincus2013" class="citation news cs1">Pincus, Eric (March 9, 2013). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.latimes.com/sports/lakersnow/la-sp-ln-howard-seeing-bryant-influence-20130309,0,5524524.story">"Dwight Howard inspired by Kobe Bryant's dedication"</a>. 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title="Jabari Parker">Parker</a></li> <li>2014: <a href="/wiki/Cliff_Alexander" title="Cliff Alexander">Alexander</a> & <a href="/wiki/Jahlil_Okafor" title="Jahlil Okafor">Okafor</a></li> <li>2015: <a href="/wiki/Cheick_Diallo" title="Cheick Diallo">Diallo</a> & <a href="/wiki/Allonzo_Trier" title="Allonzo Trier">Trier</a></li> <li>2016: <a href="/wiki/De%27Aaron_Fox" title="De'Aaron Fox">Fox</a> & <a href="/wiki/Malik_Monk" title="Malik Monk">Monk</a></li> <li>2017: <a href="/wiki/Brian_Bowen" title="Brian Bowen">Bowen</a> & <a href="/wiki/Lonnie_Walker_IV" title="Lonnie Walker IV">Walker</a></li> <li>2018: <a href="/wiki/Nassir_Little" title="Nassir Little">Little</a> & <a href="/wiki/Emmitt_Williams" title="Emmitt Williams">Williams</a></li> <li>2019: <a href="/wiki/Cole_Anthony" title="Cole Anthony">Anthony</a> & <a href="/wiki/James_Wiseman" title="James Wiseman">Wiseman</a></li> <li>2022: <a href="/wiki/Dillon_Mitchell_(basketball)" title="Dillon Mitchell 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navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>1987: <a href="/wiki/Dennis_Scott_(basketball)" title="Dennis Scott (basketball)">Scott</a></li> <li>1988: <a href="/wiki/Alonzo_Mourning" title="Alonzo Mourning">Mourning</a></li> <li>1989: <a href="/wiki/Kenny_Anderson_(basketball)" title="Kenny Anderson (basketball)">Anderson</a></li> <li>1990: <a href="/wiki/Damon_Bailey" title="Damon Bailey">Bailey</a></li> <li>1991: <a href="/wiki/Chris_Webber" title="Chris Webber">Webber</a></li> <li>1992: <a href="/wiki/Jason_Kidd" title="Jason Kidd">Kidd</a></li> <li>1993: <a href="/wiki/Randy_Livingston" title="Randy Livingston">Livingston</a></li> <li>1994: <a href="/wiki/Jerod_Ward" title="Jerod Ward">Ward</a></li> <li>1995: <a href="/wiki/Ron_Mercer" title="Ron Mercer">Mercer</a></li> <li>1996: <a href="/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant">Bryant</a></li> <li>1997: <a href="/wiki/Shane_Battier" title="Shane Battier">Battier</a></li> 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Marciniak">Marciniak</a></li> <li>1992: <a href="/wiki/Yolanda_Watkins" title="Yolanda Watkins">Y. Watkins</a></li> <li>1993: <a href="/wiki/La%27Keshia_Frett" title="La'Keshia Frett">Frett</a></li> <li>1994: <a href="/wiki/Tiffany_Gooden" title="Tiffany Gooden">Gooden</a></li> <li>1995: <a href="/wiki/Chamique_Holdsclaw" title="Chamique Holdsclaw">Holdsclaw</a></li> <li>1996: <a href="/wiki/Kiesha_Brown" title="Kiesha Brown">Brown</a></li> <li>1997: <a href="/wiki/Tamika_Catchings" title="Tamika Catchings">Catchings</a></li> <li>1998: <a href="/wiki/Tamika_Williams-Jeter" title="Tamika Williams-Jeter">Williams</a></li> <li>1999: <a href="/wiki/Kara_Lawson" title="Kara Lawson">Lawson</a></li> <li>2000: <a href="/wiki/Diana_Taurasi" title="Diana Taurasi">Taurasi</a></li> <li>2001: <a href="/wiki/Shyra_Ely" title="Shyra Ely">Ely</a></li> <li>2002: <a href="/wiki/Ann_Strother" title="Ann Strother">Strother</a></li> <li>2003: <a href="/wiki/Candace_Parker" title="Candace Parker">Parker</a></li> <li>2004: <a href="/wiki/Candace_Parker" title="Candace Parker">Parker</a></li> <li>2005: <a href="/wiki/Courtney_Paris" title="Courtney Paris">Paris</a></li> <li>2006: <a href="/wiki/Maya_Moore" title="Maya Moore">Moore</a></li> <li>2007: <a href="/wiki/Maya_Moore" title="Maya Moore">Moore</a></li> <li>2008: <a href="/wiki/Elena_Delle_Donne" title="Elena Delle Donne">Delle Donne</a></li> <li>2009: <a href="/wiki/Skylar_Diggins-Smith" title="Skylar Diggins-Smith">Diggins</a></li> <li>2010: <a href="/wiki/Chiney_Ogwumike" title="Chiney Ogwumike">Ogwumike</a></li> <li>2011: <a href="/wiki/Kaleena_Mosqueda-Lewis" title="Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis">Mosqueda-Lewis</a></li> <li>2012: <a href="/wiki/Breanna_Stewart" title="Breanna Stewart">Stewart</a></li> <li>2013: <a href="/wiki/Diamond_DeShields" title="Diamond DeShields">DeShields</a></li> <li>2014: <a href="/wiki/A%27ja_Wilson" title="A'ja Wilson">Wilson</a></li> <li>2015: <a href="/wiki/Katie_Lou_Samuelson" title="Katie Lou Samuelson">Samuelson</a></li> <li>2016: <a href="/wiki/Jackie_Young" title="Jackie Young">Young</a></li> <li>2017: <a href="/wiki/Megan_Walker" title="Megan Walker">Walker</a></li> <li>2018: <a href="/wiki/Christyn_Williams" title="Christyn Williams">Williams</a></li> <li>2019: <a href="/wiki/Haley_Jones" title="Haley Jones">Jones</a></li> <li>2020: <a href="/wiki/Paige_Bueckers" title="Paige Bueckers">Bueckers</a></li> <li>2021: <a href="/wiki/Raven_Johnson" title="Raven Johnson">Johnson</a></li> <li>2022: <a href="/wiki/Kiki_Rice" title="Kiki Rice">Rice</a></li> <li>2023: <a href="/wiki/JuJu_Watkins" title="JuJu Watkins">J. 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Reid</a></li> <li>1987: <a href="/wiki/LaBradford_Smith" title="LaBradford Smith">LaBradford Smith</a></li> <li>1988: <a href="/wiki/Alonzo_Mourning" title="Alonzo Mourning">Alonzo Mourning</a></li> <li>1989: <a href="/wiki/Kenny_Anderson_(basketball)" title="Kenny Anderson (basketball)">Kenny Anderson</a></li> <li>1990: <a href="/wiki/Damon_Bailey" title="Damon Bailey">Damon Bailey</a></li> <li>1991: <a href="/wiki/Chris_Webber" title="Chris Webber">Chris Webber</a></li> <li>1992: <a href="/wiki/Corliss_Williamson" title="Corliss Williamson">Corliss Williamson</a></li> <li>1993: <a href="/wiki/Randy_Livingston" title="Randy Livingston">Randy Livingston</a></li> <li>1994: <a href="/wiki/Felipe_L%C3%B3pez_(basketball)" title="Felipe López (basketball)">Felipe Lopez</a></li> <li>1995: <a href="/wiki/Stephon_Marbury" title="Stephon Marbury">Stephon Marbury</a></li> <li>1996: <a href="/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant">Kobe Bryant</a></li> <li>1997: <a href="/wiki/Baron_Davis" title="Baron Davis">Baron Davis</a></li> <li>1998: <a href="/wiki/Al_Harrington" title="Al Harrington">Al Harrington</a></li> <li>1999: <a href="/wiki/LaVell_Blanchard" title="LaVell Blanchard">LaVell Blanchard</a></li> <li>2000: <a href="/wiki/Jared_Jeffries" title="Jared Jeffries">Jared Jeffries</a></li> <li>2001: <a href="/wiki/Kelvin_Torbert" title="Kelvin Torbert">Kelvin Torbert</a></li> <li>2002: <a href="/wiki/LeBron_James" title="LeBron James">LeBron James</a></li> <li>2003: <a href="/wiki/LeBron_James" title="LeBron James">LeBron James</a></li> <li>2004: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Dwight Howard</a></li> <li>2005: <a href="/wiki/Greg_Oden" title="Greg Oden">Greg Oden</a></li> <li>2006: <a href="/wiki/Greg_Oden" title="Greg Oden">Greg Oden</a></li> <li>2007: <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Love" title="Kevin Love">Kevin Love</a></li> <li>2008: <a href="/wiki/Jrue_Holiday" title="Jrue Holiday">Jrue Holiday</a></li> <li>2009: <a href="/wiki/Brandon_Knight_(basketball)" title="Brandon Knight (basketball)">Brandon Knight</a></li> <li>2010: <a href="/wiki/Brandon_Knight_(basketball)" title="Brandon Knight (basketball)">Brandon Knight</a></li> <li>2011: <a href="/wiki/Bradley_Beal" title="Bradley Beal">Bradley Beal</a></li> <li>2012: <a href="/wiki/Jabari_Parker" title="Jabari Parker">Jabari Parker</a></li> <li>2013: <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Wiggins" title="Andrew Wiggins">Andrew Wiggins</a></li> <li>2014: <a href="/wiki/Karl-Anthony_Towns" title="Karl-Anthony Towns">Karl-Anthony Towns</a></li> <li>2015: <a href="/wiki/Ben_Simmons" title="Ben Simmons">Ben Simmons</a></li> <li>2016: <a href="/wiki/Jayson_Tatum" title="Jayson Tatum">Jayson Tatum</a></li> <li>2017: <a href="/wiki/Michael_Porter_Jr." title="Michael Porter Jr.">Michael Porter</a></li> <li>2018: <a href="/wiki/RJ_Barrett" title="RJ Barrett">RJ Barrett</a></li> <li>2019: <a href="/wiki/James_Wiseman" title="James Wiseman">James Wiseman</a></li> <li>2020: <a href="/wiki/Emoni_Bates" title="Emoni Bates">Emoni Bates</a></li> <li>2021: <a href="/wiki/Chet_Holmgren" title="Chet Holmgren">Chet Holmgren</a></li> <li>2022: <a href="/wiki/Gradey_Dick" title="Gradey Dick">Gradey Dick</a></li> <li>2023: <a href="/wiki/Cameron_Boozer" title="Cameron Boozer">Cameron Boozer</a></li> <li>2024: <a href="/wiki/Cooper_Flagg" title="Cooper Flagg">Cooper Flagg</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#FF6900; color:#000000; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #E4002B, inset -2px -2px 0 #E4002B;;width:1%">Girls</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>1986: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Susan_Anderson_(basketball)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Susan Anderson (basketball) (page does not exist)">Susan Anderson</a></li> <li>1987: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Kris_Durham_(basketball)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kris Durham (basketball) (page does not exist)">Kris Durham</a></li> <li>1988: <a href="/wiki/Vicki_Hall" title="Vicki Hall">Vicki Hall</a></li> <li>1989: <a href="/wiki/Lisa_Harrison" title="Lisa Harrison">Lisa Harrison</a></li> <li>1990: <a href="/wiki/Lisa_Leslie" title="Lisa Leslie">Lisa Leslie</a></li> <li>1991: <a href="/wiki/Michelle_M._Marciniak" title="Michelle M. Marciniak">Michelle M. Marciniak</a></li> <li>1992: <a href="/wiki/Katie_Smith" title="Katie Smith">Katie Smith</a></li> <li>1993: <a href="/wiki/La%27Keshia_Frett" title="La'Keshia Frett">La'Keshia Frett</a></li> <li>1994: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Monick_Foote&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Monick Foote (page does not exist)">Monick Foote</a></li> <li>1995: <a href="/wiki/Stephanie_White" title="Stephanie White">Stephanie White</a></li> <li>1996: <a href="/wiki/Jaime_Walz" class="mw-redirect" title="Jaime Walz">Jaime Walz</a></li> <li>1997: <a href="/wiki/Nikki_Teasley" title="Nikki Teasley">Nikki Teasley</a></li> <li>1998: <a href="/wiki/Tamika_Williams-Jeter" title="Tamika Williams-Jeter">Tamika Williams</a></li> <li>1999: <a href="/wiki/Nicole_Kaczmarski" title="Nicole Kaczmarski">Nicole Kaczmarski</a></li> <li>2000: <a href="/wiki/Shereka_Wright" title="Shereka Wright">Shereka Wright</a></li> <li>2001: <a href="/wiki/Shyra_Ely" title="Shyra Ely">Shyra Ely</a></li> <li>2002: <a href="/wiki/Ann_Strother" title="Ann Strother">Ann Strother</a></li> <li>2003: <a href="/wiki/Candace_Parker" title="Candace Parker">Candace Parker</a></li> <li>2004: <a href="/wiki/Candace_Parker" title="Candace Parker">Candace Parker</a></li> <li>2005: <a href="/wiki/Abby_Waner" title="Abby Waner">Abby Waner</a></li> <li>2006: <a href="/wiki/Tina_Charles_(basketball)" title="Tina Charles (basketball)">Tina Charles</a></li> <li>2007: <a href="/wiki/Maya_Moore" title="Maya Moore">Maya Moore</a></li> <li>2008: <a href="/wiki/Nneka_Ogwumike" title="Nneka Ogwumike">Nneka Ogwumike</a></li> <li>2009: <a href="/wiki/Skylar_Diggins-Smith" title="Skylar Diggins-Smith">Skylar Diggins</a></li> <li>2010: <a href="/wiki/Chiney_Ogwumike" title="Chiney Ogwumike">Chiney Ogwumike</a></li> <li>2011: <a href="/wiki/Kaleena_Mosqueda-Lewis" title="Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis">Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis</a></li> <li>2012: <a href="/wiki/Breanna_Stewart" title="Breanna Stewart">Breanna Stewart</a></li> <li>2013: <a href="/wiki/Mercedes_Russell" title="Mercedes Russell">Mercedes Russell</a></li> <li>2014: <a href="/wiki/Brianna_Turner" title="Brianna Turner">Brianna Turner</a></li> <li>2015: <a href="/wiki/Katie_Lou_Samuelson" title="Katie Lou Samuelson">Katie Lou Samuelson</a></li> <li>2016: <a href="/wiki/Erin_Boley" title="Erin Boley">Erin Boley</a></li> <li>2017: <a href="/wiki/Megan_Walker" title="Megan Walker">Megan Walker</a></li> <li>2018: <a href="/wiki/Christyn_Williams" title="Christyn Williams">Christyn Williams</a></li> <li>2019: <a href="/wiki/Azzi_Fudd" title="Azzi Fudd">Azzi Fudd</a></li> <li>2020: <a href="/wiki/Paige_Bueckers" title="Paige Bueckers">Paige Bueckers</a></li> <li>2021: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Saniya_Rivers&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Saniya Rivers (page does not exist)">Saniya Rivers</a></li> <li>2022: <a href="/wiki/Kiki_Rice" title="Kiki Rice">Kiki Rice</a></li> <li>2023: <a href="/wiki/JuJu_Watkins" title="JuJu Watkins">JuJu Watkins</a></li> <li>2024: <a href="/wiki/Joyce_Edwards" title="Joyce Edwards">Joyce Edwards</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Gatorade_High_School_Athlete_of_the_Year_Award" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background:#FF6900; 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color:#FFFFFF; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FFBC0D, inset -2px -2px 0 #FFBC0D;;;width:1%">Boys</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>1997: <a href="/wiki/Shane_Battier" title="Shane Battier">Battier</a></li> <li>1998: <a href="/wiki/Ronald_Curry" title="Ronald Curry">Curry</a></li> <li>1999: <a href="/wiki/Jay_Williams_(basketball)" title="Jay Williams (basketball)">Williams</a></li> <li>2000: <a href="/wiki/Chris_Duhon" title="Chris Duhon">Duhon</a></li> <li>2001: <a href="/wiki/Aaron_Miles_(basketball)" title="Aaron Miles (basketball)">Miles</a></li> <li>2002: <a href="/wiki/Torin_Francis" title="Torin Francis">Francis</a></li> <li>2003: <a href="/wiki/LeBron_James" title="LeBron James">James</a></li> <li>2004: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Howard</a></li> <li>2005: <a href="/wiki/Josh_McRoberts" title="Josh McRoberts">McRoberts</a></li> <li>2006: <a href="/wiki/Greg_Oden" title="Greg Oden">Oden</a></li> <li>2007: <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Love" title="Kevin Love">Love</a></li> <li>2008: <a href="/wiki/Greg_Monroe" title="Greg Monroe">Monroe</a></li> <li>2009: <a href="/wiki/Derrick_Favors" title="Derrick Favors">Favors</a></li> <li>2010: <a href="/wiki/Harrison_Barnes" title="Harrison Barnes">Barnes</a></li> <li>2011: <a href="/wiki/Austin_Rivers" title="Austin Rivers">Rivers</a></li> <li>2012: <a href="/wiki/Shabazz_Muhammad" title="Shabazz Muhammad">Muhammad</a></li> <li>2013: <a href="/wiki/Jabari_Parker" title="Jabari Parker">J. Parker</a></li> <li>2014: <a href="/wiki/Jahlil_Okafor" title="Jahlil Okafor">Okafor</a></li> <li>2015: <a href="/wiki/Ben_Simmons" title="Ben Simmons">Simmons</a></li> <li>2016: <a href="/wiki/Lonzo_Ball" title="Lonzo Ball">Ball</a></li> <li>2017: <a href="/wiki/Wendell_Carter_Jr." title="Wendell Carter Jr.">Carter</a></li> <li>2018: <a href="/wiki/RJ_Barrett" title="RJ Barrett">Barrett</a></li> <li>2019: <a href="/wiki/James_Wiseman" title="James Wiseman">Wiseman</a></li> <li>2020: <a href="/wiki/Evan_Mobley" title="Evan Mobley">Mobley</a></li> <li>2021: <a href="/wiki/Chet_Holmgren" title="Chet Holmgren">Holmgren</a></li> <li>2022: <a href="/wiki/Dereck_Lively_II" title="Dereck Lively II">Lively</a></li> <li>2023: <a href="/wiki/Isaiah_Collier" title="Isaiah Collier">Collier</a></li> <li>2024: <a href="/wiki/Dylan_Harper" title="Dylan Harper">Harper</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#DB0007; color:#FFFFFF; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FFBC0D, inset -2px -2px 0 #FFBC0D;;;width:1%">Girls</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>2002: Wolff</li> <li>2003: <a href="/wiki/Ivory_Latta" title="Ivory Latta">Latta</a></li> <li>2004: <a href="/wiki/Candace_Parker" title="Candace Parker">C. 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Williams</a></li> <li>2012: <a href="/wiki/Breanna_Stewart" title="Breanna Stewart">Stewart</a></li> <li>2013: Reimer</li> <li>2014: <a href="/wiki/Ariel_Atkins" title="Ariel Atkins">Atkins</a></li> <li>2015: <a href="/wiki/Katie_Lou_Samuelson" title="Katie Lou Samuelson">Samuelson</a></li> <li>2016: <a href="/wiki/Crystal_Dangerfield" title="Crystal Dangerfield">Dangerfield</a></li> <li>2017: <a href="/wiki/Evina_Westbrook" title="Evina Westbrook">Westbrook</a></li> <li>2018: <a href="/wiki/Christyn_Williams" title="Christyn Williams">C. Williams</a></li> <li>2019: <a href="/wiki/Haley_Jones" title="Haley Jones">Jones</a></li> <li>2020: <a href="/wiki/Paige_Bueckers" title="Paige Bueckers">Bueckers</a></li> <li>2021: <a href="/wiki/Azzi_Fudd" title="Azzi Fudd">Fudd</a></li> <li>2022: <a href="/wiki/Kiki_Rice" title="Kiki Rice">Rice</a></li> <li>2023: <a href="/wiki/Mikaylah_Williams" title="Mikaylah Williams">M. Williams</a></li> <li>2024: <a href="/wiki/Joyce_Edwards" title="Joyce Edwards">Edwards</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="McDonald&#039;s_All-American_Game_–_Boys&#039;_MVPs" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background:#DB0007; color:#FFFFFF; border:2px solid #FFBC0D;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:McDonald%27s_All-American_Game_Boys_MVP" title="Template:McDonald's All-American Game Boys MVP"><abbr title="View this template" style="color:#FFFFFF">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:McDonald%27s_All-American_Game_Boys_MVP" title="Template talk:McDonald's All-American Game Boys MVP"><abbr title="Discuss this template" style="color:#FFFFFF">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:McDonald%27s_All-American_Game_Boys_MVP" title="Special:EditPage/Template:McDonald's All-American Game Boys MVP"><abbr title="Edit this template" style="color:#FFFFFF">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="McDonald&#039;s_All-American_Game_–_Boys&#039;_MVPs" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/McDonald%27s_All-American_Game" title="McDonald's All-American Game">McDonald's All-American Game – Boys' MVPs</a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>1978: <a href="/wiki/Rudy_Woods" title="Rudy Woods">Woods</a></li> <li>1979: <a href="/wiki/Darren_Daye" title="Darren Daye">Daye</a></li> <li>1980: <a href="/wiki/Russell_Cross" title="Russell Cross">Cross</a></li> <li>1981: <a href="/wiki/Adrian_Branch" title="Adrian Branch">Branch</a> & <a href="/wiki/Aubrey_Sherrod" title="Aubrey Sherrod">Sherrod</a></li> <li>1982: <a href="/wiki/Efrem_Winters" title="Efrem Winters">Winters</a></li> <li>1983: <a href="/wiki/Winston_Bennett" title="Winston Bennett">Bennett</a></li> <li>1984: <a href="/wiki/John_Williams_(basketball,_born_1966)" title="John Williams (basketball, born 1966)">Williams</a></li> <li>1985: <a href="/wiki/Walker_Lambiotte" title="Walker Lambiotte">Lambiotte</a></li> <li>1986: <a href="/wiki/J._R._Reid" title="J. 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Reid">Reid</a></li> <li>1987: <a href="/wiki/Mark_Macon" title="Mark Macon">Macon</a></li> <li>1988: <a href="/wiki/Alonzo_Mourning" title="Alonzo Mourning">Mourning</a> & <a href="/wiki/Billy_Owens" title="Billy Owens">Owens</a></li> <li>1989: <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Hurley" title="Bobby Hurley">Hurley</a> & <a href="/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal" title="Shaquille O'Neal">O'Neal</a></li> <li>1990: <a href="/wiki/Shawn_Bradley" title="Shawn Bradley">Bradley</a></li> <li>1991: <a href="/wiki/Chris_Webber" title="Chris Webber">Webber</a> & <a href="/wiki/Rick_Brunson" title="Rick Brunson">Brunson</a></li> <li>1992: <a href="/wiki/Othella_Harrington" title="Othella Harrington">Harrington</a></li> <li>1993: <a href="/wiki/Jacque_Vaughn" title="Jacque Vaughn">Vaughn</a> & <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Stackhouse" title="Jerry Stackhouse">Stackhouse</a></li> <li>1994: <a href="/wiki/Felipe_L%C3%B3pez_(basketball)" title="Felipe López (basketball)">López</a></li> <li>1995: <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Garnett" title="Kevin Garnett">Garnett</a></li> <li>1996: <a href="/wiki/Shaheen_Holloway" title="Shaheen Holloway">Holloway</a></li> <li>1997: <a href="/wiki/Kenny_Gregory" title="Kenny Gregory">Gregory</a></li> <li>1998: <a href="/wiki/Ronald_Curry" title="Ronald Curry">R. 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Smith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dorell_Wright" title="Dorell Wright">Dorell Wright</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jameer_Nelson" title="Jameer Nelson">Jameer Nelson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pavel_Podkolzin" title="Pavel Podkolzin">Pavel Podkolzin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Victor_Khryapa" title="Victor Khryapa">Victor Khryapa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sergei_Monia" title="Sergei Monia">Sergei Monia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Delonte_West" title="Delonte West">Delonte West</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Allen_(basketball)" title="Tony Allen (basketball)">Tony Allen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Martin_(basketball,_born_1983)" title="Kevin Martin (basketball, born 1983)">Kevin Martin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sasha_Vuja%C4%8Di%C4%87" title="Sasha Vujačić">Sasha Vujačić</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beno_Udrih" title="Beno Udrih">Beno Udrih</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Harrison_(basketball)" title="David Harrison (basketball)">David Harrison</a></li></ul> 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Spanoulis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christian_Drejer" title="Christian Drejer">Christian Drejer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Romain_Sato" title="Romain Sato">Romain Sato</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matt_Freije" title="Matt Freije">Matt Freije</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rickey_Paulding" title="Rickey Paulding">Rickey Paulding</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Luis_Flores_(basketball)" title="Luis Flores (basketball)">Luis Flores</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marcus_Douthit" title="Marcus Douthit">Marcus Douthit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sergei_Karaulov" title="Sergei Karaulov">Sergei Karaulov</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blake_Stepp" title="Blake Stepp">Blake Stepp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rashad_Wright" title="Rashad Wright">Rashad Wright</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" 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Share">Share</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1951_NBA_draft" title="1951 NBA draft">1951</a>: <a href="/wiki/Gene_Melchiorre" title="Gene Melchiorre">Melchiorre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_NBA_draft" title="1952 NBA draft">1952</a>: <a href="/wiki/Mark_Workman" title="Mark Workman">Workman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1953_NBA_draft" title="1953 NBA draft">1953</a>: <a href="/wiki/Ray_Felix" title="Ray Felix">Felix</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1954_NBA_draft" title="1954 NBA draft">1954</a>: <a href="/wiki/Frank_Selvy" title="Frank Selvy">Selvy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1955_NBA_draft" title="1955 NBA draft">1955</a>: <a href="/wiki/Dick_Ricketts" title="Dick Ricketts">Ricketts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_NBA_draft" title="1956 NBA draft">1956</a>: <a href="/wiki/Si_Green" title="Si Green">Green</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1957_NBA_draft" title="1957 NBA draft">1957</a>: <a href="/wiki/Hot_Rod_Hundley" title="Hot Rod Hundley">Hundley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958_NBA_draft" title="1958 NBA draft">1958</a>: <a href="/wiki/Elgin_Baylor" title="Elgin Baylor">Baylor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1959_NBA_draft" title="1959 NBA draft">1959</a>: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Boozer" title="Bob Boozer">Boozer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960_NBA_draft" title="1960 NBA draft">1960</a>: <a href="/wiki/Oscar_Robertson" title="Oscar Robertson">Robertson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1961_NBA_draft" title="1961 NBA draft">1961</a>: <a href="/wiki/Walt_Bellamy" title="Walt Bellamy">Bellamy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_NBA_draft" title="1962 NBA draft">1962</a>: <a href="/wiki/Bill_McGill" title="Bill McGill">McGill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963_NBA_draft" title="1963 NBA draft">1963</a>: <a href="/wiki/Art_Heyman" title="Art Heyman">Heyman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_NBA_draft" title="1964 NBA draft">1964</a>: <a href="/wiki/Jim_%22Bad_News%22_Barnes" title="Jim "Bad News" Barnes">Barnes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_NBA_draft" title="1965 NBA draft">1965</a>: <a href="/wiki/Fred_Hetzel" title="Fred Hetzel">Hetzel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_NBA_draft" title="1966 NBA draft">1966</a>: <a href="/wiki/Cazzie_Russell" title="Cazzie Russell">Russell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967_NBA_draft" title="1967 NBA draft">1967</a>: <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Walker_(basketball,_born_1944)" title="Jimmy Walker (basketball, born 1944)">Walker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_NBA_draft" title="1968 NBA draft">1968</a>: <a href="/wiki/Elvin_Hayes" title="Elvin Hayes">Hayes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_NBA_draft" title="1969 NBA draft">1969</a>: <a href="/wiki/Kareem_Abdul-Jabbar" title="Kareem Abdul-Jabbar">Alcindor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970_NBA_draft" title="1970 NBA draft">1970</a>: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Lanier" title="Bob Lanier">Lanier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_NBA_draft" title="1971 NBA draft">1971</a>: <a href="/wiki/Austin_Carr" title="Austin Carr">Carr</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_NBA_draft" title="1972 NBA draft">1972</a>: <a href="/wiki/LaRue_Martin" title="LaRue Martin">L. Martin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_NBA_draft" title="1973 NBA draft">1973</a>: <a href="/wiki/Doug_Collins_(basketball)" title="Doug Collins (basketball)">Collins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_NBA_draft" title="1974 NBA draft">1974</a>: <a href="/wiki/Bill_Walton" title="Bill Walton">Walton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975_NBA_draft" title="1975 NBA draft">1975</a>: <a href="/wiki/David_Thompson_(basketball)" title="David Thompson (basketball)">D. Thompson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_NBA_draft" title="1976 NBA draft">1976</a>: <a href="/wiki/John_Lucas_II" title="John Lucas II">Lucas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_NBA_draft" title="1977 NBA draft">1977</a>: <a href="/wiki/Kent_Benson" title="Kent Benson">Benson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_NBA_draft" title="1978 NBA draft">1978</a>: <a href="/wiki/Mychal_Thompson" title="Mychal Thompson">M. Thompson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_NBA_draft" title="1979 NBA draft">1979</a>: <a href="/wiki/Magic_Johnson" title="Magic Johnson">E. Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_NBA_draft" title="1980 NBA draft">1980</a>: <a href="/wiki/Joe_Barry_Carroll" title="Joe Barry Carroll">Carroll</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_NBA_draft" title="1981 NBA draft">1981</a>: <a href="/wiki/Mark_Aguirre" title="Mark Aguirre">Aguirre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_NBA_draft" title="1982 NBA draft">1982</a>: <a href="/wiki/James_Worthy" title="James Worthy">Worthy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_NBA_draft" title="1983 NBA draft">1983</a>: <a href="/wiki/Ralph_Sampson" title="Ralph Sampson">Sampson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_NBA_draft" title="1984 NBA draft">1984</a>: <a href="/wiki/Hakeem_Olajuwon" title="Hakeem Olajuwon">Olajuwon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_NBA_draft" title="1985 NBA draft">1985</a>: <a href="/wiki/Patrick_Ewing" title="Patrick Ewing">Ewing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_NBA_draft" title="1986 NBA draft">1986</a>: <a href="/wiki/Brad_Daugherty_(basketball)" title="Brad Daugherty (basketball)">Daugherty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_NBA_draft" title="1987 NBA draft">1987</a>: <a href="/wiki/David_Robinson" title="David Robinson">D. Robinson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_NBA_draft" title="1988 NBA draft">1988</a>: <a href="/wiki/Danny_Manning" title="Danny Manning">Manning</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_NBA_draft" title="1989 NBA draft">1989</a>: <a href="/wiki/Pervis_Ellison" title="Pervis Ellison">Ellison</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_NBA_draft" title="1990 NBA draft">1990</a>: <a href="/wiki/Derrick_Coleman" title="Derrick Coleman">Coleman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_NBA_draft" title="1991 NBA draft">1991</a>: <a href="/wiki/Larry_Johnson_(basketball,_born_1969)" title="Larry Johnson (basketball, born 1969)">L. Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_NBA_draft" title="1992 NBA draft">1992</a>: <a href="/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal" title="Shaquille O'Neal">O'Neal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_NBA_draft" title="1993 NBA draft">1993</a>: <a href="/wiki/Chris_Webber" title="Chris Webber">Webber</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_NBA_draft" title="1994 NBA draft">1994</a>: <a href="/wiki/Glenn_Robinson" title="Glenn Robinson">G. Robinson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_NBA_draft" title="1995 NBA draft">1995</a>: <a href="/wiki/Joe_Smith_(basketball)" title="Joe Smith (basketball)">Smith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_NBA_draft" title="1996 NBA draft">1996</a>: <a href="/wiki/Allen_Iverson" title="Allen Iverson">Iverson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_NBA_draft" title="1997 NBA draft">1997</a>: <a href="/wiki/Tim_Duncan" title="Tim Duncan">Duncan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_NBA_draft" title="1998 NBA draft">1998</a>: <a href="/wiki/Michael_Olowokandi" title="Michael Olowokandi">Olowokandi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_NBA_draft" title="1999 NBA draft">1999</a>: <a href="/wiki/Elton_Brand" title="Elton Brand">Brand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_NBA_draft" title="2000 NBA draft">2000</a>: <a href="/wiki/Kenyon_Martin" title="Kenyon Martin">K. Martin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_NBA_draft" title="2001 NBA draft">2001</a>: <a href="/wiki/Kwame_Brown" title="Kwame Brown">Brown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_NBA_draft" title="2002 NBA draft">2002</a>: <a href="/wiki/Yao_Ming" title="Yao Ming">Yao</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_NBA_draft" title="2003 NBA draft">2003</a>: <a href="/wiki/LeBron_James" title="LeBron James">James</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_NBA_draft" title="2004 NBA draft">2004</a>: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Howard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_NBA_draft" title="2005 NBA draft">2005</a>: <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Bogut" title="Andrew Bogut">Bogut</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_NBA_draft" title="2006 NBA draft">2006</a>: <a href="/wiki/Andrea_Bargnani" title="Andrea Bargnani">Bargnani</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_NBA_draft" title="2007 NBA draft">2007</a>: <a href="/wiki/Greg_Oden" title="Greg Oden">Oden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_NBA_draft" title="2008 NBA draft">2008</a>: <a href="/wiki/Derrick_Rose" title="Derrick Rose">Rose</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_NBA_draft" title="2009 NBA draft">2009</a>: <a href="/wiki/Blake_Griffin" title="Blake Griffin">Griffin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_NBA_draft" title="2010 NBA draft">2010</a>: <a href="/wiki/John_Wall" title="John Wall">Wall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_NBA_draft" title="2011 NBA draft">2011</a>: <a href="/wiki/Kyrie_Irving" title="Kyrie Irving">Irving</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_NBA_draft" title="2012 NBA draft">2012</a>: <a href="/wiki/Anthony_Davis" title="Anthony Davis">Davis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_NBA_draft" title="2013 NBA draft">2013</a>: <a href="/wiki/Anthony_Bennett_(basketball)" title="Anthony Bennett (basketball)">Bennett</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_NBA_draft" title="2014 NBA draft">2014</a>: <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Wiggins" title="Andrew Wiggins">Wiggins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_NBA_draft" title="2015 NBA draft">2015</a>: <a href="/wiki/Karl-Anthony_Towns" title="Karl-Anthony Towns">Towns</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_NBA_draft" title="2016 NBA draft">2016</a>: <a href="/wiki/Ben_Simmons" title="Ben Simmons">Simmons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_NBA_draft" title="2017 NBA draft">2017</a>: <a href="/wiki/Markelle_Fultz" title="Markelle Fultz">Fultz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_NBA_draft" title="2018 NBA draft">2018</a>: <a href="/wiki/Deandre_Ayton" title="Deandre Ayton">Ayton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_NBA_draft" title="2019 NBA draft">2019</a>: <a href="/wiki/Zion_Williamson" title="Zion Williamson">Williamson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_NBA_draft" title="2020 NBA draft">2020</a>: <a href="/wiki/Anthony_Edwards_(basketball)" title="Anthony Edwards (basketball)">Edwards</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_NBA_draft" title="2021 NBA draft">2021</a>: <a href="/wiki/Cade_Cunningham" title="Cade Cunningham">Cunningham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_NBA_draft" title="2022 NBA draft">2022</a>: <a href="/wiki/Paolo_Banchero" title="Paolo Banchero">Banchero</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_NBA_draft" title="2023 NBA draft">2023</a>: <a href="/wiki/Victor_Wembanyama" title="Victor Wembanyama">Wembanyama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_NBA_draft" title="2024 NBA draft">2024</a>: <a href="/wiki/Zaccharie_Risacher" title="Zaccharie Risacher">Risacher</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="NBA_Defensive_Player_of_the_Year" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" 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Year</a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>1983: <a href="/wiki/Sidney_Moncrief" title="Sidney Moncrief">Moncrief</a></li> <li>1984: <a href="/wiki/Sidney_Moncrief" title="Sidney Moncrief">Moncrief</a></li> <li>1985: <a href="/wiki/Mark_Eaton" title="Mark Eaton">Eaton</a></li> <li>1986: <a href="/wiki/Alvin_Robertson" title="Alvin Robertson">Robertson</a></li> <li>1987: <a href="/wiki/Michael_Cooper" title="Michael Cooper">Cooper</a></li> <li>1988: <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Jordan</a></li> <li>1989: <a href="/wiki/Mark_Eaton" title="Mark Eaton">Eaton</a></li> <li>1990: <a href="/wiki/Dennis_Rodman" title="Dennis Rodman">Rodman</a></li> <li>1991: <a href="/wiki/Dennis_Rodman" title="Dennis Rodman">Rodman</a></li> <li>1992: <a href="/wiki/David_Robinson" title="David Robinson">Robinson</a></li> <li>1993: <a href="/wiki/Hakeem_Olajuwon" title="Hakeem 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title="Bill Russell">Russell</a></li> <li>1960: <a href="/wiki/Wilt_Chamberlain" title="Wilt Chamberlain">Chamberlain</a></li> <li>1961: <a href="/wiki/Wilt_Chamberlain" title="Wilt Chamberlain">Chamberlain</a></li> <li>1962: <a href="/wiki/Wilt_Chamberlain" title="Wilt Chamberlain">Chamberlain</a></li> <li>1963: <a href="/wiki/Wilt_Chamberlain" title="Wilt Chamberlain">Chamberlain</a></li> <li>1964: <a href="/wiki/Bill_Russell" title="Bill Russell">Russell</a></li> <li>1965: <a href="/wiki/Bill_Russell" title="Bill Russell">Russell</a></li> <li>1966: <a href="/wiki/Wilt_Chamberlain" title="Wilt Chamberlain">Chamberlain</a></li> <li>1967: <a href="/wiki/Wilt_Chamberlain" title="Wilt Chamberlain">Chamberlain</a></li> <li>1968: <a href="/wiki/Wilt_Chamberlain" title="Wilt Chamberlain">Chamberlain</a></li> <li>1969: <a href="/wiki/Wilt_Chamberlain" title="Wilt Chamberlain">Chamberlain</a></li> <li>1970: <a href="/wiki/Elvin_Hayes" title="Elvin Hayes">Hayes</a></li> <li>1971: <a 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Robinson</a></li> <li>1979: <a href="/wiki/Moses_Malone" title="Moses Malone">Malone</a></li> <li>1980: <a href="/wiki/Swen_Nater" title="Swen Nater">Nater</a></li> <li>1981: <a href="/wiki/Moses_Malone" title="Moses Malone">Malone</a></li> <li>1982: <a href="/wiki/Moses_Malone" title="Moses Malone">Malone</a></li> <li>1983: <a href="/wiki/Moses_Malone" title="Moses Malone">Malone</a></li> <li>1984: <a href="/wiki/Moses_Malone" title="Moses Malone">Malone</a></li> <li>1985: <a href="/wiki/Moses_Malone" title="Moses Malone">Malone</a></li> <li>1986: <a href="/wiki/Bill_Laimbeer" title="Bill Laimbeer">Laimbeer</a></li> <li>1987: <a href="/wiki/Charles_Barkley" title="Charles Barkley">Barkley</a></li> <li>1988: <a href="/wiki/Michael_Cage" title="Michael Cage">Cage</a></li> <li>1989: <a href="/wiki/Hakeem_Olajuwon" title="Hakeem Olajuwon">Olajuwon</a></li> <li>1990: <a href="/wiki/Hakeem_Olajuwon" title="Hakeem Olajuwon">Olajuwon</a></li> <li>1991: <a href="/wiki/David_Robinson" title="David Robinson">D. 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Johnson">Johnson</a></li> <li>1979: <a href="/wiki/Kareem_Abdul-Jabbar" title="Kareem Abdul-Jabbar">Abdul-Jabbar</a></li> <li>1980: <a href="/wiki/Kareem_Abdul-Jabbar" title="Kareem Abdul-Jabbar">Abdul-Jabbar</a></li> <li>1981: <a href="/wiki/George_T._Johnson" title="George T. Johnson">Johnson</a></li> <li>1982: <a href="/wiki/George_T._Johnson" title="George T. 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<li>2008: <a href="/wiki/Marcus_Camby" title="Marcus Camby">Camby</a></li> <li>2009: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Howard</a></li> <li>2010: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Howard</a></li> <li>2011: <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Bogut" title="Andrew Bogut">Bogut</a></li> <li>2012: <a href="/wiki/Serge_Ibaka" title="Serge Ibaka">Ibaka</a></li> <li>2013: <a href="/wiki/Serge_Ibaka" title="Serge Ibaka">Ibaka</a></li> <li>2014: <a href="/wiki/Anthony_Davis" title="Anthony Davis">Davis</a></li> <li>2015: <a href="/wiki/Anthony_Davis" title="Anthony Davis">Davis</a></li> <li>2016: <a href="/wiki/Hassan_Whiteside" title="Hassan Whiteside">Whiteside</a></li> <li>2017: <a href="/wiki/Rudy_Gobert" title="Rudy Gobert">Gobert</a></li> <li>2018: <a href="/wiki/Anthony_Davis" title="Anthony Davis">Davis</a></li> <li>2019: <a href="/wiki/Myles_Turner" title="Myles Turner">Turner</a></li> <li>2020: <a href="/wiki/Hassan_Whiteside" title="Hassan Whiteside">Whiteside</a></li> <li>2021: <a href="/wiki/Myles_Turner" title="Myles Turner">Turner</a></li> <li>2022: <a href="/wiki/Jaren_Jackson_Jr." title="Jaren Jackson Jr.">Jackson Jr.</a></li> <li>2023: <a href="/wiki/Jaren_Jackson_Jr." title="Jaren Jackson Jr.">Jackson Jr.</a></li> <li>2024: <a href="/wiki/Victor_Wembanyama" title="Victor Wembanyama">Wembanyama</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="NBA_Slam_Dunk_Contest_winners" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" 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