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Dwight Howard Dwight Howard (December 8, 1985 -) was born in Atlanta, Georgia, USA , is an American professional basketball player who serves as center and currently plays for the NBA Orlando Magic. Dwight Howard was the No. 1 pick in the 2004 NBA draft and the 2008 NBA Slam Dunk Contest champion. In 2009, 2010 and 2011, Howard won the NBA Defensive Player of the Year award for three consecutive years, and ranked first in the league in rebounds and blocks for two consecutive years.

Chinese name: Dwight Howard

Foreign name: Dwight Howard

Alias: Warcraft

Nationality: United States

Birthplace: Atlanta, Georgia

Date of Birth: December 8, 1985

Graduation School: Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy (High School)

Height: 2.11 meters/6 feet 11 inches

Weight: 120.2 kg/265 pounds

Sports: Basketball

Sports team: Orlando Magic

Main Awards: 2008 NBA Slam Dunk Contest Champion

2009 NBA Defensive Player of the Year

2010 NBA Defensive Player of the Year

2011 NBA Defensive Player of the Year

Position: Center

Jersey number: No. 12

NBA Draft: No. 1 in the first round of 2004 Selected by the Magic

Favorite cities: Inverness, Aqaba, Muscat

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Nickname: Warcraft Spark Superman Blood type: Type O Cantonese translation: DeWitt Howard Number: No. 12 (Magic); 12 (2006 World Championship); 11 (08 Olympic Games) Height: 2.11 meters / 6 feet 11 inches [Height with bare feet 2.06 meters (physical measurement data of NBA authoritative draft website DRAFTEXPRESS)} / 6 feet 9 inches / At the age of 18, it will grow to 6 feet 10 inches with bare feet and 2.08 meters. School: SW Atlanta Christian Academy (Georgia) Maximum jump: 103 cm (rookie physical test is 99 cm) 100-meter score: 12.2 seconds 07-08 season salary: $6.06 million 08-09 season salary: $13.04 million 09-10 season salary: 15.2 million US dollars [1] Contract situation: 4 years, 19.54 million, signed on 2004/7/7, expiring in the summer of 2008; 5 years, 80 million, renewed on 2007/7/12, effective in the summer of 2008, and effective in the summer of 2013 Expiration[1] NBA career situation: Six years of NBA experience. He has only played for one team, the Magic, in his career. On February 3, 2012, he was selected into the NBA All-Star team.

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In 2004, the Magic team won the first With the first pick of the round, Dwight Howard, a high school student from SW Atlanta Christian Acad, was selected. Howard played 129 games in his high school career at Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy, scoring 2,146 points, 1,728 rebounds and 811 blocks. , averaged 25 points, 18 rebounds and 8 blocks per game in his final season, and led the team to win the Georgia state championship. Therefore, he was elected as the 2004 Georgia Mr. Basketball. Later, he led the Eastern Conference to the championship in the 2004 McDonald's National High School All-Star Game and was elected as the Most Valuable Player. Dwight Howard joined the Orlando Magic as the No. 1 pick in 2004. The first impression of Howard is his amazing physical fitness, the bounce that allows him to kiss the basket, the power that allows him to run rampant in the penalty area, the super long wingspan and the explosive power of a gas explosion. The explosive dunk tells people that he is a player specially designed for strong attacks in the penalty area. Howard still needs to hone his offensive skills. After being coached by Olajuwon this summer, his mid-range shot and hook shot have improved a lot. But the free throw shooting has improved. Defensively, he has strong rebounding and shot-blocking abilities, and has won the Defensive Player of the Year three times in a row, ranking first in history. During every All-Star appearance, "Superman" Howard would dance to cheer for the audience. He is an NBA player as entertaining as Shaquille O'Neal.

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Won the slam dunk contest

The first overall pick in the 2004 NBA draft was selected by the Magic04 -2005 NBA Rookie First Team. 04-05 NBA first high school student to average more than double digit rebounds in his rookie season. 05-06 NBA average rebounds per game, total defensive rebounds, and total offensive rebounds. Ranked second in the league in total rebounds in the NBA in 2005-06. In the 2006-2007 season, he was selected to the NBA All-NBA third team. Ranked first in rebounds per game in the 07-08 season; 2008 All-Star Game dunk king [the highest dunk king in history, the only center dunk king]; 2007-2008 season, selected to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team. In the 2007-2008 season, he was selected to the NBA All-NBA First Team. Represented USA in the 2008 Beijing Olympics and won the championship. 2008-09 All-Star Game vote leader (3150184 votes). NBA All-Star Game history vote No. 1 (3150184 votes). 2008 Olympic gold medal. NBA 2009 All-Star Game Slam Dunk Contest runner-up Dwight Howard.

In the 2008-2009 season, he won the rebounding leader (13.8 per game) and blocks (2.9 per game). He also became the fifth player in the league to rank in these two statistics at the same time. The player at the top of the league. In the 2008-2009 season, he won the "Defensive Player of the Year" award. The 23-year-old Howard also became the youngest player in history to win the Defensive Player of the Year award. In the 2008-2009 season, he was selected to the NBA All-Defensive First Team. In the 2008-2009 season, he was selected to the NBA All-NBA First Team. In the 2008-2009 season, he won the "NBA League Eastern Championship" (defeated the Cavaliers 4-2 in the Eastern Conference Finals). In the 2008-2009 season, he blocked 9 shots in Game 4 of the Finals against the Lakers, setting a record for blocks in a single game of the NBA Finals. 2009-2010 season , was selected as the starting center in the Eastern Conference for the NBA Dallas All-Star Weekend in the 2009-2010 season, and won the rebounding leader (13.2 per game) and blocks (2.8 per game). In the history of the NBA, Howard was the first to dominate in back-to-back seasons. Players with two technical statistics: rebounds and blocks. Dwight Howard

In the 2009-2010 season, he won the "Defensive Player of the Year" award. The 24-year-old "Warcraft" won this award again after last season, becoming the youngest player in the history of the league. The reigning Defensive Player of the Year.

In the 2009-2010 season, he was selected to the NBA All-Defensive First Team. [2][3] In the 2009-2010 season, he was selected to the NBA All-NBA first team. In the 2010-2011 season, he won the "Defensive Player of the Year" award for the third time, becoming the first player in NBA history to win this award for three consecutive years. In the 2010-2011 season, he was selected to the NBA All-Defensive Team. In the 2011-2012 season, in the away game against the Warriors on January 13, Beijing time, he set a record for the number of free throws made by an individual in a single game in the NBA regular season with 39 free throws. In the 2011-2012 season, he won the NBA All-Star vote again with 1,600,390 votes. Rebounding leader: 2 times. Block leader: 2 times. Best Defensive Player: 3 times (09.10.11). NBA All-NBA First Team: 4 times. NBA Best Defensive Player. First team lineup: 3 times NBA All-Star starter: 5 times NBA MEP (Most Entertaining Player, the most entertaining player)

Making history

Beijing time on April 19, 2011 , the NBA officially announced the voting results for the best defensive player award this season. In the end, the Orlando Magic's Dwight Howard won this important award for the third time in his career and for the third consecutive year. Howard also became the first player in NBA history to win this award three consecutive years. In terms of the total number of awards, Howard is second only to Dikembe Mutombo and Ben Wallace. These two players have each won this award 4 times. Howard scored a total of 66 double-doubles this season. In 6 games, he completed the feat of "double 20" in scoring and rebounds. In terms of rebounds per game, Howard ranked second in the league with 14.1 rebounds per game, and in terms of blocks per game, he also ranked fourth in the league with 2.38 blocks per game. When Howard was guarding the Central Army, the Magic only allowed their opponents to score 93.5 points per game, ranking fourth in the league. Howard has also achieved many milestones this season, including becoming the youngest player in history to grab 7,000 rebounds. He has contributed at least 1,000 rebounds and 100 blocks in a season for the sixth consecutive year, achieving this in the first 500 games of his career. 6,000 rebounds and 1,000 blocks to name a few. 120 North American sports reporters and commentators participated in the selection of the Defensive Player of the Year. Each of them received a ballot that could write down 3 players in order. The first player received 5 points, and the second player received 5 points. Score 3 points, the third player gets 1 point, and the player with the highest score will be elected as the Defensive Player of the Year. Howard's dominance in this election was astonishing. He received a total of 114 first-choice votes and his total personal score was as high as 585 points. Kevin Garnett of the Boston Celtics got the second place in this selection, but his total score was only 77 points. The third place was Tyson Chandler from the Dallas Mavericks. It is 70 points. The Heat's LeBron James and Kobe Bryant ranked 9th and 11th respectively in this election, while the Rockets' Chuck Hayes ranked 12th. It is worth mentioning that Hayes is the player who received the second most first-choice votes in this selection. He received 2 of the 6 votes except Howard. [4]