Dwight Howard, his NBA journey in the past two seasons has been very good. Compared with Howard's irrational behavior and hot personality problems in his peak period, Howard has been a monster in the past two seasons. A big improvement. At the same time, fans' evaluation of Howard is becoming more and more positive. Many fans even cherish every game of Howard, because everyone knows that superstar veterans such as James, Howard, Anthony and Paul, their games are definitely Watching one game less, they are all players over 35 years old, and can be said to be the oldest group of stars in the league.
Age cannot be changed, but they refuse to accept old age. James, Paul, Anthony and Howard all showed strength and performance at the end of their careers. Many people once doubted the 35-year-old Howard's strength, including the Lakers management who looked down upon Howard at the beginning of the season. However, this season, Howard still produced strong blue-collar statistics and performance: averaging 6.9 points + 8.4 rebounds + 0.8 assists + 1.0 blocks per game. Howard's average rebounds per game has improved a lot compared to last season. His defensive efficiency ranks among the top 40 in the league. He is very good at protecting the basket and grabbing rebounds, so it is reasonable to say that Howard's sword is still young. The same is true for veterans James, Paul and Anthony. James and Paul are more obvious in the data.
In recent games, Howard has gotten more playing time and shooting opportunities, and he has played very well. The 76ers played against the Hawks. Howard played 17 minutes, made 8 of 11 shots, and efficiently scored 19 points, 11 rebounds, 1 assist, and 2 blocks. The 76ers fought against the Bucks. Howard made 5 of 8 shots and scored 12 points, 12 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block, and 2 steals. In the game between the 76ers and the Spurs, Howard efficiently scored 14 points, 11 rebounds, 1 assist, and 3 blocks. The 76ers beat the Thunder, and Howard scored 9 points, 11 rebounds, 1 assist, and 1 steal. 19+11! 12+12! 14+11! Howard is indeed a young man. He has such statistics as a substitute blue-collar center. It is very good. If he is given more time and outstanding opportunities, his statistics will be even better.
Howard's basketball career is actually quite controversial. When he was at his peak, he led the team to the finals at a very young age, but he has never been able to win the championship, especially when he worked with top players such as Kobe and Harden. The stars broke up in unhappiness, and Howard's character and character were questioned. In the 2018-19 season, Howard was injured and only played 9 games. His data and strength have begun to decline. In the 2019 offseason, no team wanted Howard because he was a thorn in the side, and every major team was worried that he would cause problems in the locker room. But the Lakers gave Howard a chance to play. It was when he joined the Lakers last season that Howard not only changed his style of play, but also changed his personality. Howard and James and others won the championship last season and realized their dream.
Thank you to the Lakers for giving Howard the opportunity to be reborn and to win the championship and realize his dream. During the 2020 offseason, the Lakers management did not choose Howard, and Warcraft was quite disappointed. There is no other way, Howard can only choose to join the 76ers and continue his basketball career, because Howard wants to keep playing, and Warcraft wants to hit the historical record again. Howard currently has 19,067 points, 14,219 rebounds, 1,633 assists, 2,188 blocks, and 1,044 steals in his career. Howard's total rebounds rank 12th in history. He is 22 rebounds short of catching up with Bellamy (14,241 rebounds) and 245 rebounds short of catching up with 10th in history (Dedmon 14,464 rebounds). Howard has previously said that he wants his total rebound data to be among the top ten in history. He also said that he wants to keep playing until no team is willing to sign him.