Dwight Howard will not be remembered for his one season with the Philadelphia 76ers, but he put up a productive lone season in 2020-21 for the Sixers. The big man averaged 7.0 points and 8.4 rebounds in 69 games with eight starts as the primary backup to Joel Embiid.
All in all, Howard was named an All-Star six times during his career and was named the Defensive Player of the Year three times while making an All-NBA Team eight times. Add in a title with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2020 and that is a Hall of Fame worthy resume for a guy who was the best center in the league for quite some time while with the Orlando Magic.
On Friday, it was announced that Howard will be a first-ballot Hall of Famer for his overall body of work in the league.
Dwight Howard has been elected as a first-ballot member of the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2025, sources tell ESPN. Howard was an 8-time All-Star, 8-time All-NBA, 3-time Defensive Player of Year, a 2020 NBA champion, and won one Olympic gold medal with Team USA. pic.twitter.com/PMcyw6Izew
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Howard had a solid season with the Sixers before heading back to the Lakers for the 2021-22 season for his final year in the NBA.
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