Will this time be the right one? Already in contact with the Warriors two years ago, Dwight Howard would be on the shelves of the 2015, 2017 and 2018 NBA champions again if The Athletic is to be believed.
Titled Sunday night under the colors of the Lakers, the former best defender in the NBA has completely relaunched his career, even to the point of holding seven times in the playoffs. Even if he can no longer claim a big contract, he is probably worth more than the minimum wage, and he should receive some offers.
In Golden State, he will find a new challenge: to bring the Warriors back to the top. And if we speak of “challenge”, it is because two years ago, he refused to come for fear that they say of him that he had chosen “the easy way.” ” “Golden State has won several titles over the last few seasons”, he explained at the time. ” So if I had been there, I would have been told: “Yeah, you joined a team that has already won”. In Washington, the last time the Wizards won the title was during the Bullets era, if I’m not mistaken. So I think the impact would be stronger for the city. »
Finally, he won nothing with Washington, with the exception of new physical problems … But two years later, he is titled, and he is no longer the object of mockery.
At Golden State, no one has won under the billboards this season, whether it’s already gone Willie Cauley-Stein or Marquese Chriss. Dwight Howard would therefore have a avenue to recover playing time to evolve alongside Draymond Green, and support the Curry-Thompson-Wiggins trio. A quality five that will have to be surrounded by good replacements to try to dethrone the Lakers.
| Dwight Howard | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Tirs | 3pts | LF | Off | Def | Until | Pd | Fte | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2004-05 | ENT | 82 | 33 | 52.0 | 0.0 | 67.1 | 3.5 | 6.5 | 10.0 | 0.9 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 12.0 |
| 2005-06 | ENT | 82 | 37 | 53.1 | 0.0 | 59.5 | 3.5 | 9.0 | 12.5 | 1.5 | 3.4 | 0.8 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 15.8 |
| 2006-07 | ENT | 82 | 37 | 60.3 | 50.0 | 58.6 | 3.5 | 8.8 | 12.3 | 1.9 | 3.0 | 0.9 | 3.9 | 1.9 | 17.6 |
| 2007-08 | ENT | 82 | 38 | 59.9 | 0.0 | 59.0 | 3.4 | 10.8 | 14.2 | 1.3 | 3.3 | 0.9 | 3.2 | 2.2 | 20.7 |
| 2008-09 | ENT | 79 | 36 | 57.2 | 0.0 | 59.4 | 4.3 | 9.6 | 13.8 | 1.4 | 3.4 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 20.6 |
| 2009-10 | ENT | 82 | 35 | 61.2 | 0.0 | 59.2 | 3.5 | 9.7 | 13.2 | 1.8 | 3.5 | 0.9 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 18.3 |
| 2010-11 | ENT | 78 | 38 | 59.3 | 0.0 | 59.6 | 4.0 | 10.1 | 14.1 | 1.4 | 3.3 | 1.4 | 3.6 | 2.4 | 22.9 |
| 2011-12 | ENT | 54 | 38 | 57.3 | 0.0 | 49.1 | 3.7 | 10.8 | 14.5 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 3.2 | 2.2 | 20.6 |
| 2012-13 | LAL | 76 | 36 | 57.8 | 16.7 | 49.2 | 3.3 | 9.1 | 12.4 | 1.4 | 3.8 | 1.1 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 17.1 |
| 2013-14 | HOU | 71 | 34 | 59.1 | 28.6 | 54.7 | 3.3 | 8.9 | 12.2 | 1.9 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 3.2 | 1.8 | 18.3 |
| 2014-15 | HOU | 41 | 30 | 59.3 | 50.0 | 52.8 | 2.7 | 7.8 | 10.5 | 1.2 | 3.3 | 0.7 | 2.8 | 1.3 | 15.8 |
| 2015-16 | HOU | 71 | 32 | 62.0 | 0.0 | 48.9 | 3.4 | 8.4 | 11.8 | 1.4 | 3.1 | 1.0 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 13.8 |
| 2016-17 | ATL | 74 | 30 | 63.3 | 0.0 | 53.3 | 4.0 | 8.7 | 12.7 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 13.5 |
| 2017-18 | NO | 81 | 30 | 55.5 | 14.3 | 57.4 | 3.2 | 9.4 | 12.5 | 1.3 | 3.1 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 16.6 |
| 2018-19 | WAS | 9 | 26 | 62.3 | 0.0 | 60.4 | 2.7 | 6.6 | 9.2 | 0.4 | 3.8 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 12.8 |
| 2019-20 | LAL | 69 | 19 | 72.9 | 60.0 | 51.4 | 2.5 | 4.9 | 7.4 | 0.7 | 3.2 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 7.5 |
| Total | 1113 | 34 | 58.6 | 13.2 | 56.5 | 3.5 | 8.9 | 12.3 | 1.4 | 3.2 | 0.9 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 16.7 | |
