Over the last couple of seasons, I’ve seen a curious question
posted on Facebook … “Is Dwight Howard a Hall of Fame player?”
Anyone answering no to that question is seriously forgetting
how good he was just a few seasons ago. In 2008-2009, 2009-2010 and 2010-2011,
he scored over 300 points in my system in each season, led Orlando Magic teams where
the second best players were players such as Hedo Turkoglu and Vince Carter to
one NBA Finals and a 67 percent winning percentage over those seasons.
Taking a larger look, Howard is a five-time regular season
rebounding champion and two-time shot blocking champion. He has had PERs over
20 in nine out of his 14 seasons and two seasons over 25. His playoff stats
actually are slightly better than his regular season numbers despite the fact
his teams have only made a couple of deep playoff runs.
Howard’s reputation soured when he went to Los Angeles and
didn’t get along with Kobe Bryant. Then he went to Houston where he didn’t
really click with James Harden. He’s been a pretty good soldier in Atlanta and
Charlotte, but neither team was particularly interested in keeping him around
despite the fact he remains a top-tier NBA center.
He already has the one-year and five-year scores of a top-50
player. It’s just a matter of getting in several more solid NBA seasons. He’s
only 33 and his numbers haven’t fallen off. If he gets more comfortable in the
modern NBA game – where postups aren’t a big part of the offense – he is in
good enough shape to do so. Even if he doesn’t, he’s already accomplished
enough to be in the Hall of Fame.
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Dwight
Howard bio info
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Career
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2004-2018
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Games
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1,035
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Points
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17.4
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Rebounds
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12.7
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Assists
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1.5
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FG Pct.
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58.3%
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All-Star games
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8
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NBA MVPs
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0
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NBA Titles
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0
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Playoff seasons
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10
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Playoff games
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95
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Points
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18.4
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Rebounds
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13.8
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Assists
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1.4
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FG Pct.
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58.6%
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Hall of Fame
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Top 100
rankings
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Points
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Top 100 ranking
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1-year
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328.76
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53rd
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5-year
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1,435.90
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48th
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10-year
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2,283.59
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72nd
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Career
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2,702.81
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72nd
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Dwight
Howard at his peak
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2009-2010
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Howard
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Top 5
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Points
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PER
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24.0
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27.01
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Win Shares
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13.2
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14.61
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Box +/-
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5.5
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7.87
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VORP
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5.4
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7.10
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Total Advanced Stats
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48.1
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56.59
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84.99
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Playoff PER
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22.2
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27.10
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Win Shares
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1.9
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3.11
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Box +/-
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4.8
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9.94
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VORP
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0.9
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1.69
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Total Advanced Stats
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29.8
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41.83
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71.24
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Reg. Season Win %
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71.95
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71.95
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Playoff Win %
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71.43
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71.43
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MVP Voting (75 points)
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478/1,230
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29.15
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Playoff MVP (25 points)
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0
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0
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Total Score
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328.76
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Howard’s 10 greatest seasons
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2009-2010
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328.76
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2010-2011
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308.88
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2008-2009
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307.60
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2007-2008
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259.80
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2013-2014
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230.86
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2014-2015
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222.87
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2016-2017
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173.55
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2006-2007
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155.06
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2012-2013
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151.61
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2015-2016
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144.60
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Career
winning percentage
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W
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L
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Pct.
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Regular Season
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589
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476
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55.31%
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Playoffs
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43
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52
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45.26%
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