Dwight Howard

Dwight David Howard II born December 8 1985 is an American former professional basketball player Nicknamed Superman for his athletic prowess he is an NBA champion eighttime AllStar eighttime AllNBA Team honoree fivetime AllDefensive Team member and threetime Defensive Player of the Year Howard who played the center position spent his high school career at Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy He chose to forgo college entered the 2004 NBA draft and was selected first overall by the Orlando Magic Howard set numerous franchise and league records with the Magic and led the team to the 2009 NBA Finals In 2012 after eight seasons with Orlando Howard was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers with whom he spent three separate oneyear stints and won an NBA championship in 2020 He has also played for the Houston Rockets the Atlanta Hawks the Charlotte Hornets the Washington Wizards and the Philadelphia 76ers He was elected twice to the 2025 Basketball Hall of Fame as an individual player and member of the 2008 Olympics Redeem Team