Dwight David Howard (born
December 12,
1985 in
Atlanta, Georgia) is a
power forward for the
Orlando Magic of the
NBA.
Missing imageDwightHoward.jpg Dwight Howard dunks in a game for the Orlando Magic.
He played at
Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy, one of the best high school basketball programs. After forgoing college, Howard opted into the
2004 NBA Draft and the Magic selected him first overall. In his very short career, Howard has averaged just over 10 points a game and had his season high of 24 points on November 26th against the Atlanta Hawks. He finished the season averaging 12 points a game and 10.1 rebounds per game, becoming one of the few players (and also the youngest ever) in the
NBA to average a double-double. He became the only player to start every game after making the leap from prep to pro.
Howard was selected to play in the 2005 NBA got Milk? Rookie Challenge, and was also unanimously selected to the All-NBA Rookie First Team.
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