The Rise And Fall of Dwight Howard 

It's ashamed that people often forget how dominant Dwight really was

The fact that Dwight Howard didn't make the 75th Anniversary Team remains stunning to me after watching this video.

He still shows flashes of his old self and has some crazy stat lines and even helped win a chip in 2020

He’s had an above average career for people who get into the HOF. Time slows everyone down (except Lebron apparently)

Despite having his best days behind him, he still played for 18 seasons and won a title. Not many can say the same.

Drafted out of highschool was very impressive then becoming an allstar multiple time then he just started falling off which was just hard to see being from orlando

Will still be in the HOF. And should have definitely been in the NBA’s 75. Absolutely got robbed from that

His HOF case isn’t in question. He’s 100% a HOF 1st Ballot

I remember we would hypothesize about which active player you would pick if you were starting a franchise, but you weren’t allowed to choose Lebron or Dwight. He was that dominant.

I just want to say that I didn’t care about basketball until I found your channel. The way you break down character (athlete) development, walk through history without being boring or missing too much, and over all have a captivating story telling voice: I am sold. Now I watch the NBA.

That's why Dwight should be in the top 75

When i was a child, this man is a beast in Orlando, i can't forget it

*The rise and fall of Dwight D. Eisenhoward* I'm all for it.

Imagine if t-mac never left Orlando and got to play with Dwight they would’ve definitely won an nba finals

9:18 can't call him soft. Thats Steven Adams on him. Strongest man in the league

The game changed & moved away from players like Dwight. In a starring role anyway. It just happened to be the middle of his career when it happened. All of a sudden he stopped getting 18 shots a night. That just might bring your average down .

The Gobert comparison got me hooked, a) because it's a great comparison and b) because Dwight at his prime would have been the better pick and roll defender due to his higher lateral quickness.

Thanks for making this.. I was just talking to my son about how dominant Dwight was. He definitely should have been on that 75th anniversary team. And is a HOF for sure.

I remember 2009 Dwight Howard. He was insane

Dwight Howard had an amazing career

As an Orlando Magic fan I saw D12 come up and dominate. He should of stayed in O town he could have gotten all the time in the world to heal from injury.

As a huge Celtics fan I remember being so nervous about playing Orlando in the ECF. Idk if Perkins was going to be able to defend Dwight considering I knew perk of course was a great Defender against 99% of the other slow big guys but dwight was so fast on backing down and spinning around for a dunk and all Orlando had to do was lob it at the rim. Also couldn't believe how many 3 pointers they took (looking back at how teams literally take 40 3s a night now it's kind of funny I thought orlando took a ton. But it was a lot for the time. I miss the old NBA) so it was kind of like a double edge sword. Either one on one D12 and get a spin move dunk or a hook shot or double or triple team him just for him to pass out to either Lewis(ugliest shooting form ever) Carter, Nelson, Turkoglu, Reddick (who I couldn't stand for some reason) Richardson, Anderson, Williams, ect. It seemed like everyone but Howard and Gortat could shoot 3s. Man I miss the days when NBA teams had one superstar maybe even a second lesser star and built around them with guys who had specific roles like the PGs were supposed to be the play makers, you had your 3 and D specialist, defensive specialist, You had a Center who didnt so nothing but defend the paint and rebound, assist guys, perimeter defenders... now I watch centers get the rebound, sloppily dribble up court almost losing the ball 10 times and pull up for a 3 with 21 seconds left on the shot clock. Guards taking 5 steps past half court and lobbing up a 3 with 18 seconds left on the shot clock, getting 3 or 4 offensive rebounds in a row only to kick it out for a 3 everytime not even setting up any offense when I was coming up I was taught if you got a offensive rebound to throw a few elbows to make some space and go up with it and if you knocked some teeth out then you knocked some teeth out. With the rules and just the over all softness of the NBA today it's just made the game soft. That's why Marcus smart is the first Guard in over 20 something years since Gary peyton to win defensive player of the year and its because no one plays or gets scrappy or dirty like him any more so he stands out against these Pampered prissy guards today.

Dwight will be a HOFer. He had a great career. Dude was unstoppable in 2k11-2k13! Fun times, fun times indeed!

I feel bad for all those Orlando fans out their especially after this season

Damn Dwight was so good if you stayed in Orlando he would’ve been MVP

His heart for the game was the problem, but he still deserves that top 75 nba team than Lillard though.

Great video!

bro ur channel is amazing.

I haven’t watched it yet. But I doubt it’s a fall. Howard even at this age is playing. Great basketball. He’s a role player. Which helps his case even more. And he has a ring

He is not just the modern day Gobert. Prime Howard though moves awkwardly has post moves and hook shots. He scores better and can be the 1st option of a championship level team unlike Gobert who cant even back down opponents properly and has no hook shot.

Great channel

I think he is still good he just is getting old and is not getting the ball

'His hook shot looked like he was throwing a big rock over a cliff' man that tickled me haha

He should have stayed in Orlando and took the season off to heal his back after the surgery

Dwight is one of my fav players in the NBA, but to me it’s nuts how his dunk got a 50 when it wasn’t even a dunk. Man threw it in the hoop.

i love the backround music u have

Dwight is a solid role player now which happens when players get old

What a fun player to watch when he is in his prime!

This is my favorite series

Dwight should have been in the top75 list. Way to big of a snub. So many first teams and so many dpoy he is great 2 way player tho it is limited to just the painted area but thats where he was supposed to be

Can you imagine if T-Mac stayed with the Magic? I feel like D-Wight & T-Mac on the Magic could've been a championship contender.

9:14-9:20 this part always makes me laugh 😂

Love these videos. Keep up the great work!

Nice vid, idk why he is not here in NBA 75 best players in all time

I feel change happen when he left magic and mentality change to him thinking he could be the man for a team. Then also the role of a big man started to evolve. To what it is now.

Man I just wanna see him win another Chip before retiring

Howard never forgotten my fav center the prime Howard hits different

He was a valuable part of the 2020 Lakers. Great defense on yokic and bam Plus he scored some points on extremely efficient numbers.

I enjoyed watching him play. After rodman, shaq, Dwight was my favorite for the last big man

He is in top 75 for real

Yea agree with that definitely somewhere in the list of top 100 players all time! He also made his fortune playing basketball the dude never needs to work again

That “ocean of protein” line was beautiful 🤣

Being a 98 baby I can vouch Dwight was a dominant center during my childhood as O'Neal was nearing his end an Yao was just injury prone

"The lakers built a superteam with nash, Kobe, Pau, and Dwight howard" Where have I heard that before? 🤔🤔

Went to a lakers game and met him super chill guy awesome dude👌

How matter of fact the narrator says "Shaq got old and fat" almost made me spit out my water.

Dwight deserves more respect

His “block’s… are kinda mean..

We're talking about a guy who had one good run in the playoffs, went to the finals and disappeared, and then let the game leave him behind. How do you not let Hakeem Olajuwan, arguably one of the best centers of all time help you with your footwork and post game when he's a part of your coaching staff? He may be in the top 15 centers all time, but he's 15.

Thank u

Shoulders of steel...the Bodybuilder of NBA hh !

I miss the old Dwight ☹️

Pls this legend has not fallen

He dominated the paint , he was so strong back then and athletic

Prime Dwight was so sick! Unfortunately his childish mentality couldn't help his game reach another level

Thank god he got a ring

I think the "Rudy Gobert before Rudy Gobert" line is spot on. And both teams practically employed the same defensive scheme: funnel everyone towards the rim and let the big guy take care of things.

Troy would love this vid

Dwight didn't have a bad career he just didn't fit well on good teams until he was a role player.

He should be a TOP 75 Player instead of Anthony Davis or Damian Lillard

Should've been on that top 75 list

I don't follow basketball,but I've been playing nba 2k mobile and just packed Dwight , and I'm here

He got injured and declined, plus the game changed on him, it got softer with all the fouls which opened up more and it became more of a full court and shoot happy league, big men like him in general suffered because of the game becoming softer

He was dominating when he was in his prime and his zone. I remember one time when he decided to leave the Lakers for Houston I called him scared of playing in a big city like l.a. he replied Wich showed me he wasn't ready for Los Angeles. But I'm glad he came back to help us get a ship with lebron and Davis.

After Dwight’s back injury he was never the same. Can’t speak on his mentality cuz I don’t know dude, but gotta think that injury had more effect than any other single issue

Prime Dwight was built like a super hero, def. does not get the respect he deserves. Carried his team to the finals and to me that Orlando team was a little ahead of the curve they were bombing 3s left and right and Dwight was terrorizing the post

This video should be titled “the rise fall and redemption” of Dwight howard. He went from a top 5 player in the league to a centre who refused to buy in to the new era, then to a great backup centre in his final years

Dwight's Problem was he never really established a mid-range and 3pt shot and the free throw game he was always working on his muscle gaining

as Lakers fan, he's always my favoritve big man, I've been constantly trading for him back in NBA Live and NBA 2K since his rookie year

Dwight is a Great Player, he accomplished many things in the NBA and a Championship which even some other Great Players didn't unfortunately.

Dwight Howard was a role player who fit a specific niche. He played great defense but little more. Once he left Orlando and their three point shooters who opened up the center for him to post up one on one he wasn't as good. What also helped was the refs stopped letting him get away with 30 fouls a game. The guy fouled on almost ever other play but seldom got into foul trouble.

He was lucky, when he reached his prime there were very few good centers in the league. 90% athleticism 10% skills. In 90s only way for him to participate in all-star wekeend was dunk contest...

As a Taiwanese basketball fan, I've got a request is " Please take D. Howard back to the States". At the beginning, we all have huge hope on him, expecting that he could bring the sunshine to Taiwanese Basketball League, but we are wrong. He came playing 2 games, coz of some hit on the knee in the game, then he took a two-week break then extended to a month, remember, he only played 2 games and he took 20 M. US dollars per month. In that period, we only saw that he was going to tons of parties, food tours, flirting on beautiful girls, and live streaming, there's nothing about basketball in that period. In that long month, he only trained in the gym one time, practiced with teammate one time, then, nothing! After he came back after a month long break he came back to the court, THEN AGAIN! He played two games and he said his knee was still not ok, and he got hit on the thigh the last game, his wrist felt sore too, and he took a break AGAIN! AGAIN! People in the court for him gone mad, booing on the leopard in the home court and turning into supporting the rival team. What a joke, Howard really is soft and irresponsible! Basically, I don't see him follow the strategy to play, he sucked at shooting 3- pointers and free throw, and he kept doing that, he even dribbled the ball to the half court then the PG and SG were scolded by the folks. C'mon, it's not their fault! It's really unfortunate that they are the teammates of D.H. Please take Howard back to the States, he's just like a giant baby who's cheeky on the court. At the first that I thought maybe NBA really misunderstood him, but now in these 2 months, NBA, O'Neal, and Kobe's comments were right! He's always saying he's 37 yrs and it's impossible to play more that much, but other playes who are over 35 are still playing hard and performing good scores ( Another player who is 38yrs still got 30 points after a super tired b-b-b game series and he even doesn't get 1/60 of howard's payment. )

Say what u want about my boy. He spent the 1st 17 years of his life in a 5 mile radius. Came to the nba young and soon became the best C in the league until embiid and joker finally showed up a few years ago. He carried franchises on his back and the only thing he should regret is wasting his time in houston when he did so much there and gets no love for it. He's made every stop he's been a contending team and although he has his limitations, he's had a great career and its sad how he's viewed in history cuz he was dominant. Worked on his game and could do it all. I cheered for him every step of the way and was mad my knicks didn't take him over noah some years back but Phil screwing my knicks is a whole other story.

i just realized Shaq and Dwight have identical Careers (In the beginning) both were skinny guys being drafted onto the Orlando magic who weren't having success then they both started getting bigger and get to the finals for Orlando where they lose then both moved to the Lakers to play with Kobe and try to win a ring and that when they go different ways

If his teammates weren’t “ball hogs” he would be better of a all - star

Dude will always be one of the best to do it

Glad he returned to LA and got that ring

One of the 75 best players of All Time... Easily the biggest snub...

I'm better than Dwight Howard. -Ron, The Almighty Rat King

Legend.

Fast forward, Taiwan is dominating with Dwight (But dude was a beast a while back).

As disappointed as I was with his exit, I really do miss the D12 era in Orlando

0:31 that pic is hard ong

This good 👍

No one can stay the best at their prime forever.

Those double Adidas arm sleeves certainly helped.

If you think that ad is better than prime howard you are hallucinating This man outscored mvp lbj with 40 and 14 in the east finals

im happy for him when he got the chip with the lakers he really did redeem himself

A top-60 player of all time due to his impact on the game and actual accomllishments. But was not included in the top-75 because we was goofy and unlikeable.