Longtime NBA center Dwight Howard has signed a contract with a Taiwanese team, the Taoyuan Leopards, he announced in an Instagram video.
Howard played 60 games with the Lakers last season, including 27 starts. He became a free agent after the season and remained unsigned before the overseas opportunity came along.
Howard, 37, has appeared in 1,242 regular season games during his career with averages of 15.7 points and 11.8 rebounds. He also has 125 postseason games on his resume.
He’s an eight-time All-NBA member and three-time Defensive Player of the Year but with traditional centers becoming nearly obsolete in today’s game, Howard has bounced around the league in recent seasons.
His latest stint with the Lakers was the third of his career. He also played for Houston, Atlanta, Charlotte, Washington and Philadelphia since the 2015/16 season.
The most bizarre signing in recent memory…
it’s an undercover mission. like with rodman in that van damme movie, double team.
i feel like the nets coulda used him
I think there are a couple of teams that can use a big that can defend pick and roll and protect the rim. I do think he could be a fit with the Nets, though I think they could really use a floor spacing big as well. Denver, Portland, and maybe the Clippers also make some type of sense, though I think they should just use Moses Brown more
I could see spots opening up later on though, after trades/injury situations play out
He’s going to stand out like a sore thumb
Tell me your career is over without saying your career is over…
He’s turning 37 in a month. Happens to everyone.
Wow, you got him. hes probably only making like a million dollars what a chump…
Surely he’s good enough to get a good gig in the league, no?
To me his biggest thing is that he commits Stupid fouls at the wrong time.
He gets away with nothing and when he’s close to a play I think the referee inhales and holds his breath in anticipation of blowing the whistle.
probably has an escape clause if nba calls
I think Dwight has played well enough as a reserve over the past few seasons to occupy the back end of a team’s bench. As a matter of fact, he was one of the better performing players on the roster in the 2020 bubble. Seems to me like there was some falling out after that incident last season where AD and Dwight got into it on the bench.
Lakers sign him or Whiteside
This is crazy. He could help a number of teams. Of course he’s not what he once was but Dwight can still give you a good 15 mins. If Deandre Jordan has a gig, Howard should have one. He’d be a good backup for the Nets, Lakers, Celtics, Sixers, Blazers, clippers, and Warriors
Bad look on many teams that keep much worst players than DH12, dude keeps getting disrespected… no doubt he is one of the greatest ever, deserves better!
That he doesn’t get picked up by an nba notwithstanding all that talent etc., should tell you how much of a head case he must be. Good luck to him in Asia.
Are we sure Taiwan is far enough away? Does New Zealand have a pro basketball league? Or any kind of league for that matter? The smell will travel to Taiwan and back.