NBA: Dwight Howard joins Philadelphia 76ers with a 1-year deal.

One time NBA Champion Dwight Howard agrees to play for Philadelphia 76ers.

NBA Trade: Dwight Howard fulfilled his dream last season with Los Angeles Lakers by winning NBA Championship in a tough bubble environment. Now Dwight Howard is not going back to Los Angeles Lakers after Championship run with them.

Now as per the report, Dwight made a move to Eastern Conference and joined them with a one-year deal. Now he will give some strength to 76er's rim protection. He is one of the best rim protectors and shot blockers of this generation. 

Last year he signed one year, $2.56 million contract with Los Angeles Lakers in August 2019. He nearly lost a hope title before he joined the 2019 Los Angeles Lakers team. 

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Howard had a great season with Charlotte Hornets in 2017-18 season averaging 16.6 PPG and 12.5 RPG. After this, he joined Washington Wizard where he played only 9 games for them and missed a season due to spinal surgery. After this Lakers barely signed him but he made an adjustment with the Lakers and help the Lakers to win a title. Specially against Denver Nuggets in the Western Conference Finals, He stopped Nikola Jokic.

He averaged 7.5 PPG, 7.3 RPG, 0.7 APG, 0.4 SPG, and 1.1 BPG. These are good numbers for any player who averaged just 19 minutes in 69 games coming off the bench. 

Dwight Howard averaged 16.7 PPG, 12.3 RPG, 0.9 SPG, 1.9 BPG, and 1.4 APG. He played 16 seasons in NBA and won one NBA title. 

Now he will try to give Joel Embiid some of his experience and try to take Embiid to next level and try to win a title with the Philadelphia 76ers. Dwight Howard won defensive player of the year 3 consecutive years in 2009, 2010, and 2011. Dwight Howard is an 8-time all-star and he selected to All-NBA Team 8 times and a five-time All-Defensive Team.

If he gives his all to 76ers how he gave to the Lakers then it will be great for the 76ers and it means the process continues for the hunt for an NBA title.  

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Free agent Dwight Howard has agreed to a one-year deal with the Philadelphia 76ers, his agent Charles Briscoe tells @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium.

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) November 21, 2020