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Dwight Howard 12

Position: F-C
Height: 6'11
Weight: 265 lbs.
Birth Date: December 8, 1985
School: SW Atlanta Christian Academy
Acquired: 2004 Draft, First Round (No. 1 overall)

LAST SEASON (2006-07)
Named to the All-NBA Third Team…Played and started in all 82 games with Orlando, averaging a team/career-best 17.6 ppg., a team-high 12.3 rpg., 1.9 apg. and a team/career-best 1.90 blkpg. in a team-high 36.9 minpg….Has never missed a game during his NBA career, appearing in a team-record 246 consecutive games (broke the old mark of 206 held by Darrell Armstrong from Feb. 5, 1999-Apr. 3, 2001)…Started all four games in the playoffs vs. Detroit, averaging team-best 15.3 ppg., team-best 14.8 rpg., 1.8 apg. and 1.00 blkpg. in team-high 41.8 minpg….Ranked second in the NBA in field goal percentage, shooting a team-best .603 (526-873) from the field…Also ranked third in the league in rebounding, 12th in blocked shots, tied for 29th in minutes played and tied for 33rd in scoring…Named to first NBA All-Star team, where he had 20 points, game-high 12 rebounds, one assist and one block in 21 minutes…Named NBA Eastern Conference Player of the Month for November 2006…Named NBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week for the period ending Nov. 26, 2006…Led (or tied) the team in scoring a team-best 33 times, in rebounding a team-best 74 times and in assists seven times…Had team-best 60 double-doubles, including four 20-point/20-rebound games…Recorded career-best eight consecutive double-doubles three times, the last from Apr. 4-18…Scored in double figures 73 times, including a career-high 35 points on Apr. 14 @ Philadelphia…Had 20+ points 30 times and 30+ points six times…Had game-winning, alley-oop dunk with 0.2 seconds left on Feb. 9 vs. San Antonio…Tied franchise record by going a perfect 9-of-9 from the field on Feb. 6 @ Milwaukee…Had double figures in rebounding 64 times, including 19 games with 15+ rebounds…Tied franchise record for most rebounds in one quarter with 12 during the third quarter on Nov. 18 vs. Charlotte…Set team record for most defensive boards in a quarter with 10 during the same stanza…Also set team playoff record with 14 defensive rebounds during Game #1 @ Detroit on Apr. 21…Pulled down 2,000th rebound on NBA career on Nov. 20 @ Memphis, becoming the youngest in NBA history to reach 2,000 boards (20 years, 347 days)…Had at least one blocked shot in 70 outings and two-or-more blocks 45 times, including season-high six blocks on Mar. 28 @ Boston…Had at least one steal in 45 games, including season-best four steals on Feb. 9 vs. San Antonio.

PROFESSIONAL CAREER
Member of the 2006-08 USA Men’s Senior National Team program…Appeared in 246 career NBA games, all with Orlando, averaging 15.1 ppg., 11.6 rpg., 1.5 apg. and 1.65 blkpg. in 35.4 minpg….Also played in four postseason outings, averaging 15.3 ppg., 14.8 rpg., 1.8 apg. and 1.00 blkpg. in 41.8 minpg….Named to the 2006-07 All-NBA Third Team…Played in NBA All-Star Game in 2007…Has 152 career double-doubles…Shooting .554 (1,346-2,431) from the floor during his career…Earned NBA’s Eastern Conference Player of the Month honors twice (November 2006, April 2006) and NBA’s Eastern Conference Player of the Week once (period ending Nov. 26, 2006)…Named to the 2004-05 NBA All-Rookie First Team…Unanimous selection to the NBA’s All-Rookie First Team in 2004-05 and finished third in voting for NBA Rookie of the Year…2005-06: Played in all 82 games with Orlando (81 starts), averaging 15.8 ppg., a team-high 12.5 rpg., 1.5 apg. and a team-best 1.40 blkpg. in 36.8 minpg….Shot a team-high .531 (468-881) from the floor…Ranked second in the NBA in rebounding, sixth in field goal percentage, 23rd in blocked shots and tied for 35th in minutes played…One of only 28 NBA players to appear in all 82 contests…Led (or tied) the Magic in scoring 20 times, in rebounding a team-best 70 times and in assists twice…Recorded a team-high 60 double-doubles (second-best in the NBA)…Scored in double figures 74 times, including a season-high 28 points on Apr. 15 vs. Philadelphia…In same outing, pulled down a career-high 26 rebounds…Netted 20-plus points 18 times…Recorded double figures in rebounding 62 times and had 15-plus rebounds in 26 outings, the most in the NBA…Became the youngest player in NBA history with a 20-point/20-rebound game on Nov. 15 vs. Charlotte (21 points-20 rebounds; 19 years and 342 days)…Also became the third-youngest in NBA history on Apr. 15 vs. Philadelphia (28 points-26 rebounds; 20 years and 128 days)…Pulled down his 1,000th career rebound on Nov. 29 @ Chicago, becoming the youngest player in NBA history to reach 1,000 rebounds…Established two franchise records on Feb. 10 vs. Detroit with 12 rebounds during the first quarter, including seven offensive boards…Had at least one blocked shot in 66 outings and had two-or-more blocks in 29 games, including a season-high six rejections on Mar. 17 vs. Boston…Dished out career-high six assists on Apr. 10 vs. Atlanta…Named NBA’s Eastern Conference Player of the Month for April 2006, after averaging 18.1 ppg., 14.0 rpg., 1.7 apg. and 1.00 stlpg. in 36.3 minpg. during April… Participated in 2006 got Milk? Rookie Challenge at NBA All-Star Weekend…2004-05: Unanimous selection to the NBA’s All-Rookie First Team…Finished third in voting for NBA Rookie of the Year…Played and started in all 82 games for Orlando, averaging 12.0 ppg., team-high 10.0 rpg. and a team-best 1.66 blkpg. in 32.6 minpg.…One of only eight players in the NBA to average a double-double and the first rookie (along with Charlotte’s Emeka Okafor) to average a double-double since Shaquille O’Neal and Alonzo Mourning accomplished the feat in 1992-93…Became the first player in NBA history directly out of high school to start in all 82 games during his rookie season…One of only 11 NBA players to start in all 82 games…Shot a team-leading .520 (352-677) from the field…Ranked eighth in the NBA in rebounding, 10th in FG percentage and 19th in blocked shots…Ranked among all NBA rookies in scoring (3rd), rebounding (2nd), FG percentage (4th), steals (6th), blocked shots (3rd) and minutes played (3rd)…Led (or tied) the team in rebounding a team-best 55 times…Recorded double figures in rebounding 43 times, including 20 rebounds three times…Became the youngest player in NBA history with 20-plus boards in a game on Dec. 1 vs. Toronto…Also had 20 rebounds on Feb. 10 vs. Atlanta, becoming the first rookie since Tim Duncan in 1997-98 with multiple 20-plus rebound games in a rookie season, and on Mar. 9 @ Toronto…Became first NBA rookie since 1991-92 (Shaquille O’Neal, 1992-93, 12 games) to record 10-plus rebounds in first nine regular season games of his career…Led (or tied) the team in scoring six times…Scored in double figures 51 times, including then-career-high 29 points (and 12 rebounds) on Mar. 16 @ L.A. Clippers…Had 20-plus points in 11 games…Had team-high 32 double-doubles…Had at least one blocked shot 68 times and had two-or-more blocks in 39 games, including career-best seven blocked shots on Apr. 6 vs. Chicago…Had at least one steal in 48 games, including career-high four steals three times, the last on Apr. 1 vs. Washington…Participated in 2005 got Milk? Rookie Challenge at NBA All-Star Weekend…Tallied 14 points, five rebounds, one assist, a game-high three blocks and one steal in 19 minutes…Made NBA regular season debut with start on Nov. 3 vs. Milwaukee and tallied 12 points, a game-high-tying 10 rebounds, two assists, four blocks and three steals in 38 minutes.

CAREER TRANSACTIONS
Selected by Orlando in the first round (first overall) of the 2004 NBA Draft…Signed a contract extension with Orlando (Jul. 12, 2007).

HIGH SCHOOL CAREER
Finished career at Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy with 2,146 points, 1,728 rebounds and 811 blocked shots in 129 games (16.6 ppg., 13.4 rpg., 6.29 blkpg.)…Winner of the 2004 Naismith Award, signifying the nation’s top high school player…Also captured the Morgan Wooten High School Player of the Year Award, the Gatorade National Player of the Year Award and the McDonald’s National High School Player of the Year honor…Named to the PARADE Magazine All-American Team…Earned Co-MVP of the 2004 McDonald’s High School All-American game…Played in the EA Sports Roundball Classic (16 points, 12 rebounds, six assists, three blocks) and the Jordan Capital Classic (18 points, 15 rebounds, six blocks)…Named Mr. Basketball in the state of Georgia in 2004…Led SACA to the Class A Georgia state championship as a senior (2003-04), after averaging 25.0 ppg., 18.0 rpg., 3.5 apg. and 8.0 blkpg.…During his junior season (2002-03), averaged 20.0 ppg., 15.5 rpg. and 4.5 blkpg., while leading SACA to a 30-3 record and a runner-up finish in the state’s Class A division.

ONE-ON-ONE
Full name is Dwight David Howard…Father, Dwight Sr., is a Georgia State trooper and serves as Athletic Director of Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy…Mother, Sheryl, played on the inaugural women’s team at Morris Brown College…Recognized for his tremendous efforts in the Central Florida community with the 2005 Rich and Helen DeVos Community Enrichment Award…Also received the NBA Community Assist award in July 2007, after donating $17,500 to the Pine Hills Boys & Girls Club for new computers, televisions and furniture…Holds an annual father/son basketball clinic during the summer in his hometown of Atlanta…Has also taken on a mentorship role with a young boy he met at his camp, routinely speaking and working with him…Hosted a prayer breakfast for 150 Central Florida high school students…Spent part of summer 2005 in Manila as part of NBA Madness, an interactive basketball lifestyle event for fans…Helped build a playground in the Central Florida community…Also participated in ABC’s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition for local family…Key speaker at Magic’s Faith & Family Nights…Active in Magic’s Read To Achieve program by taping books for kids to hear on Magic’s Storyline…Favorite movies are Finding Nemo and Friday…Wrote several goals down while in the eighth grade – among those were to lead his team to a state championship and to become the first overall selection in the NBA Draft…Favorite players are Michael Jordan and Kevin Garnett.