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• Dwight Howard is an All-Star center for the Orlando Magic. On April 21, 2009, Howard won the NBA's Defensive Player of the Year Award, becoming the youngest player to take the honor at the age of 23.CBSSports.com: Magic's Howard Runs Away with Defensive Honors...

  During the media day, Howard indicates that the hasn't stopped thinking about losing the NBA Finals. During summer, he has been fine-tuning lots of things such as free throws. Orlando Sentinel: Dwight Howard's Magic media-day appearance filled with questions -- and answers

  In the recent game, Howard had a solid game with 25 points, 13 rebounds and 9 of 10 from the field in a win against the Atlanta Hawks. [1]

• Fast Facts

  1. Born: December 8, 1985 http://www.nba.com/playerfile/dwight_how...
  2. Birthplace: Atlanta, Georgia http://www.nba.com/playerfile/dwight_how...
  3. Height: 6-11 http://www.nba.com/playerfile/dwight_how...
  4. Weight: 265 http://www.nba.com/playerfile/dwight_how...
  5. High School: SW Atlanta Christian Academy, GA http://www.nba.com/playerfile/dwight_how...
  6. Position: Center
  7. Jersey Number: 12
  8. 1st Pick Orlando Magic overall in 2004
  9. NBA All-Star Game: 2007,2008,2009
  10. Defensive Player of The Year: 2008,2009 http://www.nba.com/2009/news/04/21/dpoy....
  11. Olympic Games: Gold medal 2008
  12. twitter.com/Dwighthoward

• Early Life

  Dwight David Howard was born in Atlanta, Georgia on December 8, 1985. He attended Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy and was quickly recognized as one of the best players at the High School level. Instead of attending college, Howard elected to declare for the 2004 NBA Draft, and forgo college.NBA.com: Dwight Howard

• Pro Career

  Howard was selected with the first pick of the 2004 NBA draft by the Orlando Magic. In his first season with the Magic he would average double figures in scoring and rebounding. He would continue to develop in his second season and in only his third season he was selected for his first All-Star Game appearance. In 2008, he would make his first start for the Eastern Conference in the NBA All-Star Game. His performance in the Slam Dunk Contest would prove to be the highlight of the weekend. He would win the contest with a Superman Dunk. In the winning dunk, Howard dressed up in a Superman cape, and took off just inside the free throw line to throw down an impressive shot.NBA.com: Dwight Howard

  On February 19, 2009, Howard scored a record high of 45 points to lead the Magic to a 107-102 overtime victory against the Charlotte Bobcats.Breitbart: Howard scores 45 as Magic beat Bobcats in overtime (February 17, 2009)

• Slam Dunk Contest

  Howard competed for the Slam Dunk championship crown during NBA All-Star weekend on February 14, 2009 as defending champion. The last player to repeat as champion was Golden State Warriors guard Jason Richardson in 2003.ESPN.com: Fans to pick fourth player in slam dunk contest (December 25, 2008) During the contest, Howard brought out a 12-foot hoop and dressed in a Superman cape. He got perfect scores in the first and second rounds, but lost to Nate Robinson in the final round.

• Dwight Howard Timeline

  • December 8, 1985: Born
  • 2004: Debuts with Orlando Magic
  • 2005: NBA All Rookie Team
  • 2007: NBA All Star
  • 2008: NBA All Star Slam Dunk Champion
  • 2009: Lost in NBA Final to Los Angeles Lakers

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• The NBA Finals

  Having an impressive season of 2008-2009, Dwight Howard took the Orlando Magic to the NBA Finals. This would be the second trip for the franchise. The first trip was in 1995. Despite having a solid Game 3, the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Magic 4-1.

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