Dwight Howard: 'Kareem could be considered one of the greatest, but he wasn’t with Nike, so they don’t talk about him in the GOAT conversation'
Dwight Howard: Kareem could be considered one of the greatest, but he wasn’t with Nike, so they don’t talk about him in the GOAT conversation. They only talk about players who wear Nike shoes."
Source: YouTube
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History was made with the Luka Doncic trade, as the Slovenian superstar became the youngest reigning 1st Team All-NBA player ever to be traded the following season, breaking the record previously held by Dwight Howard. Doncic, 25, was 271 days younger than Howard was when the Orlando Magic traded him to the Lakers back in 2012. -via HoopsHype / February 2, 2025
Dwight Howard: But I did like playing with James for those first couple of years. Then, after that, I was like, ‘Dang, this dude don’t pass me the ball no more! What did I do to you?’" -via YouTube / January 31, 2025
Dwight Howard: When I was in Houston, Daryl Morey made it his job to make sure that I got out of Houston. When I first got there, there were a lot of post-ups, and James really didn’t like that type of lineup. So it became a one-on-one ISO with James, and the rest of us just watching. We’d come set screens or space the floor, but that was it. It didn’t work after that." "I thought me and James were gonna work because I felt like he was a younger Kobe with better passing—especially for pick-and-roll. So I’m looking at it like, ‘If I can play with somebody who’s up-and-coming, who can score, who throws great lobs and is a pocket passer, that’s perfect for me.’ Because I’m a dynamic roller, you know? I don’t have to do too much work. Playing with somebody who can score easy buckets—I can get him easy buckets coming off screens, and he can get me easy buckets with lobs and stuff like that. I’m like, ‘Man, this is a perfect match for me. They got shooters.’ -via YouTube / January 31, 2025
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