Dwight Howard

Birthdate: 12/8/85
Ht: 6-10
Wt: 225
Position: Power Forward
Class: HS Senior
College: Undecided
High School: Southwest Atlanta Christian
Hometown: Atlanta, GA

NBA Comparisons:

Optimistic Outlook: Chris Webber
Pessimistic Outlook: Kwame Brown (first year)

Positives: Very athletic player who loves to play above the rim. Extremely good agility and quickness for a big man. Runs the floor well and gets as high as any player with his combination of length and hops. What makes Dwight Howard truly unique to the other highschool athletic freaks is his exception ball handling, passing, and shooting. Add those attributes to his already great size, athleticism, speed and you have a phenomenally great talent. Excellent rebounding and shot blocking skills. Basically Howard is gifted in almost every facet of the game.

Negatives: Could get stronger. Right now he completely dominates the smaller players in highschool, but once he gets into the NBA, he will have to face bigger opponents. Still could improve his low post game. In the post he plays like Amare Stoudemire (in his rookie season), utilizing his athleticism to dominate his opponents more than his skills and low post moves.

School
Year
G
FG% FT% 3Pt% rpg apg spg bpg ppg
SW Christian Acad. 00-01 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
SW Christian Acad. 01-02 32       14.0 4.0   6.0 15.5
SW Christian Acad. 02-03   .72     15.5 2.0   4.5 19.3
SW Christian Acad. 03-04         18.3 3.5   8 25.5
Totals*
  129               2,146*

*Finished with 2,146 points, 1,728 rebounds and 811 blocked shots in 129 games