Dwight Howard He was elected the first member of the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame from 2025. The sources were presented on Friday by Espn’s Shams Charania.
Howard was an eight-time All-Star, an eight-time All-NBA, a triple defensive player of the year, a NBA master until 2020, and won one Olympic gold medal with the US team.
Class 2025 will be announced on Saturday in NCAA Final Four in San Antonio.
Howard average 15.7 points and 11.8 rebounds in 18 seasons of NBA with Orlando Magic, Los Angeles Lakers, Houston Rockets, Atlanta Hawks, Charlotte Hornets, Washington Wizards and Philadelphia 76ers.
The leading defensive presence of his Howard era, which was the overall selection of magic No. 1 in the 2004 proposal, received three equal NBA Defensive Player of the Year from 2009 to 2011.
He led magic to the NBA 2009 finals and won his only Lakers championship during the 2019-2020 season.
Howard is also remembered by his victory in 2008 in the Slam Dunk competition during the All-Star Weekend in New Orleans, while the magic star has wore a Superman-Down Cape-A-A costume that the free cast of free throw throws away from the hem.
Join in class 2025 Carmelo AnthonySources said ESPN on Wednesday. Other finalists Men’s Marques Johnson and Buck Williams, female players Jennifer Azzi, Sue Bird, Sylvia Fowles and Maya Moore, coaches Billy Donovan, Mark little, and Jerry Welsh, referee Danny Crawford, the US Olympic basketball team.
The weekend of anchorage will begin at the Mohegan Sun in Connecticut 5 September, with the celebration and awards of the ceremonial awards, including the class 2025 jackets and the presentation of the jacket and the annual Hall of Fame Awards. The ceremonial anchorage will take place on 6 September in Springfield in the Hall of Fame.
