Dwight Howard is a first-ballot Hall of Famer, but here's why he's sti - khbrksport

As Dwight Howard enters the Hall of Fame, his prime years remain hugely underrated

When the NBA released its all-time top-75 players list in 2021, two glaring omissions stood out.

And-Ones: Carmelo, Howard, 2026 Draft, Raveling, Armani

Ahead of Carmelo Anthony‘s induction into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame this weekend, Dave McMenamin of ESPN revisits the forward’s impressive career at the college, NBA, and international levels, laying out why he was a “no-brainer” choice to make the Hall of Fame. Meanwhile, ESPN’s Zach Kram makes a similar case for another of this weekend’s inductees, detailing why center Dwight Howard, a three-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year, is…

Dwight Howard is a first-ballot Hall of Famer, but here's why he's sti - khbrksport

Look at Dwight Howard as he stands to be inducted into basketball’s Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts, on Saturday. His shoulders are cut from stone; the rest of his body follows suit. He seems like a 7-foot Superman, which is why he wore the Man of Steel’s cape for a dunk contest he won (as a center). A handful of years into his career, we figured him for an all-timer. The NBA’s No. 1 overall draft pick in 2004, Howard was, at age 23, …