Center Dwight Howard’s flaws are no secret after 34,000-plus NBA minutes: He is a liability as a foul-shooter (53 percent) and is 12th in the league in turnovers at 3.04 per game.
However, he has clearly provided what the Charlotte Hornets needed when they traded for him in June: A rim protector, a rebounder, a general force in the lane. At 32, Howard is in his 14th NBA season, and is still having major impact.
“This might be his best (season) since his second year in Houston,” his last All-Star season in 2014, coach Steve Clifford said Monday.