If you’ve been wondering what Dwight Howard is up to lately, the eight-time NBA All-Star is still hooping, playing basketball in Taiwan’s T1 League. And he’s been looking like his old dominant self over there.
Playing for the Taoyuan Leopards, Howard is averaging 25.6 points, according to asia-basket.com, and he was named the T1’s inaugural All-Star Game MVP after posting 37 points, 13 rebounds and eight assists in Tuesday’s game.
But the real buzz around Howard right now is from his participation in the T1 3-point contest. Because, ya know, it’s Dwight Howard. He only made 22 threes on 22% shooting during his entire 18-year NBA career.
But he wasn’t as bad as you might expect…
Dwight Howard is in the T1 League 3-point contest… pic.twitter.com/T03fnXDetO
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Alright, so no, he didn’t do great either. Howard was so slow, and some of his misses were real clankers. But he still finished with 15 points, a respectable number that might’ve been higher if he moved a little faster. It also would’ve been better than two NBA players in their contest a couple weeks ago — Julius Randle (13) and Kevin Huerter (8).
Howard’s showing was actually a continuation of how his NBA career evolved before his final season in 2022. He made 37% of his threes (13-of-35) over his final two seasons with the Sixers and Lakers.
So shoutout to him for not being afraid to put that new shooting stroke on display and give those fans a show.
