| SEA | POS | Min | WP48 | PoP48 | WP | PTS | DRB | ORB | REB | AST | TO | BLK | STL | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10-11 ORL | C | 2933 | .302 | 6.3 | 18.4 | 29.2 | 12.9 | 5.1 | 18.0 | 1.8 | 4.6 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 4.2 |
| 08-09 ORL | C | 2821 | .309 | 6.5 | 18.1 | 27.6 | 12.9 | 5.7 | 18.6 | 1.9 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 1.3 | 4.6 |
| 07-08 ORL | C | 3088 | .254 | 4.8 | 16.4 | 26.3 | 13.7 | 4.3 | 18.0 | 1.7 | 4.1 | 2.7 | 1.2 | 4.3 |
| 09-10 ORL | C | 2843 | .300 | 6.3 | 17.8 | 25.4 | 13.5 | 4.8 | 18.3 | 2.4 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 1.3 | 4.8 |
| 11-12 ORL | C | 2070 | .243 | 4.5 | 10.5 | 25.8 | 13.6 | 4.6 | 18.2 | 2.4 | 4.1 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 3.7 |
| 12-13 LAL | C | 2722 | .164 | 2.0 | 9.3 | 22.9 | 12.2 | 4.4 | 16.7 | 1.9 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 1.5 | 5.1 |
| 06-07 ORL | C | 3023 | .225 | 3.9 | 14.2 | 22.9 | 11.5 | 4.5 | 16.0 | 2.5 | 5.0 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 3.9 |
| 05-06 ORL | PF | 3021 | .211 | 3.5 | 13.3 | 20.5 | 11.7 | 4.6 | 16.2 | 2.0 | 3.4 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 4.4 |
| 04-05 ORL | PF | 2670 | .227 | 4.0 | 12.6 | 17.6 | 9.6 | 5.2 | 14.8 | 1.3 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 4.2 |
| Career Avg | C | 2799 | .249 | 0.0 | 14.5 | 24.3 | 12.4 | 4.8 | 17.2 | 2.0 | 4.1 | 2.9 | 1.4 | 4.4 |
| Average C | C | 1427 | .099 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 17.8 | 8.6 | 4.1 | 12.7 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 5.4 |
| FG% | 2FG% | 3FG% | FT% | eFG% | TS% | FGA | 3FGA | PPS | FTA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howard 10-11 | 59.3% | 59.7% | 0.0% | 59.6% | 59.3% | 61.6% | 17.1 | 0.1 | 1.71 | 15.0 |
| Howard 08-09 | 57.2% | 57.3% | 0.0% | 59.4% | 57.2% | 60.0% | 16.7 | 0.0 | 1.66 | 14.4 |
| Howard 07-08 | 59.9% | 60.1% | 0.0% | 59.0% | 59.9% | 61.9% | 15.1 | 0.1 | 1.74 | 13.9 |
| Howard 09-10 | 61.2% | 61.7% | 0.0% | 59.2% | 61.2% | 63.0% | 14.1 | 0.1 | 1.80 | 13.8 |
| Howard 11-12 | 57.3% | 57.9% | 0.0% | 49.1% | 57.3% | 56.9% | 16.8 | 0.2 | 1.53 | 13.3 |
| Howard 12-13 | 57.8% | 58.1% | 16.7% | 49.2% | 57.9% | 57.3% | 14.3 | 0.1 | 1.59 | 12.7 |
| Howard 06-07 | 60.3% | 60.3% | 50.0% | 58.6% | 60.3% | 61.9% | 13.9 | 0.0 | 1.65 | 10.6 |
| Howard 05-06 | 53.1% | 53.2% | 0.0% | 59.5% | 53.1% | 56.5% | 14.0 | 0.0 | 1.47 | 9.5 |
| Howard 04-05 | 52.0% | 52.1% | 0.0% | 67.1% | 52.0% | 57.1% | 12.2 | 0.0 | 1.45 | 7.4 |
| Howard (career) | 57.7% | 58.0% | 5.1% | 57.7% | 57.7% | 59.8% | 14.9 | 0.1 | 1.63 | 12.3 |
| Average C | 49.8% | 50.4% | 31.7% | 68.1% | 50.3% | 54.1% | 14.1 | 0.5 | 1.26 | 5.3 |
| Team | GP | MIN | WP | PTS | REB | AST | BLK | STL | TO | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10-11 ORL | 78 | 2933 | 18.4 | 1784 | 1099 | 107 | 186 | 107 | 279 | 258 |
| 08-09 ORL | 79 | 2821 | 18.1 | 1624 | 1093 | 112 | 231 | 77 | 240 | 270 |
| 07-08 ORL | 82 | 3088 | 16.4 | 1695 | 1161 | 110 | 176 | 74 | 263 | 274 |
| 09-10 ORL | 82 | 2843 | 17.8 | 1503 | 1082 | 144 | 228 | 75 | 274 | 287 |
| 11-12 ORL | 54 | 2070 | 10.5 | 1113 | 785 | 104 | 116 | 81 | 175 | 159 |
| 12-13 LAL | 76 | 2722 | 9.3 | 1296 | 945 | 108 | 186 | 84 | 225 | 291 |
| 06-07 ORL | 82 | 3023 | 14.2 | 1443 | 1008 | 158 | 156 | 70 | 317 | 245 |
| 05-06 ORL | 82 | 3021 | 13.3 | 1292 | 1022 | 125 | 115 | 65 | 217 | 277 |
| 04-05 ORL | 82 | 2670 | 12.6 | 981 | 823 | 75 | 136 | 77 | 165 | 232 |
| Career | 697 | 2799 | 14.5 | 12731 | 9018 | 1043 | 1530 | 710 | 2155 | 2293 |
Ok, nothing to see here. Move along. I know it seems like a big deal, but honestly, this happens all the time. Four-team trade involving 3 top-ten players swapping teams? Standard. Not really even much point writing about it, but I guess I'll take a stab anyway.
Now's the time of the year to play armchair quarterback. Some teams are not very interesting to play this game with, because they're so likely to stand pat, and most of their moves are likely to be cost-saving ones (Miami, Chicago), but some teams have a lot of options available and I'd like to take a look at those.
Last night against the Golden State Warriors, Dwight Howard shattered Wilt Chamberlain's 50-year old free throw record, shooting 39 free throws and making 21. The "hack-a-howard" strategy was quite deliberate, as Marc Jackson reportedly had players foul Howard even before he passed mid-court on many occasions. What caught my eye was the following bit:
There's been all kinds of trade rumors surrounding Chris Paul and Dwight Howard. And the recurring theme I keep hearing from reporters (who are presumably hearing it from front office "sources") goes something like this:
As with part 1 (which you can read here), I'm calling them guesses, not predictions, because this way if I'm completely wrong, I won't look as stupid. Will I do something as crazy as amnestying Kobe freaking Bryant again today?
I'm calling them guesses, not predictions, because this way if I'm completely wrong, I won't look as stupid.
During the lockouts, we hear a lot about "parity" and lots of rhetoric about how it's hard for small-market teams can compete with large-market teams. Why isn't anyone asking the obvious question about what this has to do with total player compensation?
