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"2013-14 SEASON:Has missed ten games this season (3/17/14-3/22/14; 3/29/14-4/8/14) with a left ankle strain \u2026 placed on inactive list for two games(4/9/14-4/11/14) \u2026 named a as reserves for the 2014 NBA All-StarGame, which marked the eighth time in his career to be selected an All-Star \u2026 posted eight points (4-6 FG), a game-high 11 rebounds andthree assists in 13:17 of action in the 2014 NBA All-Star Game in NewOrleans (2/16/14) \u2026 made his Rockets regular season debut by posting17 points (8-14 FG), 26 boards (20 defensive) and two blocks vs.Charlotte (10/30/13), equaling his career high of 26 rebounds donetwice before (26 on 4/15/06 vs. Philadelphia and 26 on 1/6/13 vs.Denver) \u2026 totaled 18 points (7-12 FG), 24 rebounds and five blockedshots vs. Toronto (11/11/13), including 17 points (7-11 FG), 11 boardsand three blocks in the first half alone \u2026 netted 25 points (4-6 FG) off a17-of-24 (.708) night from the free throw line vs. Denver (11/16/13),scoring 18 of his 25 points in the fourth quarter by going 14-of-20 fromthe stripe \u2026 made his first 11 shots of the game and posted 33 points(12-16 FG, 9-13 FT) to go along with 11 boards at Dallas (11/20/13) \u2026tied his career high for most consecutive field goals made to start agame (11-11 FG on 2/24/10 at Houston) \u2026 had 15 points (7-9 FT) and18 rebounds (8 offensive) vs. Phoenix (12/4/13) \u2026 added 22 points (5-8FG, 12-20 FT), 18 boards and three steals in a 105-83 win vs. GoldenState (12/6/13) \u2026 posted 20 points (6-12 FG, 8-14 FT), 22 rebounds (8offensive), three assists, three blocks and two steals vs. Orlando(12/8/13), becoming the first Rockets player to post a 20-20 game sinceLuis Scola on 3/6/10 at Minnesota (25 pts., 21 rebs.) \u2026 also becamethe first Rockets player since Ralph Sampson in 1985-86 to pull down18 or more rebounds in three consecutive games \u2026 topped the Rocketswith 32 points (14-22 FG), 17 rebounds and three blocks at Portland(12/12/13) \u2026 netted 18 points (5-6 FG, 1-1 3FG) at Golden State(12/13/13), going a perfect 7-for-7 from the stripe for the second mostfree throws made without a miss in his career (8-8 FT on 3/2/05 vs.Sacramento) \u2026 scored a season-high 35 points (13-18 FG, 9-14 FT),grabbed 19 boards, dished five assists and had three blocks in leadingthe Rockets to a 114-97 win at Detroit (12/21/13) \u2026 registered 15 points(7-12 FG) and a game-high 20 rebounds in a 111-98 win at San Antonio(12/25/13) \u2026 posted 20 points (5-14 FG) behind a 10-of-24 outing fromthe stripe in a 113-99 win vs. the L.A. Lakers (1/8/14), adding 13rebounds, a season-best four steals, three assists and one block \u2026became the first Rockets player to ever attempt at least 24 free throwsin two separate games within a single season \u2026 led the Rockets with32 points (11-17 FG, 10-18 FT) and 11 rebounds in a 104-92 win atBoston (1/13/14) \u2026 posted 20 points (8-11 FG) and 14 rebounds vs.Milwaukee (1/18/14), including his second 3-pointer of the season (1-13FG) \u2026 topped Houston with 23 points (5-15 FG) and 16 rebounds in a97-90 win vs. San Antonio (1/28/14), while making 13-of-25 free throws\u2026 notched a game-high 34 points (11-17 FG, 12-18 FT), 14 boards,three steals and two blocks in a 122-108 win vs. Phoenix (2/5/14) \u2026topped Houston in points (27), rebounds (13) and assists (5) in a 101-95 win at Milwaukee (2/8/14) \u2026 in his return trip to Los Angeles to facethe Lakers (2/19/14), posted 20 points (9-14 FG), a game-high 13rebounds and three blocks in a 134-108 win \u2026 made 21 rebounds andfour blocks at Golden State (2/20/14) \u2026 marked his fifth 20-reboundgame of the season (67 career) \u2026 led the Rockets with 22 points (8-13FG, 6-8 FT) and a game-high 16 rebounds in a 106-103 win vs. Miami(3/4/14), forcing a missed 3-pointer by LeBron James as time expired \u2026became the first Rockets player to reach 40 double-doubles in a seasonsince Charles Barkley (42) in 1997-98 \u2026 posted 21 points (9-12 FG), 14boards, five assists and two blocks at Miami (3/16/14) \u2026 recorded his47th double-double of the season vs. the San Antonio Spurs (4/14/14)pouring in 20 points (9-11 FG, 2-2 FT) and grabbing 17 rebounds.PREVIOUS SEASONS:2012-13:Named to the 2012-13 All-NBA Third Team \u2026 appearedin 76 games (76 starts) with the L.A. Lakers, averaging17.1 points, 12.4 rebounds, 1.11 steals and 2.45 blocksin 35.8 minutes per outing \u2026 missed six games with atorn labrum in his right shoulder (1/8/13-1/11/13;2/1/13-2/5/13) \u2026 ranked among league leaders inscoring (27th/17.1 ppg), rebounds (1st/12.4 rpg), fieldgoal percentage (2nd/.578), blocks (5th/2.45 bpg) andminutes (23rd/35.8 mpg) \u2026 scored 20-plus points 27times, including three 30-point performances \u2026 posted48 double-doubles and one 20-20 game \u2026 grabbed10-plus rebounds 54 times and 20 or more boards fourtimes \u2026 voted a starter for the Western ConferenceAll-Star Team (sixth straight start and seventh overallAll-Star appearance) \u2026 totaled 33 points, 14 reboundsand a season-high five assists at Portland (10/31/12)\u2026 had 28 points and 13 boards vs. Houston (11/18/12)\u2026 posted 28 points and 20 rebounds vs. Denver(11/30/12) \u2026 tallied 19 points and 20 boards at Cleveland(12/11/12) \u2026 registered 14 points, a career-high-tying26 rebounds and four blocks vs. Denver (1/6/13) \u2026notched 31 points, 16 rebounds and four blocks vs.Milwaukee (1/15/13) \u2026 collected 24 points, four blocksand a career-high-tying five steals vs. New Orleans(1/29/13) \u2026 recorded 24 points, 13 rebounds and fiveblocks vs. Toronto (3/8/13) \u2026 totaled 16 points and 21boards vs. Chicago (3/10/13) \u2026 posted a season-high39 points and 16 rebounds in his return to Orlando(3/12/13), recording a Lakers franchise-record 25 freethrows made (fourth highest FTM total in NBA history)on an NBA record-tying 39 free throw attempts \u2026registered 25 points, 16 rebounds, a career-high-tyingfive steals and five blocks at Minnesota (3/27/13),becoming just the fourth NBA player ever to record atleast 25 points, 15 boards, five thefts and five blocksin a single game \u2026 tallied 24 points, 15 rebounds andanother five blocks at Sacramento (3/30/13) \u2026 finishedwith 16 points and 18 rebounds vs. Houston (4/17/13)to become the youngest player ever to record 9,000rebounds in NBA history (27 years, 130 days),surpassing Wilt Chamberlain (27 years, 144 days old)and Bill Russell (27 years, 357 days).2011-12: All-NBA First Team for the fifth consecutive season ... Selected to the NBA\u2019s All-Defensive First Team for the fourth straight time ... Named a 2012 NBA All-Star starter: sixth consecutive appearance and fifth straight time voted a starter ... Led all players with 1,600,390 votes ... Appeared in 54 games (all starts) with Orlando, averaging 20.6 points, an NBA-high 14.5 rebounds, 1.9 assists, 1.50 steals and 2.15 blocks in 38.3 minutes ... Led the NBA in rebounding while ranking second in FG percentage (.573 (416-726)), third in blocked shots and fifth in minutes played ... Named NBA\u2019s Eastern Conference Player of the Week for the week ending Jan. 22 (19.5 ppg., 18.8 rpg., 2.8 apg., 2.8 blkpg.) ... Led (or tied) team in scoring 27 times, in rebounding 49 times and in assists four times ... Scored in double figures 51 times, had 20+ points 27 times and 30+ points five times ... Scored a career-high tying 45 points on 1/12 at Golden State while setting an NBA record for most free throws attempted in a regular season game with 39 FTAs (21-39, previous record was 34, Wilt Chamberlain (PHI) on Feb. 22, 1962 vs. St. Louis) ... Became the Magic\u2019s all-time leading scorer 1/24 at Indiana following a dunk with 9:59 left in the third quarter, passing Nick Anderson (10,650 points) ... Finished second in the NBA with 43 double-doubles, including nine 20-point/20 rebound efforts ... Recorded double figures in rebounding 44 times and 20+ rebounds nine times ... Grabbed a season-high 25 rebounds 1/18 vs. San Antonio and again 3/13 vs. Miami ... Recorded two-or-more blocked shots 35 times and three-or-more blocks 19 times ... Blocked a season-high eight shots 2/3 vs. Cleveland ... Tallied two-or-more steals 22 times, including a career-high tying five steals 1/2 at Detroit ... Missed 12 games due to injury \u2013 missed four games (Apr. 1-3, 9-10) due to back spasms, then missed eight games (Apr. 13-26) due to a herniated disc in his lower back ... Underwent surgery 4/20, missing the 2012 NBA Playoffs due to the procedure.2010-11: All-NBA First Team for the fourth straight season\u2026Named NBA Defensive Player of the Year for the third consecutive season, becoming the first player in NBA history to capture the award three straight times\u2026Also selected to the NBA\u2019s All-Defensive First Team for the third straight season\u2026Finished second in voting for NBA Most Valuable Player\u2026 Played and started in 78 games with Orlando, averaging a career-and-team high 22.9 ppg., a team-high 14.1 rpg., 1.4 apg., a team-high 2.38 blkpg. and a career-and-team high 1.37 stlpg. in a team-high 37.6 minpg\u2026.Shot a team-high .593 (619-1,044) from the floor\u2026Ranked second in the NBA in rebounding, second in FG percentage, fourth in blocked shots, 11th in scoring, 13th in minutes played and 19th in steals\u2026Named NBA\u2019s Eastern Conference Player of the Month twice - October/November 2010 (21.8 ppg., 12.1 rpg.) and February 2011 (26.6 ppg., 14.8 rpg., 2.00 blkpg., .667 FG pct.)\u2026Named NBA\u2019s Eastern Conference Player of the Week six times \u2013 periods ending Nov. 8 (23.3 ppg., 13.4 rpg., 3.67 blkpg.), Nov. 28 (26.3 ppg., 14.5 rpg.), Jan. 23 (26.0 ppg., 13.3 rpg.), Feb. 13 (25.8 ppg., 16.8 rpg.), Feb. 27 (30.3 ppg., 14.0 rpg., 3.33 blkpg., 2.00 stlpg.) and Mar. 27 (27.3 ppg., 14.3 rpg., 3.33 blkpg., 2.33 stlpg., .711 FG pct.)\u2026Also played and started in six playoff contests, averaging 27.0 ppg., 15.5 rpg. and 1.83 blkpg. in 43.0 minpg\u2026.Led (or tied) the team in scoring 55 times and in rebounding 71 times\u2026Scored in double figures 76 times, had 20-plus points 51 times, 30-plus points 16 times and 40-plus points twice, including a season-high 40 points on Jan. 28 @ Chicago and Feb. 25 vs. Oklahoma City\u2026Hit game-winning layup on a putback with 4.0 seconds left on Nov. 27 @ Washington\u2026Had NBA-high 66 double-doubles, including six 20-point/20 rebound efforts \u2013 26 points and 20 boards on Dec. 18 vs. Philadelphia; 26 points and season-high 23 rebounds on Dec. 21 vs. Dallas; 29 points and 20 boards on Jan. 12 @ New Orleans; 20 points and 20 boards (in only three quarters) on Jan. 30 vs. Cleveland; 22 points and 20 rebounds on Feb. 8 vs. L.A. Clippers; 31 points and 22 boards on Mar. 16 @ Milwaukee\u2026Recorded a franchise-record 33 straight double-doubles from Jan. 21-Apr. 1, averaging 24.6 ppg. and 15.6 rpg. during that span\u2026Recorded double figures in rebounding 68 times, 15-plus boards 35 times and 20-plus rebounds eight times, including a season-high 23 rebounds on Dec. 21 vs. Dallas\u2026Had 20-plus rebounds in three consecutive games from Dec. 18-21\u2026Became the youngest player in NBA history to amass 7,000 career rebounds on Mar. 1 vs. New York (25 years, 83 days), passing Wilt Chamberlain (26 years, 128 days)\u2026Tallied 1,000+ rebounds for the sixth consecutive season, the most among all active players in the NBA\u2026Has at least one blocked shot 73 times...Notched two-or-more blocked shots 56 times and three-or-more blocks 29 times, including season-high eight blocks on Nov. 3 vs. Minnesota\u2026Set team record for most blocks in a quarter with six in third quarter on Nov. 3 vs. Minnesota\u2026Tallied at least one steal 58 times\u2026Has two-or-more steals 34 times, including a season-best four steals four times, last on Apr. 13 vs. Indiana\u20262011 NBA All-Star: Fifth consecutive appearance and fourth straight time voted a starter\u2026Led all Eastern Conference players (and second-most overall) with 2,099,024 votes\u2026Had five points, seven rebounds, one assist and one steal in 21 minutes\u2026Scored 10,000th career NBA regular season point on Mar. 13 @ Phoenix, becoming the fifth-youngest player in NBA history (25 years, 95 days)\u2026Appeared in 500th career NBA regular season game on Nov. 18 vs. Phoenix\u2026Recorded 500th career steal on Feb. 8 vs. L.A. Clippers\u2026Passed Pat Garrity (513) for second all-time on Magic\u2019s games played list on Dec. 20 @ Atlanta\u2026Passed Tracy McGrady (452) for fourth all-time on Magic\u2019s career steals list\u2026Passed Anfernee Hardaway (5,380) for fifth all-time on Magic\u2019s career field goals attempted list\u2026Missed two games (Dec. 3-4) due to a stomach virus\u2026Suspended by NBA on Mar. 7 after receiving his 16th technical foul on Mar. 4 vs. Chicago and on Apr. 10 after receiving his 18th technical foul\u2026Poured in a playoff career-high 46 points on Apr. 16 vs. Atlanta. 2009-10: All-NBA First Team and became the first Magic player ever voted on unanimously\u2026Named NBA Defensive Player of the Year for the second consecutive season and was a unanimous selection to the NBA\u2019s All-Defensive First Team\u2026Finished fourth in voting for NBA Most Valuable Player\u2026Played and started in all 82 games with Orlando, averaging a team-high 18.3 ppg., a team and NBA-high 13.2 rpg., 1.8 apg. and a team and NBA-high 2.78 blkpg. in a team-high 34.7 minpg\u2026.Shot a team and NBA-best .612 (510-834) from the floor\u2026Led the NBA in rebounding, blocked shots and field goal percentage, and tied for 26th in scoring\u2026Became the first player in NBA history to lead the league in both rebounding and blocked shots more than once\u2026Also became the first player in NBA history to lead the league in rebounding, blocked shots and field goal percentage\u2026Became just the fifth player in league history to lead the NBA in rebounding for three-or-more consecutive seasons\u2026Also played and started in all 14 playoff games, averaging 18.1 ppg., 11.1 rpg., 1.4 apg. and 3.50 blkpg. in 35.5 minpg\u2026.Led (or tied) the team in scoring a team-best 35 times, in rebounding a team-high 70 times and in assists three times\u2026Named NBA\u2019s Eastern Conference Player of the Week four times (periods ending Nov. 1, Dec. 20, Feb. 21, Apr. 11)\u2026Had an NBA-high 64 double-doubles, including three 20-point/20-rebound outings\u2026Tallied then-team-record 20 consecutive double-doubles from Jan. 15-Feb. 26\u2026Scored in double figures 73 times, had 20+ points 36 times and 30+ points five times\u2026Went a perfect 11-of-11 from the field (team record) while tallying 30 points and 16 rebounds on Feb. 24 @ Houston, becoming the first player since Wilt Chamberlain in 1968-69 to record 30+ points and 15+ rebounds while not missing a field goal attempt (min. 10 attempts)\u2026Recorded 10+ rebounds in 70 games, had 15+ boards 34 times and 20+ rebounds nine times\u2026Had at least one blocked shot in 73 outings, two-or-more blocks 63 times and three-or-more blocks 40 times, including a season-high eight blocked shots on Dec. 16 vs. Toronto\u2026During the playoffs, tied his own franchise record with nine blocked shots on Apr. 18 vs. Charlotte\u2026Shot .844 (27-32) from the floor during the Eastern Conference Semifinals vs. Atlanta, establishing a new NBA Playoffs record for highest field goal percentage in any single series\u2026Became the franchise\u2019s all-time leader in blocked shots (830) on Nov. 6 vs. Detroit, and became the second-youngest player in NBA history to amass 1,000 career blocked shots on Mar. 14 vs. Charlotte (24 years, 96 days)\u2026Passed Tracy McGrady (8,298) for second on the Magic\u2019s all-time scoring list\u2026Voted an NBA All-Star starter (17 pts., 5 rebs., 1 ast., 3 blks., 27 mins)\u20262008-09: All-NBA First Team\u2026Named NBA Defensive Player of the Year and to the NBA\u2019s All-Defensive First Team\u2026Voted a 2009 NBA All-Star starter and set an NBA-record with 3,151,181 votes\u2026Played and started in 79 games for Orlando, averaging a team-high 20.6 ppg., an NBA-high 13.8 rpg., 1.4 apg. and an NBA-high/career-high 2.92 blkpg. in 35.7 minpg\u2026.During the playoffs, played and started in 23 games, averaging 20.3 ppg., 15.3 rpg., 1.9 apg. and 2.61 blkpg. in 39.3 minpg., leading the Magic to the NBA Finals\u2026Finished fourth in voting for NBA Most Valuable Player\u2026Shot .572 (560-979) from the floor\u2026Became just the fifth player in NBA history to lead the league in both rebounding and blocked shots in the same season (Abdul-Jabbar, Walton, Olajuwon, B. Wallace)\u2026Also became the youngest player to ever lead the NBA in blocked shots (23 years, 128 days) and to reach 5,000 career rebounds (23 years, 112 days \u2013 Mar. 30 @ Miami)\u2026Ranked fourth in the league in FG percentage and 18th in scoring\u2026Named NBA\u2019s Eastern Conference Player of the Week four times (periods ending Jan. 11, Feb. 22, Mar. 29, Apr. 5)\u2026Scored in double figures 77 times, had 20+ points 42 times and 30+ points in nine outings, including a career-high 45 points on Feb. 17 vs. Charlotte\u2026In that outing, also had 19 rebounds and eight blocked shots \u2013 becoming the first player in NBA history since blocks became an official stat in 1973-74 to record those numbers in a single game\u2026Recorded 10+ rebounds 63 times, had 15+ rebounds 34 times and 20+ boards 10 times\u2026Had 63 double-doubles (second in NBA), including nine 20-point/20-rebound efforts\u2026Recorded a then-team-record-tying 18 consecutive double-doubles from Jan. 6-Feb. 17\u2026Tallied first career triple-double with 30 points, 19 rebounds and career-high 10 blocks on Nov. 12 @ Oklahoma City\u2026Dished out career-high seven assists on Mar. 13 @ Washington and Mar. 18 @ Milwaukee\u2026Recorded two-or-more blocks 59 times and had five-or-more blocks 15 times\u2026Had two-or-more steals 18 times, including a career-high five steals on Oct. 29 vs. Atlanta\u2026Did not play three times due to a sore left knee: On the Inactive List twice (Dec. 13-15) and DNP once (Apr. 13)\u2026Dec. 13 @ Utah was the first game he missed during his NBA career...Scored 6,000th career NBA regular season point on Dec. 31 @ Chicago\u2026Led the NBA for fourth straight season with 202 dunks\u2026Became franchise\u2019s all-time leader in free throws made (1,820 FTs) on Feb. 1 @ Toronto and attempted (2,937 FTAs) on Jan. 7 @ Atlanta\u2026During the postseason, had 21 double-doubles, including two 20-point/20-rebound efforts\u2026Poured in a playoff career-high 40 points on May 30 vs. Cleveland in Game #6, helping Orlando capture the Eastern Conference title\u2026Pulled down a playoff career-high and team playoff record 24 rebounds vs. Philadelphia on Apr. 28\u2026Set an NBA Finals record and team playoff record with a playoff career-high nine blocked shots on June 11 vs. L.A. Lakers\u2026Did not play on Apr. 30 @ Philadelphia due to an NBA suspension after elbowing the Sixers\u2019 Samuel Dalembert\u20262007-08: All-NBA First Team\u2026Named to NBA\u2019s All-Defensive Second Team\u2026Voted a 2008 NBA All-Star starter\u2026Played and started in all 82 games with Orlando, averaging a career-high 20.7 ppg., a career-high and NBA-best 14.2 rpg., 1.3 apg. and 2.13 blkpg. in a career-high 37.7 minpg\u2026.Also started all 10 playoff games, averaging 18.9 ppg., 15.8 rpg. and 3.40 blkpg. in 42.1 minpg\u2026.Shot a team-best .599 (583-974) from the floor\u2026Led the NBA in rebounding, becoming the youngest player in NBA history to lead the league at 22 years and 130 days\u2026Also ranked third in the NBA in field goal percentage, fifth in blocked shots, tied for 20th in minutes played and 21st in scoring\u2026Led (or tied) the team in scoring a team-high 34 times, in rebounding a team-high 76 times and in assists twice\u2026Recorded an NBA-high and franchise record 69 double-doubles\u2026Tallied an NBA-high eight 20-point/20-rebound games\u2026Scored in double figures 77 times, had 20-plus points 43 times and 30-plus points 11 times\u2026Pulled down double figures in rebounding 72 times, 15-plus boards in 35 games and 20-plus rebounds 11 times\u2026Became the youngest player in NBA history to reach 3,000 (Nov. 16 @ New Jersey) and 4,000 (Apr. 15 @ Atlanta) career rebounds\u2026Blocked at least one shot 74 times and had two-or-more blocks in 46 games\u2026Named NBA\u2019s Eastern Conference Player of the Week twice (periods Nov. 18 and Dec. 2) and NBA\u2019s Eastern Conference Player of the Month twice (November, December)\u2026Led the NBA with 269 dunks, the third straight season to lead the league in slams...Captured the 2008 NBA Slam Dunk Championship at All-Star Weekend\u2026Finished fifth in voting for the NBA Most Valuable Player Award and tied for seventh in voting for the league\u2019s Defensive Player of the Year Award\u2026During the playoffs, recorded three 20-point/20-rebound games in First Round series win vs. Toronto, becoming first player to record three 20-20\u2019s in a series since Wilt Chamberlain in the 1972 NBA Finals\u20262006-07: All-NBA Third Team\u2026Played and started in all 82 games with Orlando, averaging a team-best 17.6 ppg., a team-high 12.3 rpg., 1.9 apg. and a team-best 1.90 blkpg. in a team-high 36.9 minpg\u2026.Started all four games in the playoffs vs. Detroit, averaging team-best 15.3 ppg., team-best 14.8 rpg., 1.8 apg. and 1.00 blkpg. in team-high 41.8 minpg\u2026.Ranked second in the NBA in field goal percentage, shooting a team-best .603 (526-873) from the field\u2026Also ranked third in the league in rebounding, 12th in blocked shots, tied for 29th in minutes played and tied for 33rd in scoring\u2026Named to first NBA All-Star team, where he had 20 points, game-high 12 rebounds, one assist and one block in 21 minutes\u2026Named NBA Eastern Conference Player of the Month for November 2006\u2026Named NBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week for the period ending Nov. 26, 2006\u2026Led (or tied) the team in scoring a team-best 33 times, in rebounding a team-best 74 times and in assists seven times\u2026Had team-best 60 double-doubles, including four 20-point/20-rebound games\u2026Scored in double figures 73 times, had 20+ points 30 times and 30+ points six times\u2026Had game-winning, alley-oop dunk with 0.2 seconds left on Feb. 9 vs. San Antonio\u2026Recorded double figures in rebounding 64 times, including 19 games with 15+ rebounds\u2026Tied franchise record for most rebounds in one quarter with 12 during the third quarter on Nov. 18 vs. Charlotte\u2026Set team record for most defensive boards in a quarter with 10 during the same stanza\u2026Also set team playoff record with 14 defensive rebounds during Game #1 @ Detroit on Apr. 21\u2026Pulled down 2,000th rebound on NBA career on Nov. 20 @ Memphis, becoming the youngest in NBA history to reach 2,000 boards (20 years, 347 days)\u2026Had at least one blocked shot in 70 outings and two-or-more blocks 45 times\u20262005-06: Played in all 82 games with Orlando (81 starts), averaging 15.8 ppg., a team-high 12.5 rpg., 1.5 apg. and a team-best 1.40 blkpg. in 36.8 minpg\u2026.Shot a team-high .531 (468-881) from the floor\u2026Ranked second in the NBA in rebounding, sixth in field goal percentage, 23rd in blocked shots and tied for 35th in minutes played\u2026One of only 28 NBA players to appear in all 82 contests\u2026Led (or tied) the Magic in scoring 20 times, in rebounding a team-best 70 times and in assists twice\u2026Recorded a team-high 60 double-doubles (second-best in the NBA)\u2026Scored in double figures 74 times, and had 20-plus points 18 times\u2026Pulled down a career-high 26 rebounds on Apr. 15 vs. Philadelphia\u2026Recorded double figures in rebounding 62 times and had 15-plus rebounds in 26 outings, the most in the NBA\u2026Became the youngest player in NBA history with a 20-point/20-rebound game on Nov. 15 vs. Charlotte (21 points-20 rebounds; 19 years and 342 days)\u2026Also became the third-youngest in NBA history on Apr. 15 vs. Philadelphia (28 points-26 rebounds; 20 years and 128 days)\u2026Pulled down his 1,000th career rebound on Nov. 29 @ Chicago, becoming the youngest player in NBA history to reach 1,000 rebounds\u2026Established two franchise records on Feb. 10 vs. Detroit with 12 rebounds during the first quarter, including seven offensive boards\u2026Had at least one blocked shot in 66 outings and had two-or-more blocks in 29 games\u2026Named NBA\u2019s Eastern Conference Player of the Month for April 2006, after averaging 18.1 ppg., 14.0 rpg., 1.7 apg. and 1.00 stlpg. in 36.3 minpg. during April\u2026 Participated in 2006 got Milk? Rookie Challenge at NBA All-Star Weekend\u20262004-05: Unanimous selection to the NBA\u2019s All-Rookie First Team\u2026Finished third in voting for NBA Rookie of the Year\u2026Played and started in all 82 games for Orlando, averaging 12.0 ppg., team-high 10.0 rpg. and a team-best 1.66 blkpg. in 32.6 minpg.\u2026One of only eight players in the NBA to average a double-double and the first rookie (along with Charlotte\u2019s Emeka Okafor) to average a double-double since Shaquille O\u2019Neal and Alonzo Mourning accomplished the feat in 1992-93\u2026Became the first player in NBA history directly out of high school to start in all 82 games during his rookie season\u2026One of only 11 NBA players to start in all 82 games\u2026Shot a team-leading .520 (352-677) from the field\u2026Ranked eighth in the NBA in rebounding, 10th in FG percentage and 19th in blocked shots\u2026Ranked among all NBA rookies in scoring (3rd), rebounding (2nd), FG percentage (4th), steals (6th), blocked shots (3rd) and minutes played (3rd)\u2026Led (or tied) the team in rebounding a team-best 55 times\u2026Recorded double figures in rebounding 43 times, including 20 rebounds three times\u2026Became the youngest player in NBA history with 20-plus boards in a game on Dec. 1 vs. Toronto\u2026Also had 20 rebounds on Feb. 10 vs. Atlanta, becoming the first rookie since Tim Duncan in 1997-98 with multiple 20-plus rebound games in a rookie season, and on Mar. 9 @ Toronto\u2026Became first NBA rookie since 1991-92 (Shaquille O\u2019Neal, 1992-93, 12 games) to record 10-plus rebounds in first nine regular season games of his career\u2026Led (or tied) the team in scoring six times\u2026Scored in double figures 51 times, including 20-plus points in 11 games\u2026Had team-high 32 double-doubles\u2026Had at least one blocked shot 68 times and had two-or-more blocks in 39 games\u2026Had at least one steal in 48 games, including career-high four steals three times, the last on Apr. 1 vs. Washington\u2026Participated in 2005 got Milk? Rookie Challenge at NBA All-Star Weekend\u2026Tallied 14 points, five rebounds, one assist, a game-high three blocks and one steal in 19 minutes\u2026Made NBA regular season debut with start on Nov. 3 vs. Milwaukee and tallied 12 points, a game-high-tying 10 rebounds, two assists, four blocks and three steals in 38 minutes. CAREER TRANSACTIONS:Selected by Orlando in the first round (first overall) of the 2004 NBA Draft\u2026Signed a contract extension with Orlando (Jul. 12, 2007) ... Traded from Orlando to the Los Angeles Lakers as part of a four-team trade on Aug. 10, 2012 ... Signed as a free agent with the Houston Rockets on July 13, 2013.HIGH SCHOOL:Finished career at Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy with 2,146 points, 1,728 rebounds and 811 blocked shots in 129 games (16.6 ppg., 13.4 rpg., 6.29 blkpg.)\u2026Winner of the 2004 Naismith Award, signifying the nation\u2019s top high school player\u2026Also captured the Morgan Wooten High School Player of the Year Award, the Gatorade National Player of the Year Award and the McDonald\u2019s National High School Player of the Year honor\u2026Named to the PARADE Magazine All-American Team\u2026Earned Co-MVP of the 2004 McDonald\u2019s High School All-American game\u2026Played in the EA Sports Roundball Classic (16 points, 12 rebounds, six assists, three blocks) and the Jordan Capital Classic (18 points, 15 rebounds, six blocks)\u2026Named Mr. Basketball in the state of Georgia in 2004\u2026Led SACA to the Class A Georgia state championship as a senior (2003-04), after averaging 25.0 ppg., 18.0 rpg., 3.5 apg. and 8.0 blkpg.\u2026During his junior season (2002-03), averaged 20.0 ppg., 15.5 rpg. and 4.5 blkpg., while leading SACA to a 30-3 record and a runner-up finish in the state\u2019s Class A division. PERSONAL:Full name is Dwight David Howard\u2026Father, Dwight Sr., is a Georgia State trooper and serves as Athletic Director of Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy\u2026Mother, Sheryl, played on the inaugural women\u2019s team at Morris Brown College\u2026Recognized for his tremendous efforts in the Central Florida community with the Rich and Helen DeVos Community Enrichment Awards a franchise-record five times, including the last four seasons (2005, 2008-11)\u2026Received the NBA Community Assist award three times (July 2007, January 2009, October 2010)\u2026Served as a spokesperson for the NBA Fit program to raise awareness of physical fitness and nutrition to fight childhood obesity\u2026Established the D12 Foundation in 2011 (www.d12foundation.org)\u2026Donated $17,500 to the Pine Hills Boys &amp; Girls Club for new computers, televisions and furniture in the summer of 2007\u2026Helped create a state-of-the-art game room designed especially for teenagers at the Florida Hospital for Children\u2026Provided an initial $30,000 to fund the new room, which features the latest in videogame technology, movies, board games, and education resources to provide young patients undergoing difficult medical treatment with a place to relax and have fun\u2026Launched dwighthoward.com in 2009\u2026Holds an annual father/son basketball clinic during the summer in his hometown of Atlanta\u2026Has also taken on a mentorship role with a young boy he met at his camp, routinely speaking and working with him\u2026Donated 300 pairs of shoes to the students at Orange Center Elementary School for their hard work towards improving their FCATs\u2026Hosted a prayer breakfast for 150 Central Florida high school students\u2026Spent part of summer 2005 in Manila as part of NBA Madness, an interactive basketball lifestyle event for fans\u2026Helped build a playground in the Central Florida community\u2026Also participated in ABC\u2019s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition for local family\u2026Key speaker at Magic\u2019s Faith &amp; Family Nights\u2026Active in Magic\u2019s Read To Achieve program by taping books for kids to hear on Magic\u2019s Storyline\u2026Favorite movies are Finding Nemo and Friday\u2026Wrote several goals down while in the eighth grade \u2013 among those were to lead his team to a state championship and to become the first overall selection in the NBA Draft\u2026Favorite players are Michael Jordan and Kevin Garnett\u2026Traveled to India in summer of 2010 to participate in a series of events to further the growth of basketball and the NBA in the world\u2019s second-largest nation\u2026Also toured China and Taiwan in support of the Amway Nutrilite Junior NBA challenge, a developmental program for children ages 7-12."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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