The Washington Wizards acquired Dwight Howard on Tuesday, on a one-year deal with the taxpayer midlevel exception. (Candace Buckner of the Washington Post first with the report, that he was on their radar).
Washington needed an “athletic big” and Howard came walking through that door.
This article will provide a full analysis of why the Washington Wizards need Howard. It’s a two-way street. Howard also needs to show that he has the both the mental and physical toughness to help his new team reach their conference finals and beyond. But it’s a fresh start, more of that in an upcoming article.