DWIGHT HOWARD

Los Angeles Lakers
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Center, Power Forward

Years of Service

: 18

2023-24 Year of Service Earned

: No

BORN: Dec 8, 1985

BIRTHPLACE: Atlanta, Georgia, United States

NATIONALITY:

United States

HEIGHT:

6' 10

208cm

WEIGHT:

265lbs

120kg

AGE: 38

SHOOTS: Right

DRAFT YEAR: 2004

DRAFTED OVERALL: 1

DRAFT ROUND: 1

DRAFTED BY: ORL

AGENT DETAILS

Agency:Qais Haider Independent

Primary Agent:Qais Haider

SUMMARY▴▾

Dwight Howard is a 38 year old center who was born on Dec 8, 1985. He was drafted 1st overall by the Orlando Magic in the 1st round of the 2004 draft. He has signed 8 contracts worth a total value of $279,580,091. He is represented by the agent Qais Haider of Qais Haider Independent.

Bird Rights: Non-Bird (NQVFA)

Transactions (15)

CONTRACT HISTORY

Length: 3 - 4 years

Value: $19,540,874

Guaranteed: $19,540,874 (100%)

Expiry Status: RFA

AAV

: $4,885,219

Cap %

: 9.53

Signing Team:

ORL

Signing Method: Rookie Exception

Signing Date: July 7, 2004

Source: SalarySwish

Dwight Howard signed a 3-4 year, $19,540,874 contract with the Orlando Magic on Jul 7, 2004. The contract has a cap hit that ranges from $4,179,720 to $6,061,274.

Season	Option	Option Used	Cap Hit	Base Salary	Guaranteed	Likely Inctv.	Unlikely Inctv.
2004-05			$4,179,720	$4,179,720	$4,179,720	$0	$0
2005-06			$4,493,160	$4,493,160 (+8%)	$4,493,160	$0	$0
2006-07			$4,806,720	$4,806,720 (+8%)	$4,806,720	$0	$0
2007-08	Team	Yes (Mar 27, 2006)	$6,061,274	$6,061,274 (+30%)	$6,061,274 (0→6.06M)	$0	$0
TOTAL			$19,540,874	$19,540,874	$19,540,874	$0	$0

Qualifying Offer: $7,879,656

GUARANTEED DETAILS

2007-08: $6,061,274 Team Option [Requirements Met]

Length: 4 - 5 years

Value: $83,235,900

Guaranteed: $83,235,900 (100%)

Expiry Status: UFA

AAV

: $16,647,180

Cap %

: 23.00

Signing Team:

ORL

Signing Method: Bird Exception

Signing Date: July 12, 2007

Source: SalarySwish

Dwight Howard signed a 4-5 year, $83,235,900 contract with the Orlando Magic on Jul 12, 2007. The contract has a cap hit that ranges from $13,758,000 to $19,536,360.

Season	Option	Option Used	Cap Hit	Base Salary	Guaranteed	Likely Inctv.	Unlikely Inctv.
2008-09 Max			$13,758,000	$13,758,000	$13,758,000	$0	$0
2009-10 Max			$15,202,590	$15,202,590 (+11%)	$15,202,590	$0	$0
2010-11 Max			$16,647,180	$16,647,180 (+11%)	$16,647,180	$0	$0
2011-12 Max			$18,091,770	$18,091,770 (+11%)	$18,091,770	$0	$0
2012-13 Max	ETO	No (Mar 15, 2012)	$19,536,360	$19,536,360 (+11%)	$19,536,360	$0	$0
TOTAL			$83,235,900	$83,235,900	$83,235,900	$0	$0

GUARANTEED DETAILS

2012-13: $19,536,360 Early Termination Option [Requirements Unmet]

Length: 3 - 4 years

Value: $87,591,270

Guaranteed: $64,308,813 (73%)

Expiry Status: UFA

AAV

: $21,897,818

Cap %

: 34.96

Signing Team:

HOU

Signing Method: Cap Room

Signing Date: July 13, 2013

Source: SalarySwish

Dwight Howard signed a 3-4 year, $87,591,270 contract with the Houston Rockets on Jul 13, 2013. The contract has a cap hit that ranges from $20,513,178 to $23,282,457.

Season	Option	Option Used	Cap Hit	Base Salary	Guaranteed	Likely Inctv.	Unlikely Inctv.
2013-14 Max			$20,513,178	$20,513,178	$20,513,178	$0	$0
2014-15 Max			$21,436,271	$21,436,271 (+5%)	$21,436,271	$0	$0
2015-16 Max			$22,359,364	$22,359,364 (+5%)	$22,359,364	$0	$0
2016-17 Max	Player	No (Jun 21, 2016)	$23,282,457	$23,282,457 (+5%)	$0 (23.3M→0)	$0	$0
TOTAL			$87,591,270	$87,591,270	$64,308,813	$0	$0

Cap Hold 2016-17: $32,950,050

GUARANTEED DETAILS

2016-17: $23,282,457 Player Option [Requirements Unmet]

TRADE KICKER

: 15% of the remaining Base Salary

Length: 3 years

Value: $70,500,000

Guaranteed: $70,500,000 (100%)

Expiry Status: UFA (Waived)

AAV

: $23,500,000

Cap %

: 24.62

Signing Team:

ATL

Signing Method: Cap Room

Signing Date: July 12, 2016

Source: SalarySwish

Dwight Howard signed a 3 year, $70,500,000 contract with the Atlanta Hawks on Jul 12, 2016. The contract has a cap hit that ranges from $23,180,275 to $23,819,725.

Season	Cap Hit	Base Salary	Guaranteed	Likely Inctv.	Unlikely Inctv.
2016-17	$23,180,275	$23,180,275	$23,180,275	$0	$0
2017-18	$23,500,000	$23,500,000 (+1%)	$23,500,000	$0	$0
2018-19 W	$23,819,725	$23,819,725 (+1%)	$23,819,725	$0	$0
TOTAL	$70,500,000	$70,500,000	$70,500,000	$0	$0

Cap Hold 2019-20: $35,729,588

Buyout: This contract was bought out (

BKN - Jul 7, 2018)

WAIVED: This contract was waived (

BKN - Jul 7, 2018)

DEAD CAP: This contract is a source of dead cap, refer to the Dead Cap section below for details

Length: 1 - 2 years

Value: $10,940,850

Guaranteed: $10,940,850 (100%)

Expiry Status: UFA (Waived)

AAV

: $5,470,425

Cap %

: 5.24

Signing Team:

WAS

Signing Method: Taxpayer-MLE

Signing Date: July 6, 2018

Source: SalarySwish

Dwight Howard signed a 1-2 year, $10,940,850 contract with the Washington Wizards on Jul 6, 2018. The contract has a cap hit that ranges from $5,337,000 to $5,603,850.

Season	Option	Option Used	Cap Hit	Base Salary	Guaranteed	Likely Inctv.	Unlikely Inctv.
2018-19			$5,337,000	$5,337,000	$5,337,000	$0	$0
2019-20 W	Player	Yes (Apr 18, 2019)	$5,603,850	$5,603,850 (+5%)	$5,603,850	$0	$0
TOTAL			$10,940,850	$10,940,850	$10,940,850	$0	$0

Cap Hold 2020-21: $7,285,005

GUARANTEED DETAILS

2018-19: $5,603,850 Player Option [Requirements Met]

Buyout: This contract was bought out (

MEM - Aug 24, 2019)

WAIVED: This contract was waived (

MEM - Aug 24, 2019)

DEAD CAP: This contract is a source of dead cap, refer to the Dead Cap section below for details

Length: 1 year

Value: $2,564,753

Guaranteed: $0 (0%)

Expiry Status: UFA

AAV

: $2,564,753

Cap %

: 1.48

Signing Team:

LAL

Signing Method: Minimum Salary Exception

Signing Date: August 26, 2019

Source: SalarySwish

Dwight Howard signed a 1 year, $2,564,753 contract with the Los Angeles Lakers on Aug 26, 2019. The contract has a cap hit of $1,620,564.

Season	Option	Option Used	Cap Hit	Base Salary	Guaranteed	Likely Inctv.	Unlikely Inctv.
2019-20			$1,620,564	$2,564,753	$0 (0→2.56M)	$0	$0
TOTAL			$1,620,564	$2,564,753	$0	$0	$0

Cap Hold 2020-21: $1,620,564

GUARANTEED DETAILS

2019-20: Increase from $0 to $2,564,753 (+$2,564,753) if player is not waived [Requirements Met]

Length: 1 year

Value: $2,564,753

Guaranteed: $2,564,753 (100%)

Expiry Status: UFA

AAV

: $2,564,753

Cap %

: 1.48

Signing Team:

PHI

Signing Method: Minimum Salary Exception

Signing Date: November 21, 2020

Source: SalarySwish

Dwight Howard signed a 1 year, $2,564,753 contract with the Philadelphia 76ers on Nov 21, 2020. The contract has a cap hit of $1,620,564.

Season	Option	Option Used	Cap Hit	Base Salary	Guaranteed	Likely Inctv.	Unlikely Inctv.
2020-21			$1,620,564	$2,564,753	$2,564,753	$0	$0
TOTAL			$1,620,564	$2,564,753	$2,564,753	$0	$0

Cap Hold 2021-22: $1,669,178

Length: 1 year

Value: $2,641,691

Guaranteed: $2,641,691 (100%)

Expiry Status: UFA

AAV

: $2,641,691

Cap %

: 1.48

Signing Team:

LAL

Signing Method: Minimum Salary Exception

Signing Date: August 6, 2021

Source: SalarySwish

Dwight Howard signed a 1 year, $2,641,691 contract with the Los Angeles Lakers on Aug 6, 2021. The contract has a cap hit of $1,669,178.

Season	Option	Option Used	Cap Hit	Base Salary	Guaranteed	Likely Inctv.	Unlikely Inctv.
2021-22			$1,669,178	$2,641,691	$2,641,691	$0	$0
TOTAL			$1,669,178	$2,641,691	$2,641,691	$0	$0

Cap Hold 2022-23: $1,836,090

DEAD CAP

TYPE: BUYOUT

TEAM:

Brooklyn Nets

LENGTH: 1 YEAR
VALUE: $18,919,725
DATE: July 7, 2018

SEASON		BASE SALARY	CAP HIT
2018-19		$18,919,725	$18,919,725

Note: Bought out by Brooklyn Nets

TYPE: BUYOUT

TEAM:

Memphis Grizzlies

LENGTH: 1 YEAR
VALUE: $3,039,097
DATE: August 24, 2019

SEASON		BASE SALARY	CAP HIT
2019-20		$3,039,097	$3,039,097

Note: Bought out by Memphis Grizzlies

SALARY PROGRESSION

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Season	Type	Team	GP	GS	MIN	PTS	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK
2013-14	Regular	Houston Rockets	71	71	2396	1297	800	473	59.1	7	2	28.6	638	349	54.7	231	635	866	131	60	128
	Playoffs	Houston Rockets	6	6	231	156	106	58	54.7	0	0	0.0	64	40	62.5	27	55	82	11	4	17
2014-15	Regular	Houston Rockets	41	41	1223	646	423	251	59.3	2	1	50.0	271	143	52.8	110	321	431	50	28	53
	Playoffs	Houston Rockets	17	17	574	278	182	105	57.7	0	0	0.0	165	68	41.2	62	176	238	20	23	39
2015-16	Regular	Houston Rockets	71	71	2280	976	600	372	62.0	6	0	0.0	474	232	48.9	238	597	835	98	69	113
	Playoffs	Houston Rockets	5	5	180	66	48	26	54.2	1	0	0.0	38	14	36.8	26	44	70	8	4	7
2016-17	Regular	Atlanta Hawks	74	74	2265	1002	613	388	63.3	2	0	0.0	424	226	53.3	296	644	940	104	64	92
	Playoffs	Atlanta Hawks	6	6	157	48	36	18	50.0	0	0	0.0	19	12	63.2	18	46	64	8	6	5
2017-18	Regular	Charlotte Hornets	81	81	2463	1347	911	506	55.5	7	1	14.3	582	334	57.4	255	757	1012	105	48	131
2018-19	Regular	Washington Wizards	9	9	230	115	69	43	62.3	0	0	0.0	48	29	60.4	24	59	83	4	7	4
2019-20	Regular	Los Angeles Lakers	69	2	1306	517	277	202	72.9	5	3	60.0	214	110	51.4	172	335	507	45	31	79
	Playoffs	Los Angeles Lakers	18	7	282	104	57	39	68.4	2	1	50.0	45	25	55.6	32	51	83	9	8	8
2020-21	Regular	Philadelphia 76ers	69	6	1196	482	303	178	58.7	20	5	25.0	210	121	57.6	190	390	580	61	30	62
	Playoffs	Philadelphia 76ers	12	0	149	56	30	16	53.3	1	0	0.0	40	24	60.0	26	49	75	8	2	6
2021-22	Regular	Los Angeles Lakers	60	27	971	372	219	134	61.2	15	8	53.3	146	96	65.8	118	238	356	35	34	36
2013-14	Regular	Houston Rockets	71	71	33.7	18.3	6.7	11.3	59.1	0.0	0.1	28.6	4.9	9.0	54.7	3.3	8.9	12.2	1.8	0.9	1.8
	Playoffs	Houston Rockets	6	6	38.5	26.0	9.7	17.7	54.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	6.7	10.7	62.5	4.5	9.2	13.7	1.8	0.7	2.8
2014-15	Regular	Houston Rockets	41	41	29.8	15.8	6.1	10.3	59.3	0.0	0.1	50.0	3.5	6.6	52.8	2.7	7.8	10.5	1.2	0.7	1.3
	Playoffs	Houston Rockets	17	17	33.8	16.4	6.2	10.7	57.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.0	9.7	41.2	3.7	10.4	14.0	1.2	1.4	2.3
2015-16	Regular	Houston Rockets	71	71	32.1	13.7	5.2	8.5	62.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	3.3	6.7	48.9	3.4	8.4	11.8	1.4	1.0	1.6
	Playoffs	Houston Rockets	5	5	36.0	13.2	5.2	9.6	54.2	0.0	0.2	0.0	2.8	7.6	36.8	5.2	8.8	14.0	1.6	0.8	1.4
2016-17	Regular	Atlanta Hawks	74	74	30.6	13.5	5.2	8.3	63.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.1	5.7	53.3	4.0	8.7	12.7	1.4	0.9	1.2
	Playoffs	Atlanta Hawks	6	6	26.2	8.0	3.0	6.0	50.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	3.2	63.2	3.0	7.7	10.7	1.3	1.0	0.8
2017-18	Regular	Charlotte Hornets	81	81	30.4	16.6	6.3	11.3	55.5	0.0	0.1	14.3	4.1	7.2	57.4	3.2	9.4	12.5	1.3	0.6	1.6
2018-19	Regular	Washington Wizards	9	9	25.6	12.8	4.8	7.7	62.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.2	5.3	60.4	2.7	6.6	9.2	0.4	0.8	0.4
2019-20	Regular	Los Angeles Lakers	69	2	18.9	7.5	2.9	4.0	72.9	0.0	0.1	60.0	1.6	3.1	51.4	2.5	4.9	7.4	0.7	0.5	1.1
	Playoffs	Los Angeles Lakers	18	7	15.7	5.8	2.2	3.2	68.4	0.1	0.1	50.0	1.4	2.5	55.6	1.8	2.8	4.6	0.5	0.4	0.4
2020-21	Regular	Philadelphia 76ers	69	6	17.3	7.0	2.6	4.4	58.7	0.1	0.3	25.0	1.8	3.0	57.6	2.8	5.7	8.4	0.9	0.4	0.9
	Playoffs	Philadelphia 76ers	12	0	12.4	4.7	1.3	2.5	53.3	0.0	0.1	0.0	2.0	3.3	60.0	2.2	4.1	6.3	0.7	0.2	0.5
2021-22	Regular	Los Angeles Lakers	60	27	16.2	6.2	2.2	3.7	61.2	0.1	0.3	53.3	1.6	2.4	65.8	2.0	4.0	5.9	0.6	0.6	0.6

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