Beijing time on November 21, according to Shams, a free agent Dwight Howard will sign a year-long contract with the Philadelphia 76ers worth $2.6 million in veteran basic salary. Regarding where Howard finally went, the "big finale", but this ending seems to be unexpected by many people, after all, many fans are optimistic that Howard will stay with the Lakers.
It’s worth mentioning that there have been constant news about Howard’s contract renewal with the Lakers. Even Howard himself announced through Twitter that he would stay with the Lakers. He wrote on Twitter at the time: "I will stay. It belongs to me, I love the Lakers country too much, and Zijin will never fade." But after only 4 minutes, Howard deleted this post.
Afterwards, Shams said that Howard will continue to consider and did not make a final decision. Therefore, this Oolong incident is also seen by many people as a replica of the Little Jordan incident that year. At that time, after Little Jordan reached a verbal agreement with Lone Ranger owner Mark Cuban, Little Jordan repented and eventually rejected Cuban. Phone, and renewed the contract with the Clippers for 4 years.
Because of Howard's outstanding performance last season, he has also become a "sweet and sweet" in the free market this year. Many teams are interested in it, but there are still many people who are optimistic that he will stay with the Lakers. In addition, Howard realized his dream of a championship and gained the trust of Los Angeles fans. However, no one would have thought that Howard would eventually sign with the 76ers. It is worth mentioning that next season, he will team up with Embiid to form a twin tower combination.
Last season, Howard played 18.9 minutes during the regular season and scored 7.5 points and 7.4 rebounds; during the playoffs, he scored 5.8 points and 4.6 rebounds.