Is Dwight Howard's legacy in the NBA, that of destroying the Lakers franchise?

[lilteapot]

Let's face it, him leaving the Lakers and ruining the team culture pretty much destroyed the franchise. They're gonna suck for the next 3-4 years.

Since the guy is irrelevant now, is that what he will be known for?

[raprap]

He was hurt and was expected to carry a narcissist. Too much of a load for Dwight. :confusedshrug:

[STATUTORY]

legacy?


Dwight is not a legacy player, no one will remember him except for his baby mammas come alimony time

[Cold soul]

No not at all he was in LA for one season his legacy is someone that didn't take the game seriously enough a total clown that wasn't leader you won't win shit with him as #1 option.

[Cold soul]

Dwight is cancer not many players liked playing with him or enjoyed being his teammate he never was elite talent just very good.

[JT123]

He was hurt and was expected to carry a narcissist. Too much of a load for Dwight. :confusedshrug:
Basically. He had a bad back the whole season, yet still played 76 games. :bowdown:

Yet because he wasn't able to carry baldbe to multiple rings like Shaq Kobetards started referring to him as "cancer" :rolleyes:

[Nick Young]

He destroyed every franchise he touched, not just the Lakers.

Orlando and Rockets are ruined too.

[GOATJono]

TBH i think half of the people on this forum dont even remember that Dwight was on the Lakers. Purely because of the lack of impact and influence he showed when he was on that team.

[warriorfan]

Only player to win 3x DPOY in a row, but had other issues that held him back from taking it to the next level

[embersyc]

He's not the one they're paying the ridiculous salary to last couple seasons.

[rezznor]

snitchbe destroyed the lakers let's be real

[Nick Young]

Only player to win 3x DPOY in a row, but had other issues that held him back from taking it to the next level
Undeserved DPOYs

[Bankaii]

Undeserved DPOYs
Dwight was clearly the most impactful defender during that stretch.
And a Kobetard talking about undeserved defensive awards:roll:

[Eye Test]

Im a huge fan of superman but his head looks like a golf ball on those shoulders

[alanLA92]

snitchbe destroyed the lakers let's be real

If you're referring to the whore Gasol was dating in 2011, it would be Shannon Brown's fault. F*** should of waited till after June to screw that b****.:lol

[Smoke117]

If you are a kobe stan with no life...yes.

[L8krH8tr]

the Lakers destroyed themselves. No more fake bought championships. The Hollywood hype is over. Jack Nicholson will not be at any games from now on. get used to being fake garbage because you deserve it.

[meat]

Wow. I'm not even a Dwight fan but the amount of vitriol he gets is unreal. His biggest crime in LA was coming back too soon from back surgery and playing with a shoulder injury for most of the year. LA fans tend to forget the billboards begging him to stay. Now he's the devil.:confusedshrug:

[IcanzIIravor]

Let's face it, him leaving the Lakers and ruining the team culture pretty much destroyed the franchise. They're gonna suck for the next 3-4 years.

Since the guy is irrelevant now, is that what he will be known for?

Nah, Stern and the collective stopping our trade for CP3 did more to set us back than Dwight's brief stop.

[QuebecBaller]

The Dwightmare saga

[dhsilv]

He'll go down as a great defensive big man who never developed the offensive game we hoped for and had back issues that shorted his dominance. He'll be a great "what if" for some with the back issues, but beyond that, he's had a hell of a career. Not many defensive bigs who carried a lot of offensive load made the finals without another real star.

[HylianNightmare]

Only player to win 3x DPOY in a row, but had other issues that held him back from taking it to the next level
This, what a stupid thread. The lakers made the.playoffs his year there as we

[Meticode]

Dwight Howard's legacy in the NBA will be that he never took winning seriously enough and that he was a kid in a man's body his whole career and never really matured.

[brownmamba00]

Dwight Howard's legacy in the NBA will be that he never took winning seriously enough and that he was a kid in a man's body his whole career and never really matured.
It's a shame because young Dwight looked like Shaq lite with better defense.

Nowadays he gets outplayed by Jordan Hill...he has evolved in to roleplayer.

I think Hido and Lewis made him look good, back in those days.

[theaussieguy]

Legacy... Implying he will be remembered, dude is a straight bum

[Meticode]

It's a shame because young Dwight looked like Shaq lite with better defense.

Nowadays he gets outplayed by Jordan Hill...he has evolved in to roleplayer.

I think Hido and Lewis made him look good, back in those days.
He just honestly never improved that much. The year he trained with Hakeem he improved a little bit with his hook shot, but other than that his footwork has never really been that great. He depend too much on his athleticism and now he's hurting him since he's losing that.

[STATUTORY]

It's a shame because young Dwight looked like Shaq lite with better defense.

Nowadays he gets outplayed by Jordan Hill...he has evolved in to roleplayer.

I think Hido and Lewis made him look good, back in those days.
Other than their jersey, there was nothign about Dwight's game that resembled Shaq