Dwight Howard played for multiple teams in the NBA and even won a championship just a few years ago.
But he believes he could have secured another championship if things had worked out differently.
Speaking with the crew of Math Hoffa, via NBACentral, Howard opened up about how he thought that his Washington Wizards team could have been victors in the Finals:
“Before I left Washington, I had talked to the owner of the team and the GM. I said, ‘If you allow me to get healthy, I’m gonna come back, I’m gonna lose 30 pounds, and we gon’ win the championship.’ Traded me to the Grizzlies.”
Dwight Howard expected the Wizards to win the 2020 Finals
“Before I left Washington, I had talked to the owner of the team and the GM. I said, ‘If you allow me to get healthy; I’m gonna come back, I’m gonna lose 30 pounds, and we gon’ win the championship.’ Traded me to the… pic.twitter.com/pJ6Iafr1n9
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Howard joined the Wizards in the summer of 2018…but he wasn’t there for long.
He missed all of the team’s training camp and preseason games with a back injury.
He also missed the first seven games of the season.
In the end, Howard only played in nine games with the Wizards before he was back on the bench and undergoing spinal surgery.
Even though he didn’t play much, he obviously wanted more time in DC.
In April, right at the end of the season, Howard exercised his player option for a second season with the Wizards.
This would have been right around the time that he told the general manager he thought they could win it all if he stayed healthy.
But the front office had another idea and traded him away.
Howard wasn’t the only star playing for the Wizards at the time.
He was joined by Trevor Ariza, Markieff Morris, Austin Rivers, Jabari Parker, and of course Bradley Beal and John Wall.
Howard believes that was enough to get them to the Finals but the Wizards apparently didn’t think so.
Of course, he would have the last laugh because he won the championship just months later with the Los Angeles Lakers.
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