Congrats to Dwight Howard for his induction into the HOF

Edrock · Post #1 » by **Edrock** » Tue Sep 9, 2025 3:45 pm

Surprised there wasn't a post about this yet.
https://www.nba.com/magic/news/dwight-howard-orlando-magic-legend-inducted-into-naismith-basketball-hall-of-fame-20250906
I remember being bummed the Magic didn't take Okafor.

I was an STH throughout his entire Magic career and he brought this team to the highest it's been (1 win in the Finals). I really believe that team was just one Jameer torn labrum and a non call on Pau Gasol away from winning the whole thing.

ORLMagicGirl15 · Post #2 » by **ORLMagicGirl15** » Tue Sep 9, 2025 6:16 pm

He truly deserve it!!!

MasterGMer · Post #3 » by **MasterGMer** » Tue Sep 9, 2025 8:15 pm

Congrats, Dwight! You earned it!

TheChaser · Post #4 » by **TheChaser** » Wed Sep 10, 2025 3:17 am

Congrats Dwight. I for one, appreciate your efforts to make things right with Orlando. I think it’s cool that the Magic were the team he claimed in the HOF speech.

SHAQ32 · Post #5 » by **SHAQ32** » Wed Sep 10, 2025 7:24 am

Dwight should have stayed here, but that was his decision, and I respect it. Congratulations on making the HOF; well-deserved! That '09 run was special, and that first round series vs. Toronto in '08 was special!

JoshuaPotter · Post #6 » by **JoshuaPotter** » Wed Sep 10, 2025 1:55 pm

SHAQ32 wrote:Dwight should have stayed here, but that was his decision, and I respect it. Congratulations on making the HOF; well-deserved! That '09 run was special, and that first round series vs. Toronto in '08 was special!

Overall, I agree. He did get 1 ring however. But that doesn't mean given the right circumstances we couldn't have found a way for him to win here. Is it just me though or does he seem young for a HOF induction?

Well see if our current stash of players share his opinion and stick with us.

drsd · Post #7 » by **drsd** » Wed Sep 10, 2025 7:33 pm

Message Boar · Post #8 » by **Message Boar** » Wed Sep 10, 2025 7:36 pm

Congratulations, well deserved!

T-Cat · Post #9 » by **T-Cat** » Fri Sep 12, 2025 8:54 pm

I've always thought Dwight Howard did more than his fair share of his part in Orlando! It's a shame our front office didn't put the elite pieces around him!

Rashard Lewis was good but he wasn't $118 million dollars good!

We shouldn't have drafted Courtney Lee in 2008, we could have went with Serge Ibaka or DeAndre Jordan.

basketballRob · Post #10 » by **basketballRob** » Fri Sep 12, 2025 9:51 pm

drsd wrote:

I remember that 3-wheeler. I saw him at BP one night, fueling it up.

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SHAQ32 · Post #11 » by **SHAQ32** » Sun Sep 14, 2025 3:34 am

Remember when Bob Vander Weide supposedly drunk dialed Dwight in the middle of the night and then stepped down? That was crazy. That opened the door for the weasel Martins to step in that CEO role.

Post #12 » by **eyriq** » Thu Sep 18, 2025 4:17 am

I've realized I don't really care. He's turned me over time I guess.