Dwight Howard’s Year-to-Year Highlights

2003–2004

• Member of the Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy Georgia state championship team

• 2004 Naismith Prep Player of the Year

• 2004 Morgan Wooten High School Player of the Year

• 2004 Gatorade National Player of the Year

• Georgia’s Mr. Basketball 2004

• 2004 McDonald’s National High School Player of the Year

• Co-MVP of the 2004 McDonald’s All-American High School Game (with teammate Josh Smith)

• Member of the PARADE magazine All-America Team

• Number one NBA draft pick

2004–2005

• Youngest player in NBA history to record a double-double average (12 points per game, 10 rebounds per game)

• Youngest player in NBA history to record double digits in rebounds for a season

• Youngest player in NBA history to record a 20-rebound game

• First prep-to-pro player in NBA history to start in all 82 regular season games

• Member of the NBA’s All-Rookie First Team

• Participated in the got milk? Rookie Challenge

2005–2006

• Youngest player in NBA history to lead the league in rebounds

• Tied for second place for most double-doubles (60) in a single season

2006–2007

• Member of the East All-Star Team

• Helped Orlando Magic to first playoff appearance since 2003

2007–2008

• Winner of the Slam Dunk contest

• Helped Orlando Magic to first division title since 1996

August 2008

• Member of the gold medal–winning Team USA in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China

2008–2009

• Member of the East All-Star Team

• 2009 Defensive Player of the Year, the youngest player in NBA history to be so honored

• Helped Orlando Magic reach the NBA Finals for the first time since 1995