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Howard is the future of the Orlando Magic. Everyone knows this. As the third No. [-] pick in the history of the Orlando Magic team, Howard carries too many expectations from the people of Orlando, the hope of revival!
People expect Howard to grow into a Shaquille O'Neal-level superstar one day in the future and lead the Orlando Magic to achieve true glory.

Howard does have such potential. Not only is he as tall and strong as O'Neal, he also possesses O'Neal's skillful skills. Seeing Howard now may be unimaginable to many people. Howard was acquired by Atlanta Southwest Christian When he was first admitted to the academy, his position on the field turned out to be point guard.

It was also at Southwestern Christian College in Atlanta that Howard completed his evolution from an ordinary player to a supernova. As his height grew, he was moved from the initial point guard to the third position, but then Howard's The height suddenly jumped to 6 feet 10 inches, and he became the team's power forward logically.

In Atlanta, high school basketball was a big deal, but Howard didn't get much attention because he attended a smaller school and played against weaker opponents.

By the end of his sophomore year, the gymnasium at Southwestern Christian College in Atlanta was filled with college and professional basketball team scouts, because they heard that there was a 6-foot-10 forward who not only had the inside footsteps of a big man , And the dribbling skills of the point guard. That year, Howard averaged 20 points and 15 rebounds per game, and helped Southwestern Christian Academy win the A-level championship.

高三那年，霍华德又带领该校赢得2004年的州冠军，他场均数据提升到25分、18个篮板、8次封盖和3.5次助攻。

Throughout his high school career, Howard played a total of 129 times, scoring 2146 points, 1728 rebounds and 811 blocked shots. He was therefore awarded a number of individual honors, including "Naismith High School Player of the Year" and "McDonald's Star Game Player of the Year", etc. title.

Up to this point, Howard had learned from many people in the industry that he had the strength to become a first-round pick in the 2004 NBA draft. After much consideration, he decided to skip college and go directly to the NBA.

The 2004 NBA Draft was held in New York's Madison Square Garden. The Orlando Magic, with the number one pick, finally selected power forward Dwight Howard.

With the voice of NBA President David Stern, the NBA history of two consecutive years of high school students being the No. Becoming the No. 18 pick in recent years is nothing new. In the past four years, there have been three. Last year's "Little Emperor" James has proved his strength. The previous one is the 2001 Hua Sheng The Kwame Brown chosen by the Wizards, of course, is a joke.

Although he is also the No. [-] pick in high school, compared with James, who is loved by thousands of people, Howard's road to becoming the No. [-] pick is not smooth.

Before the draft, Howard and another rookie, Okafor, were both popular candidates for the No. [-] pick, and the strength of the two is comparable, and they may become the last lucky ones.

A few days before the draft, Okafor was accidentally injured, so the Magic chose Howard, and the rookie Bobcats with the second pick selected Okafor, which was the result they most hoped for before.

Although many people are questioning Howard's qualifications to become the No. [-] pick, Orlando people firmly believe in their choice. They believe that Howard is the big man who can lead the Orlando Magic to glory.

Howard's physical fitness is extremely good, which is one of the important reasons why the Magic like him. The Magic basically determined their goals a long time ago. They told Howard that if they did not contact him before the draft, it would mean with good news.

In this year's draft, a total of eight high school students were selected in the first round, and Howard became one of the best.

"I was very surprised," Howard said after becoming the No. ready to take on any challenge.”

Tracy McGrady's departure allowed the Magic to put all the burden of rebuilding on the young No. But happy with it.

"I don't feel any pressure, I still have a lot to do and I think I can get over it."

From Howard's words, it is not difficult to see that this young man has considerable ambitions, and he is even eager to carry the burden of Orlando's rebirth on his shoulders.

However, Howard's road to the No. [-] pick is the same as his road to the No. [-] pick. It is not smooth, because although Tracy McGrady, the two-time regular season scoring champion, came to the same All-Star guard Francis.

Francis once participated in the All-Star Game in 2002, 2003 and 2004 as the starting guard in the Western Conference. Although he left Houston and lost a lot of attention from across the ocean, it is difficult for him to be the All-Star starter again, but Francis' strength , And the influence in the league is obviously not something Howard can shake at this stage.

Former NBA superstar glider Drexler once commented on Francis: "Steve has been a very good player for a long time, he has a very tenacious will, he can fly over the basketball court wantonly , if you ask any player who played against Steve, he'll tell you how damn good he was."

From Drexler's mouth, it is not difficult to see that the top NBA superstar admires Francis, but it is precisely because Francis is excellent that his existence limits Howard's growth.

In the Orlando Magic's current tactical system, the offense revolves around Francis. He has the absolute right to speak on the court and cannot be challenged by anyone.

Even though Howard is expected by the Orlando Magic from top to bottom, he rarely gets a chance to show himself on the court. Most of the time, he can only play the role of a tactical center. The greatest use may be Accept Francis' call at any time and pull out the pick-and-roll.

Of course, Howard was very dissatisfied with this. He felt that he came to Orlando to become the savior, not just to be someone else's younger brother.

Seeing that Okafor has become the core of the Charlotte Bobcats, Ben Gordon has also established his position in the Chicago Bulls, and even Vujacic, who suddenly became popular, went to Washington. Boss, only he, the No. [-] pick, can only survive in the shadow of Francis, how could Howard be reconciled.

"Shark" O'Neal had previously been interviewed, and clearly stated: "The most important thing for the Orlando Magic now is not how to get enough helpers for the Francis trade, but should make up their minds and trade him. The existence of Francis will affect the Dwight Howard’s growth, because the future structure of the Magic should be based on Howard, and the latter’s potential is very huge, but the current situation is that Francis can do whatever he wants in the Magic, and Howard will not be able to play better. It's not that Francis should be traded, but you know, he's too clingy, he's too independent, he doesn't know how to cooperate at all."

O'Neal's words hit the nail on the head, and this is exactly what the Orlando Magic management is currently having a headache with.

At the beginning, the decision to trade the two-time regular season scoring champion McGrady to Francis was actually because he valued his role in the growth of the little Chinese giant Yao Ming. I hope that after Francis comes to Orlando, he can protect Howard the same way he protected Yao Ming. Grow up as soon as possible.

However, it is clear that the people of Orlando have taken it for granted. Francis being able to become friends with Yao Ming, brother, does not mean that he can do the same thing when facing Howard.

Being traded by the beloved Houston Rockets made Francis disheartened. He is no longer willing to think about other things, but only thinks about being able to produce a good enough data so that he can get a big contract.

Just now, Davis, the head coach of the Magic, was discussing with Francis about the team's distribution of the ball in the game. Davis had already scored, so I might have said it tactfully, in order not to irritate Francis, but the result Let him down.

Francis couldn't accept Davis' opinion at all. The reason he gave was simple: "Don't expect Dwight to lead the Magic to the playoffs. The only one who can accomplish this task is me, so I should take it for granted. Enjoy [-] per cent, especially on the pitch, and how to do it, I know better than you!"

Francis has never been a fuel-efficient lamp. His character is too strong. When he was in the Houston Rockets before, he united with his teammates to fight against the bald coach Van Gundy who was strict in military management. This is also an important reason why he was expelled from Houston.

In the past, maybe Davis would choose to compromise, and then continue to indulge Francis in the field as if nothing happened, but this time, Davis, who has the support of the team management, obviously does not intend to just do it Swallow this breath.