Howard plays center usually but at times he can also play power forward. So far he is a six-time All-Star, three-time Defensive Player of the Year, five-time All-NBA team selection and four-time All-Defensive member. Dwight Howard is highly regarded for his rebounds, blocks, field goal percentage and free throw attempts.
Dwight Howard is a devout Christian since his youth. He became serious about basketball around the age of nine and when in the eighth grade, he resolved to be selected as the number one pick in the NBA Draft one day. Before he was drafted in 2004, Howard said that he wanted to use his NBA career and Christian faith to "raise the name of God within the league and throughout the world". Howard and his girl friend Royce Reed have a son, Braylon.
