The Houston Rockets made a key acquisition this offseason in All-Star center Dwight Howard, which has catapulted them into talks of title contention.
But how exactly will Howard help this Rockets team?
Houston already had a strong core featuring James Harden, Carlos Delfino, Chandler Parsons and Jeremy Lin, but the addition of Howard will only better the Rockets' subpar defense and will make them absolute juggernauts on offense.
Wait a second...Doesn't this seem a little familiar?
With Houston being Howard's third team in the last three years—including last year's roller coaster ride with the Los Angeles Lakers—NBA followers may be thinking to themselves, "Oh no, here we go again."
Another year, another team featuring Howard that is doomed to fail...Or is it?
There is reason to believe this year will be different. Howard has a skill set that will aid the faults of the Rockets on offense and defense and, not to mention, Howard will not be banging heads with any dominating personalities on this team (right, Kobe?).&n ...
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Article written by Jared Porter