Highest awards: One NBA title, five-time All-NBA 1st Team selection, eight-time All-Star, three-time Defensive Player of the Year award, four-time All-Defensive 1st Team selection, one Olympic gold medal

NBA Ranking: 10th in rebounds, 13th in blocks, 56th in points, 146th in steals

Share of votes: 21.0% the maximum possible amount

There was once Dwight Howard was the best big man in the NBA, an era that lasted several seasons during his time with the Magic. Howard was an impressive athlete for his size, often grabbing rebounds, blocking shots or completing alley-oops.

Like (Pau) Gasol, Howard was glaringly absent from the NBA75 list despite being a top 10 all-time rebounder, ranking 13th all-time in blocks and winning Defensive Player of the Year honors three times. But that may have something to do with the fact that he wasn’t as popular with coaches and teammates during his time in the league.

Howard also performed brilliantly in the playoffs, both as a star for the Magic (leading them impressively to the Finals in 2008-09) and as a supporting player for the Lakers, where he finally won a title in 2019-20.

Rockets seasons: 2013-14 to 2015-16

(Player analysis by HoopsHype staff)