The Lakers Traded For Dwight Howard At The Perfect Time

View this email online | Add newsletter@businessinsider.com to your address book
		Tech Science Entertainment Wall Street Markets Strategy Sports Lifestyle Politics Law International Video Latest Thursday, August 23, 2012 The Lakers Traded For Dwight Howard At The Perfect Time When the Lakers traded for Dwight Howard, some wondered if it was a smart move considering he might only be in Los Angeles for one season. But if the Lakers are going to have Howard for just one season, this might be the one to have as some of Howard's contemporaries have shown that big men peak at age 27. Below is a look at the year-by-year Win Shares (WS; measures a player's all-around production) for Howard, Kevin Garnett, and Shaquille O'Neal. And what we see is that Garnett and Shaq had amazingly similar career patterns. That is, they both peaked at age 27 and then very quickly declined as the wear-and-tear of playing inside started to take its toll on their bodies. Howard 's production was very similar until injuries and front office drama set in this past season. He should still be very good for another 3-4 year. But if he can stay healthy, we could see Howard at his best this upcoming season before his career starts to decline for good. Data via Basketball-Reference.com. The lockout-shortened '98-'99 and '11-'12 seasons were scaled up to full 82-game seasons Read » Also On Sports Page Today: There's A Ridiculous-Sounding Rumor That The Sacramento Kings Are Moving To Virginia Beach This Terminally Ill Former Player Is The New Face Of The NFL's Concussion Issue Chinese State Television Completely Scripted Its Overreaction To Popular Hurdler Liu Xiang's Collapse At The Olympics Tiger Woods And Rory McIlroy Flame Their Rivalry With Some 'Trash-Talking' Advertisement SPORTS CHART OF THE DAY: NFL Headed For Record Number Of Rookie Quarterbacks SPORTS CHART OF THE DAY: Clemens May Get A Shot To Catch Maddux On All-Time Wins List SPORTS CHART OF THE DAY: Derek Jeter's Latest Home Run Puts Him In Rare Company Share this: Facebook Twitter Digg Reddit StumbleUpon LinkedIn The email address for your subscription is: dwyld.kwu.jobhuntportal11@blogger.com Change Your Email Address | Unsubscribe | Subscribe | Subscribe to the Sports Page RSS Feed Business Insider. 257 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10010 Terms of Service | Privacy Policy

If you believe this has been sent to you in error, please safely unsubscribe.