Lately, Dwight Howard’s schedule has been anything but slow. After securing his spot as a first-ballot Hall of Famer and confirming a return to the court via the Big 3 tournament, Howard has taken a deeper dive into his post-NBA passion project—The Asian Tournament, a league he co-owns. But he’s not just showing face. From coaching to recruiting, Howard’s been right in the mix, doing everything he can to turn this dream into something much bigger.
In fact, just a day ago, the league dropped a clip on Instagram titled, “Four minutes of DWIGHT HOWARD dropping basketball wisdom.” And true to its name, it had Howard schooling young big men on defense—breaking down rim protection, smart positioning, and grabbing steals from cutters. “A center has to be quick and smart,” he said, while demonstrating moves that once dominated NBA paint.
Even so, things didn’t quite go as planned. That same account later posted another video—and this time, Howard wasn’t thrilled. After a rough practice run, he didn’t hold back. “Hell no, my team was some a– today,” he said, visibly frustrated. “We was getting our a– up the whole day, but I love my team. They just couldn’t make no shots.” Clearly, the teaching didn’t quite translate into performance.
Still, Howard didn’t throw them under the bus entirely. “Shout out to my team, man. I love y’all boys, but today was not our day,” he added, shifting the tone. And despite the chaos, he kept the focus on the bigger goal—getting these hoopers real opportunities, real contracts.
“I just had a great combine,” Howard shared on X. “Glad I could give these pros a chance to compete and earn contracts.” But do you know Howard is already taking steps to make that happen?
Dwight Howard is giving chance to the emerging hoopers
Dwight Howard’s post-NBA dream started with a bold claim. After just one game in Taiwan, Howard told a friend, “Man, I’m going to start my OWN league one day where former NBA players, top college recruits, & elite international players can still get a stage to showcase to the world how great they are.” Naturally, his friend didn’t take him seriously at the time. But Howard wasn’t bluffing. “He looked at me crazy, but one day is NOW!” he said. And just like that, the vision turned into something real.
Since then, Howard’s been grinding to fill that stage with legit talent. He even reached out to big NBA names like Ja Morant and Chris Paul. While they didn’t bite, he still landed hoopers like DeMarcus Cousins and Quinn Cook—proof that he’s not just chasing a dream, he’s building it. And now, he’s stacking more projects on top of it.
In fact, Howard recently dropped an open invite on Instagram: “If you want the chance to earn a pro contract, come on out to @theasiantournament PRO TRYOUT IN ATLANTA HOSTED BY DWIGHT HOWARD, TAT AND SHOOT360.” The tryouts ran on April 12–13 in Atlanta, offered unknown talent a real shot.
What’s at stake? Two full-season deals and a pair of 10-day contracts, with scouts and cameras everywhere. Alongside Sebastian Telfair and Andray Blatche, Howard was locked in. However we are yet know who are those lucky hoopers, who got the opportunity. But will this become a regular thing, or is he planning another big NBA pitch? Only time will tell.
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