{"playerId":264,"percentChange":0,"averageDraftPosition":10.5,"percentOwned":100,"playerRaterSEASON":6,"playerRater7DAY":5.2,"mostRecentNews":{"news":"Howard's (shoulder) slow recovery from back surgery in April of 2012 was defended by Lakers athletic trainer Gary Vitti on Friday, NBA.com reports.","spin":"Vitti relayed that Howard was quite agreeable and diligent in his rehabilitation last offseason, but when he steadied in that recovery, he was forced to return to the court, as no scrimmage can replicate the highest level of basketball. Over time, his play was much more energetic, as evidenced by his output from March 1 through the end of the regular season - 19.0 points (on 56.9 percent shooting), 13.6 boards, 2.7 blocks, 1.3 assists, and 1.2 steals in 38.1 minutes (23 games). During the summer, he'll be courted in unrestricted free agency, but wherever he lands, his health will be the primary question hanging over his head going into the fall.","date":"Sat Jun 15"},"fullName":"Dwight Howard","seasonOutlook":{"outlook":"Howard has been the league's most dominant fantasy center for the better part of the past six seasons, but a change in scenery and offseason back surgery have the fantasy community questioning him for the first time in his career. Fantasy owners tolerated Howard's poor free throw shooting (49.1 percent) in the past because of his dominance in scoring (20.6 ppg), rebounding (14.5 rpg), field goal percentage (57.3) and blocks (2.1 bpg). But will he still be worth punting the free throw category if his numbers slip a little now that he has a supporting cast of Kobe Bryant, Steve Nash and Pau Gasol? That said, we should expect only a modest dip in production if Howard is 100 percent healthy to start the year. Andrew Bynum didn't have a problem producing in the Lakers lineup, and although some of the dynamics have changed with Steve Nash and Antawn Jamison in town, there will still be plenty of opportunities for Howard to get his in the Lakers' frontcourt.","seasonId":2013,"date":"Wed Oct 10"},"playerRater30DAY":6.2,"playerRater15DAY":6.7,"positionRank":10}