{"playerId":264,"percentChange":0,"averageDraftPosition":10.5,"percentOwned":100,"playerRaterSEASON":6,"playerRater7DAY":5.2,"mostRecentNews":{"news":"Howard noted that his back and shoulder feel better since he has been resting them.","spin":"Howard will have all summer to rest his various injuries. He was able to play through a torn labrum this season. In addition to the labrum tear, he also has an injured back. It is likely that he will spend time resting to allow for these injuries to heal. This is certainly much better than going in for surgery.","date":"Wed May 22"},"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}