Before the advent of the small-ball era, center players have always been the object of contention of major teams, looking at the history of the league, the position with the most selected champions is also the center. From Chamberlain Russell, to Jabal Malone, to the big four centers of the '90s, countless examples have proved that a super center is the perfect cornerstone of a team. The closest super center to us is the peak of the warcraft Howard, he is a traditional center play, the strength of the strong. But he never won an MVP trophy, finishing no. 2 at the top, meeting the craziest young man in 75 years.
Warcraft Howard has many labels on him, and he is the last high school student in the league. In the 2004 draft, the Magic selected Howard with a pick. He has a historic physical talent, and despite his average skill, he can still dominate the basket. Howard of the rookie season has 12 points + 10 rebounds in the account, and since then he has also achieved a feat of double-doubles for 14 consecutive seasons. In 2007, Howard was named an All-Star for the first time, which was also the beginning of the peak of his career.
In 2008, the 22-year-old Howard cut the gorgeous data of averaging 20.7 points, 14.2 rebounds and 2.1 blocks per game, and successfully crowned the rebounding king, the Magic had a record of 52 wins that year, but Howard MVP ranked not even in the top 5. 2009 was Howard's heyday season, when he cut an average of 20.6 points, 13.8 rebounds and 2.9 blocks per game, including rebounding king + block king + DPOY + one team + one defense, and even led the team to the Finals, the Magic team ranked 3rd in the East with 59 wins, but he met the peak Janko, and the MVP ranking did not enter the top 3.
In 10 years, Howard continued his perfect personal performance, and he also won 5 major honors at the same time, and was recognized as the first center of the league. The Magic's 59-win record is also good enough, but the peak Jankodu data is too gorgeous, still underpowering Howard. By '11, this was Howard's closest to MVP, averaging 23 points, 14 rebounds and 2 blocks per game, the league's rebounding champion + DPOY. This year Kobe's data declined, James left Miami, and Howard had a good chance of winning the MVP.
However, the 22-year-old Rose turned out to be a brilliant figure that season, averaging 25 points, 4.1 rebounds and 7.7 assists per game, and his personal performances on both ends of the attack and defense were excellent. What's more, under his leadership, the Bulls won the league's first record of 62 wins and 20 losses, which was more dazzling than James, Bryant and Durant, and also beat Howard's 52 wins. In the end, Rose got the MVP trophy as he wished, and Howard ranked 2nd. After 12 years, Howard left the Magic, and he went downhill. If he hadn't met this crazy young man, maybe Peak Howard would have gotten the MVP.