What he did this summer: Dwight Howard focuses on jumper, free throws

Sporting News staff reports Magic center Dwight Howard averaged 20.6 points and 13.8 rebounds last season. Just think how many more points he could have scored if he shot better from the free throw line—he made only 59.4 percent of his attempts from the stripe. Indeed, Howard says that better free throw shooting, rather than the addition of new low-post moves, could have the biggest instant impact on his game. He told the Orlando Sentinel he worked on his shot every day and even circulated a video this summer in which he ran up and down the court making 15-footers. "That's all I did, just get in the gym and work on my shot," Howard said. "Couldn't simulate double teams and all that stuff, just every day working on my shot."