Dwight Howard
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Doc Rivers had nothing but good words to say about the newest addition of the Philadelphia 76ers, Dwight Howard.

Rivers explained why the veteran center, and NBA champion with the Lakers, is a ‘rare talent’ for Philadelphia.

“It’s not bad having championship guys on your team. Let’s just put it like that and veteran guys that are over themselves. Danny came in the league that way. He’s always just kind of fit in.

Dwight has grown that way. The thing I’ve been so impressed with Dwight, it’s rare that a guy can go from the guy, superstar, MVP, in the MVP category every year to being a role player and wanting to help everybody else and that’s what he’s doing,” Rivers, the new Sixers coach, said, per Ky Karlin of USA Today.

Howard has agreed to an one-year, $2.6M deal with the Sixers.