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The Los Angeles Lakers announced they have signed big man Dwight Howard, who played for the Lakers in the 2012-13 season. Howard plans to wear No. 39 next season.

“The contract that Dwight Howard will sign in LAL is called a “summer contract” because it has $0 salary protection (comparable to Anthony Bennett in Houston). Howard will earn $14,490 for every day he is on the roster. The per day clock will start on Oct. 21,” Bobby Marks reported earlier today.

This past season, the 33-year-old missed most part of the 2018-19 season owing to injuries, averaging 12.8 points along with 9.2 rebounds per game. As a Laker, he averaged 17.1 points, 12.4 rebounds and 2.4 blocks per contest.