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ESPN sports analysts Kendrick Perkins, Amin Elhassan and Brian Windhorst discuss what big man Dwight Howard deciding the play with the Los Angeles Lakers when the 2019-20 NBA season returns means for the team’s title hopes:

In 62 games so far this season, Howard has been a key contributor for the Lakers off the bench. He is averaging 7.5 points and 7.4 rebounds in just 19.2 minutes per game. A 3× NBA Defensive Player of the Year also has shot a career-best 73.2 percent on field-goal attempts this season.