{"playerId":264,"percentChange":0,"averageDraftPosition":10.5,"percentOwned":100,"playerRaterSEASON":6,"playerRater7DAY":5.2,"mostRecentNews":{"news":"Howard won't need surgery on the torn labrum in his shoulder, the Orange County Register reports.","spin":"Howard should be fine with rest, which is probably a bit better than needing surgery. A summer to rest up his assorted injuries will be good for Howard, and for whichever team he plays for next season.","date":"Wed May 1"},"fullName":"Dwight Howard","seasonOutlook":{"outlook":"Howard has been the league's most dominant fantasy center for the better part of the past six seasons, but a change in scenery and offseason back surgery have the fantasy community questioning him for the first time in his career. Fantasy owners tolerated Howard's poor free throw shooting (49.1 percent) in the past because of his dominance in scoring (20.6 ppg), rebounding (14.5 rpg), field goal percentage (57.3) and blocks (2.1 bpg). But will he still be worth punting the free throw category if his numbers slip a little now that he has a supporting cast of Kobe Bryant, Steve Nash and Pau Gasol? That said, we should expect only a modest dip in production if Howard is 100 percent healthy to start the year. Andrew Bynum didn't have a problem producing in the Lakers lineup, and although some of the dynamics have changed with Steve Nash and Antawn Jamison in town, there will still be plenty of opportunities for Howard to get his in the Lakers' frontcourt.","seasonId":2013,"date":"Wed Oct 10"},"playerRater30DAY":6.2,"playerRater15DAY":6.7,"positionRank":10}