Hooped Up

What’s more shocking here? The fact that Juwan Howard can still dish it out at 37 years old or the fact that Juwan Howard can still dish it out at 37 years old?

Chris Kaman, you have been served — by a still spry old dude.

The Portland Trail Blazers have signed free agent forward Juwan Howard to a one-year contract, it was announced today by General Manager Kevin Pritchard. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed.

“Juwan Howard will add a wealth of experience and veteran savvy to our young, talented roster,” said Pritchard. “We look forward to Juwan’s contributions on the court and in the locker room.” Howard (6-9, 250, Michigan) holds career averages of 14.9 points, 6.6 rebounds and 2.5 assists in 1,043 games (871 starts) over a 15-year NBA career with Washington, Dallas, Denver, Orlando, Houston and Charlotte.

Originally selected by Washington with the fifth overall pick in the 1994 NBA Draft, Howard garnered All-Rookie Second Team honors in 1994-95 and earned a spot on the Eastern Conference All-Star team in 1995-96.

Blazers Blog

Proof that the Fab-Five was the greatest college and high school team ever assembled is alive and well in the form of Juwan Howard possibly being inserted into the Bobcats starting line up.

“Juwan Howard played at power forward with the starters throughout practice Sunday. That shifted Boris Diaw to small forward and Adam Morrison to the bench. Coach Larry Brown said he’s still mulling who will start against the Jazz, but it sure looked like Howard is either a starter or, at minimum, will play starter’s minutes. On the surface, that’s a surprise, considering he was waived out of the league when the Denver Nuggets needed to open a roster spot in December for the trade that acquired Chauncey Billups. However, there’s been no more cost-effective player for the Bobcats this season than Howard.”

Charlotte Observer

Ever wonder what tracks motivate your favorite NBA stars? Well your in luck, and you’ll be surprised…in that order.  To commemorate the start of the new NBA season, Rhapsody asked this very question to a few NBA players and here are the best (and I mean worst) songs selected by the bunch. They also explain why they like the songs they have choose. This list is ugly like and Anthony Mason free-throw attempt and if you thought *NSYNC was dead, you clearly haven’t talked to Greg Oden.

Greg Oden’s Playlist - *NSYNC, “Bye Bye Bye” 
Oden just loves the boy bands! 
 ”I started listening to it one day. Then one of my boys came in the car and I forgot I had it in and it came on. Then he was like, ‘Yeah this was the joint back in the day. [Laughs.]” Read More »

The Nuggets have signed veteran 6-9 forward Juwan Howard to a one-year minimum, non-guaranteed deal, a source said.

Howard, 35, is in town for a physical and should be ready to participate in Denver’s evening practice session.

A Nugget from 2001 to 2003, Howard put up big numbers for much of his career and as recently as 2006-07, he still averaged 9.7 points and 5.9 rebounds. Last season, however, he didn’t get his regular minutes for the Mavericks – 7.1 compared to his career average of 33.3 — and only scored 1.1 points per game.

For his career, Howard averages 15.3 points.

Denver Post