Its debut is scheduled for next week.
Far from the Staples Center, where he played with the Los Angeles Lakers, Dwight Howard will play his first match with the Taoyuan Leopards, in the Taiwanese championship.
" I am very excited.
I can't wait to land in Taiwan and start playing,” Howard said in a video posted to his new team's Facebook page.
I can't wait to see the fans, eat the food and have the best time of my life, and bring back the championship for Taoyuan City.
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Howard was an eight-time All-Star in his 18 seasons in the NBA and won a title with the Los Angeles Lakers in the pandemic-hit 2019-20 season.
He was a free agent after playing for the Lakers in the 2021-2022 season: he averaged 6.2 points and 5.9 rebounds per game with the Los Angeles franchise.
The Taoyuan Leopards in northern Taiwan will hold a press conference on Saturday to officially introduce Howard ahead of his scheduled debut the following weekend, the team posted on Facebook.
"We hope he can pass on his experience, mentality and skills to the young players in the team and help our team win this year's championship," the Taiwanese club's management said.
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