Dwight Howard will be enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame this weekend, part of an eight-person class of basketball luminaries . Howard is a deserving first-ballot entrant -- an eight-time All-Star, eight-time All-NBA honoree and three-time Defensive Player of the Year.

Though it's difficult to call a first-ballot Hall of Fame inductee underrated, that label applies to the newest center in Springfield, Massachusetts. As of 2021, Howard was one of 26 players in NBA history with at least five first-team All-NBA nods. The other 25 were named to the league's 75th Anniversary Team that year. Howard was not.

The other players with three or more first-team All-NBA appearances who didn't make the 75th Anniversary Team predated the 3-point era, meaning Howard is the o

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