Dwight Howard has made $240,096,336 in NBA money since entering the league back in 2004, per Spotrac.

The Orlando Magic selected Howard with the first overall pick out of high school. He made $4,179,720 during his rookie season and finished the year with averages of 12.0 points and 10.0 rebounds.

In his second season, Howard earned $4,493,160. He finished out his rookie contract with the Magic by making $4,806,720 in Year 3 and $6,061,274 in Year 4.

In the summer of 2007, the Magic signed Howard to a five-year, $83.2 million rookie-scale extension. The contract kicked in during the 2008-09 season, which was his fifth year. The high-flyer made $13,758,000 in 2008-09 and averaged 20.6 points and 13.8 rebounds.

Howard played three more seasons for the Magic before getting traded to the Los Angeles Lakers. The All-Star made $15,202,590 in 2009-10, $16,647,180 in 2010-11 and $14,561,669 in 2011-12. Orlando sent Howard to Los Angeles in the summer of 2012.

Howard made $19,536,360 during the 2012-13 season with the Lakers. He averaged a double-double after coming back from his back surgery and dealt with a torn labrum during the year.

However the big man didn't quite mesh with Kobe Bryant or head coach Mike D'Antoni.

In the summer of 2013, Howard signed a free-agent deal with the Houston Rockets. It was a four-year, $87.5 million contract. Howard made $20,513,178 and put up 18.3 points and 12.2 rebounds in his first season in Houston. He followed that up by making $21,436,271 in Year 2 and $22,359,364 in Year 3.

Howard left the Rockets in the offseason of 2016 to sign with the Atlanta Hawks on a three-year, $70.5 million contract. He made $23,180,275 in 2016-17 and averaged 13.5 points and 12.7 rebounds.

However, multiple reports at the time said Howard was a cancer in the locker room and players hated playing with him.

The Hawks traded Howard to the Charlotte Hornets in the summer of 2017. The former Slam Dunk Champion made $23,500,000 during the 2017-18 season. He also put up 16.6 points and 12.5 rebounds, but that production didn't stop the Hornets from trading Howard after one season, just as the Hawks did.

Charlotte sent Howard to the Brooklyn Nets, who waived him after asking the future Hall of Famer to reduce his salary by $5 million. Once he cleared waivers, Howard signed a two-year, $10.9 million deal with the Washington Wizards before the start of the 2018-19 season. He made $5,337,000 with Washington but only played in nine games due to injury.

The Wizards followed the Hawks' and Hornets' lead by trading him after just one year. It looked like his NBA career was over until Lakers center DeMarcus Cousins tore his ACL. Suddenly, the Lakers were desperate for a center and wound up signing Howard.

Dwight signed a $2.56 million contract with the Lakers. It was initially a non-guaranteed deal. However, the Lakers later guaranteed the contract after Howard played well in his backup role. The former superstar was averaging 7.5 points and 7.4 rebounds before the 2019-20 season was suspended due to COVID-19.