Dwight Howard is going to be a free agent and has spent his season on the trade block. He’s also complained about everything the entire time so it’s actually surprising just how damn good he’s been this year. Howard has averaged 20 points and a career-high 15.5 rebounds per game this season. Heck. He’s even complaining after wins. From FOX Sports Wisconsin:

“I do want the ball more in the fourth quarter,” a frustrated Howard told FOX Sports exclusively after the game. “I want to become a closer. The only way you get there is by getting the ball and have coach have the confidence in giving me the ball.

“That’s how Kobe (Bryant) and the rest of the great fourth-quarter players got that way. It’s trial and error. When Kobe first got in the league, it took him a while to become the killer he is in the fourth quarter now. That’s because he went through that phase where he had to learn what shots to take and just get confidence in taking shots in the fourth quarter.

“That’s one thing that I want for myself, so I can become the guy who finishes games for my team. I want to be that guy whose team wants him to close games out for them. Coach just needs to have confidence in me.”

Poor Dwight. 26 years old and his coach doesn’t trust him with the keys to the car.

[FOX Sports via Pro Basketball Talk, Getty]