Dwight Howard had his name brought up during Tuesday's edition of First Take on ESPN, during which Stephen A. Smith suggested the former NBA center could make a return to the Los Angeles Lakers' frontcourt.

The Los Angeles Lakers were in desperate need of a center before they signed Alex Len and Stephen A. Smith had a name in mind for them. On First Take, Smith shockingly brought up Dwight Howard as someone the Lakers should go after and unsurprisingly got clowned for that take by Brian Windhorst.

Brian Windhorst strongly disagrees with Stephen A. Smith's Dwight Howard to the Lakers idea.

The available pool of potential additions is so underwhelming that Stephen A. Smith suggested, with a straight face on Tuesday's First Take, that Los Angeles should sign Dwight Howard. This unusual line of thinking elicited a solid bit from Brian Windhorst.

Brian Windhorst has made it clear that he does not believe an NBA comeback is in the cards for Dwight Howard, and it would appear the eight-time All-Star

Who could the Los Angeles Lakers secure as a free agent? Stephen A. Smith feels that the Lakers should sign Dwight Howard. The former center was a pivotal part of the 2020 NBA Finals. For example, Howard limited Nikola Jokic mightily in the playoff series.