who has tim howard played for?
Manchester United F.C. New York Red Bulls North Jersey Imperials Everton F.C. United States men's national soccer team
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 Howard has played six @-@ and @-@ a @-@ half seasons ( 1994 – 2001 ) for the Bullets franchise ( renamed the Wizards in 1997 ) , three full seasons ( 2004 – 07 ) for the Houston Rockets , two plus seasons for the Heat and shorter stints for several other teams . During his rookie year with the Bullets , he became the first player to graduate on time with his class after leaving college early to play in the NBA . After one season as an All @-@ Rookie player and a second as an All @-@ Star and an All @-@ NBA performer , he became the first NBA player to sign a $ 100 million contract . While he continued to be a productive starter , he was never again selected to play in an All @-@ Star Game . Towards the end of his contract , he was traded at the NBA trade deadline twice to make salary cap room . He was most recently a regular starter during the 2005 – 06 NBA season . In 2010 , he signed with the Heat and entered his 17th NBA season , during which he reached the playoffs for the sixth time and made his first career NBA Finals appearance . He remained with the Heat the following season and won his first NBA championship during the 2012 NBA Finals . He returned to the Heat for part of the following season , and won a second championship . Howard has developed a reputation as a humanitarian for his civic commitment . 

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 Howard was the president of Vocational 's Senior Boys ' Council . In the final days before his senior season decision regarding his college basketball team , Howard wavered between Arizona State and Michigan . He also made an official visit to Dayton . Despite the ongoing recruiting scandal , he made an unofficial visit to Illinois , which had recruited four of the five previous Chicago Public School League Illinois Players of the Year . At the time of his decision , Howard was considered one of the top five seniors in the country , but unlike many top basketball recruits , he decided not to hold a press conference to announce his choice . Although the official signing period was set for November 14 – 21 , 1990 , he selected Michigan on November 2 . Howard 's grandmother died of a heart attack a few hours after he announced that he would attend Michigan , and he moved in with his high school coach , Richard Cook . 

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 Howard appeared in the 1994 basketball film Hoop Dreams . He had a small role in the television drama The West Wing , appearing in the 1999 episode " The Crackpots and These Women " as Rodney Grant , a former Duke basketball player who served on Josiah Bartlet 's Council on Fitness and helped him win a game against his staff . 

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 On October 3 , 2008 , Howard rejoined the Denver Nuggets , but was later released when the Nuggets made a three @-@ for @-@ one trade of Allen Iverson for Chauncey Billups , Antonio McDyess and Cheikh Samb on November 3 that put them over the 15 @-@ man roster size limit . When he was waived , Howard was the only player on the Nuggets ' roster without a guaranteed contract . Before the trade , Howard had played in three games during the 2008 – 09 season . His appearances had all come from off the bench and lasted between 7 and 8 minutes . After Howard departed , the Nuggets went on to post a 54 – 28 record and reach the Western Conference finals under George Karl . 

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 Howard signed what was believed to be a five @-@ year , $ 28 million contract as a free agent with the Orlando Magic on July 16 , 2003 ; he had been expected to sign with either Detroit or Minnesota . During the season , teammate Tracy McGrady successfully defended his scoring championship , while Howard attempted to be a positive influence when the situation arose , such as when he attempted to stop McGrady from kicking the basketball into the stands twice in a row . McGrady missed the last 10 games of the season with knee problems ( ending his season on March 24 ) , leading to Howard 's best performances of the season : Howard had 33 points and 11 rebounds on April 2 against the Atlanta Hawks , and he had 38 points on April 12 against the Chicago Bulls . Over the course of the 2003 – 04 season , he had 16 double @-@ doubles and two 30 @-@ point performances in 81 games ( 77 starts ) , while averaging 17 @.@ 2 points and 7 @.@ 1 rebounds . The team compiled a 21 – 61 record , the worst in the NBA , under coaches Doc Rivers and Johnny Davis . 
