Dwight Howard has repeatedly claimed that he will stay in Magic, but will become a free agent next year. Magic general manager Otis Smith on Monday said he was not surprised to Howard's decision.
"I expect that. " Smith told local media: "I think free agent is a God-given right to a player. This is one of the things they expected, so I expect he will become a free agent, look at all Options. "
But no matter what the decision of Howard, Smith is still handled as usual things during offseason.
"I have every season and offseason work is to make our team better, give the team the best chance to create a championship. " Smith said.
"Every year’s off-season, our goal is to make the team better, and every year the season and offseason, we have done it. so I did not make our team better A few comments. This is what we do. "