What to do with Superman?

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What should GM Otis Smith and coach Stan Van Gundy do with unhappy superstar center Dwight Howard. Howard has become quite boisterous, with his comments after Friday's loss to New Orleans saying ''I look at guys and they don't look like they want to play," Howard said following the beating. "I told them at halftime, 'If you don't want to play, just stay in the locker room, because it don't make sense for a team who we should beat to just demolish us.' " Dwight has played spectacular this season averaging a career high in rebounds 15.3 and exactly 20 points per game. Howard has made it clear several times to the media that he plans to test free agency this summer. He's has gone back in forth on demanding to be traded. He's said he would be open to returning to Orlando if he believes the team will do what it takes to win. Translation spend the money to bring in a another star player and better role players. J.J Redick, Hedo Turkogulu, and Jameer Nelson are nice role players.

But the NBA is a copycat league, Dwight sees stars joining forces in LA, Miami, New York and must ask himself how he's going to win with this group of players. Now he knows one player can't win a championship by himself. Magic had Kareem, Bird had Mchale, and yes even the greatest player to ever lace them up Micheal Jordan had Scottie Pippen. GM Otis Smith said after an embarrassing defeat to Philadelphia on Monday losing 74-69, where they shot 33.3 percent from the field and turned the ball over 14 times.(hoopdata.com) Smith said'' If a string of losses causes you to change your plans, then I'm in the wrong job''. Implying he still has no plans to trade Howard. The Magic organization has to decide if they want to stay the course and see if they can sign Howard in the off season, and try and bring in another star player with him.

      

There have been rumors of Howard and all star point guard Deron Williams teaming up some where next season, according to Marc Stein of ESPN the landing spots could be Orlando,LA,New York, and Dallas where Williams was born.The two have a history together, teammates on the 2008 USA gold medal team. Owner Mark Cuban will definitely have the cash to shell out to both players.  With many believing he gave out one year contracts to players Vince Carter,Lamar Odom, and Jason Kidd. He will have the cap space by letting a main piece of the championship team, Tyson Chandler go in free agency this past off season.

For the main purpose of going after one or two all star players this summer. But if Orlando takes that risk and losses Howard with getting nothing back, it could set the franchise back into the lottery for several years. Just ask Cleavland and Toronto who both lost Lebron James and Chris Bosh to Miami with getting nothing but a player exception back after they signed deals. They could do what Denver, Utah, and New Orleans did and get great value in bringing in some key starters and stock up on draft picks.

I would choose the latter, Denver won more games last season after the Carmelo Anthony trade and have a 14-7 record so far this season. Utah struggled after the trade of Deron Williams. but with Coach Ty Corbin having  all be it a short training camp and a home filled Schedule they have seemed to find their inch with a 12-7 record.Bottom line i don't think Orlando can take that risk of being left empty handed with nothing to show for it.