This shouldn’t really come as a shock to anyone. The way in which the season ended for the Orlando Magic was one for the ages. Dwight Howard and Stan Van Gundy engaged in a back-and-forth about whether or not Dwight wanted to play for Van Gundy. And for indirectly giving Dwight Howard so much power, GM Otis Smith is out too.
Coach Stan Van Gundy and General Manager Otis Smith did not want the uncertainty about their futures with the Orlando Magic to drag on and on.
The doubts have ended, and the Magic have begun an overhaul of their basketball-operations department.
The Magic today announced that they have fired Van Gundy and that they and Smith have agreed to part ways, ending Van Gundy’s five-year tenure as head coach and Smith’s six-year stint as GM.
Source: Orlando Sentinel
