Josh Howard Returns to Wizards

Filed under: Wizards, NBA Transactions

Josh Howard will return to the Wizards next season, on a one-year deal that will pay him in the neighborhood of $4 million. And it might not even cost Washington that much.



Michael Lee of The Washington Post reports that the contract will include incentives based on both minutes and games played. But even if Howard hits all of his revenue-generating targets, it's still a pretty good deal for the Wiz, and a sign of just how far Howard's stock has fallen in the eyes of the NBA people who are in charge of cutting the checks.



Howard's previous contract -- the one the Wizards inherited when they dealt for him at the trade deadline -- included a team option for the upcoming season that would have paid the one-time All-Star $11.8 million. But when you consider Howard's off-the-court issues, decline in production, and torn ACL that he suffered a mere four games into his Washington career, it's no surprise that the team declined to pick up that option.

 

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