Stan Van Gundy knows that inevitably his time in Orlando will come. He has said that for a few years too. He knows one day, the Magic will no longer need his services. That one day the team will want to go in a different direction. There will be no avoiding it. He will not be, as he puts it, spending the next 60 years with Orlando.
With so much of the Magic's future uncertain, everyone in the franchise has to feel a little uneasy. Nobody's job in the basketball operations department is safe. Even if Orlando re-signs Dwight Howard -- or as I suggest get that extra year from Howard by Howard declining his early termination option -- there are going to be changes. We can assume, considering Howard has said his relationship with Otis Smith is not great, that Alex Martins, whom Howard has a better relationship with, is calling the shots and using Smith as an adviser. Otis Smith's time of free reign as general manager is likely over.
Stan Van Gundy's situation is much mo...
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