One of the greatest mistakes in Orlando Magic history — and perhaps the last player connection to Dwight Howard — is officially over. The team no longer has any responsibility toward Gilbert Arenas.
Monday marked the last check the Magic issued to the mercurial point guard they acquired in December 2010 in a desperate attempt to remain championship relevant in a series of moves that completely backfired.
Arenas signed a six-year, $111-million contract in 2008. Almost immediately things went wrong for the former All-Star guard. He suffered knee injuries in his first two years of the contract, sapping away much of the scoring ability that turned him into one of the most feared guards in the league.