Dwight Howard still prefers a trade from the Magic, according to a source.

Orlando announced that the tenures of Stan Van Gundy and Otis Smith were over on Monday, but Howard still seeks a trade before the start of the season, according to the source.

The Nets are considered the frontrunner, but "it is not going to be a one-horse race,” the source said. The Mavericks and Knicks are also in the conversation, while the Lakers and Clippers are as well to a lesser extent.

Howard is eager to begin the next phase of his career and the Magic don't want a repeat of circumstances they endured during the 11-12 season.

Executives from the Magic are expected to meet with Howard soon and will accomodate his trade request should he ask for a trade.

The team that is able and willing to take back the contract of Hedo Turkoglu is likely to have an edge in trading for Howard.

Raja Bell has one season remaining on his three-year deal with the Jazz, but is not expecting to return next season.

"I don't think I have a future with the team," said Bell on Tuesday.

Bell has had an issue with the communication gap between himself and Tyrone Corbin. Bell took exception with the way Corbin told him about his decision to move him to a reserve role at the end of the 10-11 season.

"I just thought that the way I was handled by Ty was unprofessional," Bell said.

Bell didn't see any postseason minutes against the Spurs.

"When it gets to a point where there's absolutely no communication for months on end," Bell said, "I think we all know that that's irreparable damage."

Bell believes he can be a contributor on another team.

"I do think given the opportunity and a role that's established and not just jumping all over the place from night to night that I could contribute," Bell said. "Hopefully, (Jazz general manager Kevin O'Connor) and the brass here find a way to make it work for all of us."

Otis Smith visited Dwight Howard in Los Angeles on Tuesday and reported that he is 10 to 15 pounds lighter, but has developed a slight belly.

"He seems to be good," Smith said. "He's a little perturbed that he can't be around. He's a little perturbed that he can't play at this time of the year especially."

Both Smith and Magic CEO Alex Martins said Howard has not asked for a trade.

Howard underwent surgery to repair a herniated disk on April 20th.

The Jazz have great depth in the frontcourt with Al Jefferson, Paul Millsap, Derrick Favors and Enes Kanter.

Many have suggested Utah will eventually need to make a trade of one of those players to improve in other areas.

Kevin O'Connor was asked if the success of the 11-12 season will make him reevaluate his plans for the team.

"You (media) guys are the ones that all want me to trade somebody," said O'Connor. "You're talking about our big guys. I don't think you can ever have too many. You can have too few. If you look at the teams that have won it over the last couple of years, I think they've all had pretty good big guys."

O'Connor believes the Jazz can eventually win even without a true superstar.

"When you put a team together you try and have a vision. Maybe what you thought here was trying to build it through the draft.…When Detroit was winning, they had a lot of good players. Rasheed (Wallace), Rip Hamilton and Chauncey Billups. I'm not putting ourselves in that category yet because we haven't earned it, but what I'm saying is that maybe that's the idea — that we can beat you a lot of different ways instead of having to go to one or two guys over and over again."

According to 82games.com, Utah had a +4.1 and +4.3 net PER production at power forward and center during the regular season.

After previously stating that the Wolves didn't need to make "wholesale" changes, David Kahn plans to be aggressive this offseason.

Kevin Love and Ricky Rubio are the two franchise 'cornerstones', but the remainder of the roster doesn't appear to be untouchable.

The Kings will evaluate trade proposals for Tyreke Evans this summer, according to a report.

Evans has spent heavy minutes at small forward and has struggled to adjust to playing off the ball.

"I don't think it's any big secret," Princeton legend and longtime Kings consultant Pete Carril said. "Tyreke's got to learn to play without the ball. It's all there. I see some games, and he looks very good. Other games … he just has to work harder. I'd love to see him develop a mid-range game."

Evans, who is shooting 44.2 percent from the floor, recently voiced his concerns over the way the Kings have handled his this season.