GM Otis Smith said after the season that Gilbert Arenas and Stan Van Gundy --- at odds over Arenas' role last season --- needed to work on their "relationship."

Dwight Howard made noise recently when he said Van Gundy didn't always use Arenas correctly, even though Arenas struggled mightily.

Van Gundy said he and Arenas have had a meeting of the minds and cleared the air.

"He talked about what upset him," Van Gundy said. "Gilbert was not as frustrated with his playing time as he was (during the season). It's different once you're out of the heat of battle. He's an intelligent guy. He had a frustration that we didn't play to his strengths.

"I think he had a valid point."