The Magic are "expecting to get" Dwight Howard to sign his opt-in amendment before the trade deadline, according to two sources. Howard's agent, Dan Fegan, also must sign the waiver.

Howard told RealGM's Jarrod Rudolph of his third change of heart and desire to remain with the Magic through the 12-13 season.

“Good thing he didn’t go to college,” a team official texted about Howard Thursday morning. “He would have never been able to pick a school.”