Career Journey
Orlando Magic
2023-present
Lottery pick out of Michigan (2023)
Drafted 11th overall by Orlando after one season at Michigan, where his father Juwan Howard was head coach.
2026-27 option declined
Orlando declined his team option for 2026-27 in October 2025, setting him up for unrestricted free agency.
NBA bloodline
Son of NBA champion and 'Fab Five' member Juwan Howard, a shooting wing in his own right.
| Season | GP | PPG | RPG | APG | FG% | 3P% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 55 | 5.5 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 41.8% | 37.2% |
Howard's basketball pedigree runs deep — he's the son of Juwan Howard and played his lone college season at Michigan while his father coached the program. Orlando made him the 11th pick in 2023, betting on a 6'8" wing with a smooth, high-release jumper. The NBA reality has been trickier: on a Magic roster stacked with wings, minutes were hard to find, and his 2025-26 season was again spent mostly on the fringes of the rotation. The telling sign came off the court — Orlando declined his 2026-27 team option in October 2025, steering him toward unrestricted free agency in the summer of 2026. His shooting touch was never really the question; carving out consistent NBA opportunity is the puzzle he still has to solve.
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