Center Dwight Howard, newly acquired by the Los Angeles Lakers from the Orlando Magic, poses with his Lakers jersey with Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak, at a news conference at the NBA basketball team's headquarters in El Segundo, Calif. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon) Kurt Kragthorpe Dwight Howard, newly acquired by the Los Angeles Lakers from the Orlando Magic, holds his jersey during a team NBA basketball news conference, Friday, Aug. 10, 2012, in El Segundo, Calif. (AP Photo/Los Angeles Times, Anne Cusack) Center Dwight Howard, newly acquired by the Los Angeles Lakers from the Orlando Magic, speaks at a news conference at the NBA basketball team's headquarters in El Segundo, Calif. "It was just a very tough situation for everybody to let go," Howard said. "I'm finally glad that it's over with. Myself and the Magic organization, we can all start over and begin a new career. Today is a fresh new start for all of us." (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)