The 11th pick in the first round of 2023! The second generation of the dropped ball! His father is the first billionaire in NBA history

On October 30, the Orlando Magic officially announced that the team will implement the third-year team option of Da Silva, the No. 18 pick in the 2024 first round, and the fourth-year team option of Anthony Blake, the No. 6 pick in the 2023 first round. As a result, both players' contracts will extend until the 2026-27 season. Unfortunately, Jett Howard, the 11th pick in the first round of 2023, is not on the Magic's executive team option list.

According to Magic team reporter Jason Beede, league sources revealed that the Orlando Magic decided not to implement the fourth-year team option of Jett Howard, the 11th pick in the 2023 first round, worth $7.3 million in the 2026-27 season. This also means that Jeter Howard will become a free agent next summer.

In the 2024-25 season, Jeter Howard played a total of 60 regular season games on behalf of the Orlando Magic, averaging 11.7 minutes per game. He only scored 4.5 points, 1.2 rebounds, 0.7 assists, 0.2 steals, and 0.2 blocks. He shot 37.4% from the field, 29.6% from the three-point range, and 69.6% from the free throw line. In 1 playoff game, he played 3.8 minutes, scored 6 points, and shot 100% from the field.

In the 2023 NBA Draft, Jeter Howard was selected by the Orlando Magic with the 11th pick in the first round, thus officially starting his career. In the past two years or so, Jeter Howard has played a total of 80 regular season games for the Magic, averaging 9.8 minutes per game, contributing 3.7 points, 1 rebound, 0.6 assists, 0.2 steals, and 0.2 blocks. He shot 36.9% from the field, 29.4% from the three-point range, and 66.7% from the free throw line.

In 3 playoff games, he averaged 4.7 minutes per game, scoring 3.7 points, 0.3 rebounds and 0.3 assists, shooting 80% from the field and 100% from the three-point range.

There is no doubt that Jeter Howard, whose career development has been unsatisfactory, has now become a wasted first-round pick! Therefore, this is also the fundamental reason why the Orlando Magic refused to implement his team option for the 2026-27 season, because Jeter Howard, who has no training value, is completely unworthy of the team's continued retention.

Perhaps, most of us are unfamiliar with Jeter Howard! As everyone knows, Jeter Howard is a genuine "second generation ball player" because his father is the famous "Second Uncle Huo" Juwan Howard. When it comes to "Uncle Huo", many fans should be familiar with him, especially Rockets fans during the Yao and Mai era. Because Juwan Howard was named "Uncle Huo" from that period. At that time, there were "Uncle Mu" and "Uncle Huo" in the Rockets.

It is particularly worth mentioning that Jeter Howard’s father, Juwan Howard, is the first billionaire in the history of the NBA. In the summer of 1996, Juwan Howard signed a seven-year long-term contract with the Washington Wizards worth $105 million, making him the first player in NBA history to receive a $100 million contract.

People often say: A tiger father has no dog sons! But now it seems that Jeter Howard may really become a completely lost second generation ball player, because he has not made a name for himself in the league like his father Juwan Howard. Jeter Howard will officially become an unrestricted free agent next summer as the Magic declined to exercise his team option for next season. There is no doubt that Jeter Howard, who has no presence in the Magic and has weak personal data, will have a hard time finding a new job in the league.

I would like to ask, which team in the league would be interested in a first-round pick who averaged only 3 points per game in his career?