"Josh Howard ended an injury-plagued 1½ year stint in Washington on Thursday, agreeing in principle to a one-year deal with the Utah Jazz. Howard played just 22 games with the Wizards after arriving in deal that shipped Caron Butler, Brendan Haywood and DeShawn Stevenson to Dallas at the trade deadline in 2010.

Howard tore his anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee in his fourth game with the team, then signed a one-year deal to come back. Complications with tendinitis his knee contributed to him moving in and out of the lineup, and averaging a career low 8.4 points on 35.8 percent shooting.

"We wish him the best," Wizards General Manager Ernie Grunfeld said. "Unfortunately, we really couldn't see the real Josh. Before he got hurt, he had three or four good games for us. He's a true professional." "