When Dwight Howard joined the Washington Wizards after getting his contract bought out by the Brooklyn Nets following his trade from the Charlotte Hornets, he officially joined his seventh team in 14 career seasons.After spending the first eight years of his pro career with the Orlando Magic, Howard then spent one season with the Los Angeles Lakers, three with the Houston Rockets, one with his hometown Atlanta Hawks, one with the Hornets last season and a few days as a member of the Nets before entering free agency.On Monday, he had his first press conference as a member of the Wizards.Despite his reputation as a jokester, Howard made it clear that he wants to win in DC.But, he did come up with a creative way to reflect on his career and what led him to his current team.And, per usual, he received laughs from the reporters that had gathered in the room.

The creative summary

“I learned Magic for eight years. Traveled to La La Land. Learned how to work with Rockets. And then I went and learned how to fly with some Hawks. Got stung by the Hornets. Just a joke. But through all of that, it’s taught me how to be a Wizard,” he told reporters.

Overall, he’s looking to alter the narrative that he’s childish and immature.

“I know it’s a narrative. I know it’s a story. And I know it was someone else’s opinion that started it. And then it’s just something that kept going,” Howard said, per Michael Lee of Yahoo Sports. “It’s like when I was Orlando that wasn’t the narrative. Because we were winning. The narrative in Orlando was I smiled too much. That was the whole thing. He smiles too much. He doesn’t take the game serious. Then it became, I wasn’t smiling, now he doesn’t enjoy the game. ‘Look he doesn’t even smile anymore. He needs to stop playing.’ It’s always something to where if I’m doing what everyone else wants me to do, I’ll never be happy.”

Overall, Howard hasn’t found his home since leaving Orlando.

Last season, he averaged 16.6 points and 12.5 rebounds in 30.4 minutes over 81 contests for the Hornets. Those were his best scoring numbers since the 2013-2014 season with the Rockets. However, despite the impressive stats, Charlotte decided that he wouldn’t be a part of their plans moving forward.

Nonetheless, the potential future Hall of Famer will have an opportunity to re-write his career in the nation’s capital. If he doesn’t, he’ll have to add the Wizards to his creative list somehow.