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Alex Kennedy: Orlando Magic general manager Rob Hennigan and his staff are currently meeting with Dwight Howard in Los Angeles, according to sources. Twitter

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Trade rumors have been swirling for weeks, but Dwight Howard is still a member of the Orlando Magic. The Magic continue to negotiate with the Los Angeles Lakers and Houston Rockets, but a deal doesn’t appear to be close, according to sources close to the situation. Magic general manager Rob Hennigan isn’t in any rush to trade Howard and Orlando isn’t impressed with the offers that they’ve received in recent weeks. They’re not ready to trade away the top center in the league for pennies on the dollar. “People forget that he’s Dwight Howard,” said one source in Orlando. “We’re talking about one of the best players in the league. We’re not just going to give him away.” HoopsWorld

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In fact, Orlando may not trade Howard at all. For months, it has been assumed that Howard has played his last game as a member of the Magic, but that may not be the case. In recent days, the Magic have shifted their attention away from the ongoing trade talks and focused on persuading Howard to remain in Orlando. Hennigan and his staff will travel to Los Angeles later this week to meet face-to-face with Howard and deliver a presentation designed to persuade Howard to return to the Magic. Hennigan is determined to fix the strained relationship between the player and the organization, and he’s hopeful that Howard will resume his career in Orlando. HoopsWorld

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Magic general manager Rob Hennigan conducted first-round interviews with six candidates and whittled the field down to three: Philadelphia 76ers associate head coach Michael Curry, Phoenix Suns player development coach Lindsey Hunter and Vaughn. Martins was going to conduct the second-round interviews and then narrow the list to one or two finalists for meetings with the DeVos family. Orlando Sentinel

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Before I duck out again, a Dwight Howard note: the Magic, I'm told, are hopeful that they can pull the trigger on a deal by early August (although I certainly couldn't tell you which one it might be). That being said, new GM Rob Hennigan - who I had the pleasure of meeting for the first time in Vegas - is proving to be very prudent in this process, meaning those hopes won't be realized if the deal simply isn't up to his standard's Sulia

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Just how much longer will the Magic wait to trade Howard? Magic officials kept mum Thursday. But Magic general manager Rob Hennigan has said repeatedly in recent weeks that he's in no rush to trade Howard and that, if he does trade Howard, he will do so only if he receives an offer he likes. Some of that public stance might be posturing, either to prompt the Lakers or the Houston Rockets or the Atlanta Hawks to improve their trade offers. Or that talk might be designed to pressure Howard into expanding his list of preferred trade destinations even further. Still, the Magic are under no obligation to trade Howard to a team of his choosing. Orlando Sentinel

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While the Los Angeles Lakers continued to engage the Orlando Magic in discussions to acquire All-Star center Dwight Howard, there was no face-to-face meeting between Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak and Orlando general manager Rob Hennigan on Tuesday, a league source told ESPNLosAngeles.com. ESPN.com

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Kupchak met with new Orlando General Manager Rob Hennigan on Tuesday in Las Vegas, but it was termed more of a get-acquainted meeting. After all, Kupchak talked with Hennigan the previous day . . . and the day before that . . . and . . . hasn't everybody heard this all before? Orlando wants any trade partner to absorb more players than just Howard, but the Lakers have no interest in also acquiring forward Hedo Turkoglu, 33, who has two more years and a weighty $23.8 million on his contract. Los Angeles Times

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John Denton: #Magic GM Rob Hennigan: "Jameer has been an integral member of this organization for 8 years, both on the court and in the community." Twitter

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Magic general manager Rob Hennigan informed Malone that Malone is no longer being considered, Malone's agent, Steve Kauffman, told the Orlando Sentinel. Meanwhile, a source close to Shaw said that Shaw withdrew from the search. Orlando Sentinel

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Future picks are known to hold great appeal to new Magic general manager Rob Hennigan and no team in the recent running for Howard -- Brooklyn and the Los Angeles Lakers are the other two top suitors  has a first-rounder of that caliber to send to Orlando. ESPN.com

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Magic general manager Rob Hennigan could whittle his list of six head-coaching candidates to two or three finalists by early next week. Orlando Sentinel

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John Denton: #Magic GM Rob Hennigan on Scola amnesty: "I don’t think (it makes a trade more likely) to any degree. I don’t think there’s a correlation." Twitter

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John Denton: #Magic GM Rob Hennigan when asked if any trade was imminent: ``Dinner is imminent.’’ Twitter

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After several months of trying to trade Dwight Howard, Orlando Magic general manager Rob Hennigan called the All-Star center Wednesday night to see if he'd reconsider giving him and the Magic's new regime a chance to keep him in Orlando, a source close to Howard said. ESPN.com

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Hennigan, the source said, based his plea on the fact that he was new to the organization and had not been party to the issues that drove Howard to make his trade request. Team president Alex Martins, who also was on the call, the source said, made a similar plea to Howard last winter when he took control of basketball decisions over GM Otis Smith and coach Stan Van Gundy. ESPN.com

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Howard was not willing to change his stance, the source said. "I already heard that from the other guy on the phone," said Howard, according to the source. ESPN.com

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Jarrod Rudolph: Magic GM Rob Hennigan wouldn't give "specifics" of conversation with Howard. Sources tells me he told Howard "we tried." Twitter

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Brian Schmitz: Hennigan on Nets/Dwight: "In talks to this point, there's not a whole lot there." Who's going to give Russian billionaire the bad news? Twitter

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Brian Schmitz: Doesn't mean Magic still won't trade Howard...but it won't be to Crooklyn Twitter

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