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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard will not sign a contract extension if traded to the Lakers, according to Los Angeles Lakers radio play-by-play personality John Ireland.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ireland said on ESPN Radio Tuesday that Dan Fegan, Howard\u2019s agent, told him that he would not be interested in a long term deal with Los Angeles.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Howard is considered to be one of the biggest targets as the NBA trade deadline approaches, however, teams are not likely to be willing to deal for him unless they know that they can keep him for the long term. Prior to this season, Howard told the Orlando Magic that he would like to be traded, and he gave the club a short list of team\u2019s that he would sign an extension with if he were dealt there. The Magic still believe that they will be able to sign the three-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year to a long-term contract.\nHoward has had a dominant season for the Magic thus far, averaging 20.1 points, 15.3 rebounds and 2.2 blocks per game. Orlando currently sits fifth in the Eastern Conference at 22-13, 5.5 games behind the Miami Heat.&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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