Well, at least that's what it appears to be as of the moment.
The Brooklyn Nets have signed center Brook Lopez on a four-year, $61 million contract extension, effectively ending their pursuit of Orlando Magic All-Star Dwight Howard for the 2012-13 NBA basketball season.
Once Brook Lopez – the centerpiece of a package the Nets offered the Magic – signed his contract Wednesday it assured that he can't be traded until Jan. 15 under NBA rules.
Rob Hennigan, general manager of the Orlando Magic, indicated earlier Wednesday that the franchise was unlikely to strike a deal with Brooklyn – the only team with which Dwight Howard has said he'd sign a long-term extension. "As currently constructed," Hennigan said of talks with the Nets, "there's not a whole lot there."
Orlando has engaged Houston in trade talks and is still holding dialogue with the Los Angeles Lakers, but Hennigan didn't sound to be in a rush to make a deal. After a three-team deal with the Cleveland Cavaliers fell apart this week for Dwight Howard, the Nets unsuccessfully scrambled to find a way to do a trade directly with Orlando, or perhaps even recruit additional teams at this late stage in the Lopez talks, sources said.
Hennigan said he spoke with Howard on Wednesday and didn't rule out the chance Howard could still be on the Magic's roster when training camp begins.
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