Magic GM says he did not ask Howard to reconsider

Orlando Magic general manager Rob Hennigan still will not rule out his team beginning training camp Oct. 1 or the regular season Nov. 2 with Dwight Howard on its roster.

"As I've said all along, we're going to just continue to stay true to our process and let the process sort of dictate the opportunities and the scenarios that present themselves," Hennigan told the Orlando Sentinel in a telephone interview Saturday.

"We're going to have to be prepared across the board."

Howard still wants a trade — a point that Howard drove home during a meeting Wednesday in Southern California with Hennigan and Magic[..]istant general manager Scott Perry. Howard's agent, Dan Fegan, and Howard's manager, Kevin Samples, also attended the meeting, which the Magic requested.

Hennigan would not go into specifics, but he confirmed that he did not ask Howard on Wednesday to reconsider his trade request.

"We wanted to just go out and see Dwight and spend a little time with him and talk through a few things," Hennigan said. "We also wanted to check on his rehabilitation process, so it was more a chance for us to get out and get some face time with him and speak with him in person."

Bringing Howard to training camp would have some risks for the Magic.

Questions about the All-Star's future would loom over everything the team does. Those questions would make it more difficult for the team's first-year coach, Jacque Vaughn, and for Hennigan, a first-year GM, to create the kind of culture and team dynamic they hope to instill.

Hennigan might be using the possibility of Howard starting the season with the team as leverage to either get Howard to expand his list of preferred trade destinations or to get other teams to improve their offers.
Dwight Howard Orlando Magic: GM still won't rule out Dwight Howard beginning season on Orlando Magic roster - Orlando Sentinel

We might just really start the season off with this nicca.

"We wanted to just go out and see Dwight and spend a little time with him and talk through a few things," Hennigan said. "We also wanted to check on his rehabilitation process, so it was more a chance for us to get out and get some face time with him and speak with him in person."


















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What else was he gonna say?

Magic letting this nicca Dwight tear their franchise down day by day

it's really stupid. It's like a girl who can't accept being broken up with. Just move on, Orlando.

That nicca Rique chaned his Ava and thought I wouldn't notice it's him in these Dwighty threads [pic]