Howard Still Wants To Leave Magic; Phil Jackson Sought to Keep Him

There's a lot of details in Sam Amick's report on the Magic talking with Phil Jackson: that Phil would coach "remotely", maybe dropping in on the Magic once a month; that he wants a big paycheck and a slice of the ownership; that Brian Shaw would be the hands-on coach with Scottie Pippen as his lead assistant; and that another Jackson acolyte, Sam Vincent, would have a front-office role.

Does this sound like a viable plan? Probably not, but it's Alex Martins' last chance at keeping Dwight Howard. So would it meet its goal of getting Howard in Magic colors or does he still want the Nets? "Sources close to Howard continue to say that he wants out and has no plans of re-signing in Orlando," Amick writes.