Report: Dwight Howard to Nets trade not out of the question [UPDATE]

UPDATE [10:23 p.m. ET]: Bucher reported later on Monday that the Nets trade for Joe Johnson does not mean they are out of the running for Dwight Howard. Bucher reported that both the Nets and Mavericks are in play for a trade for Howard.

That would take a lot of creative salary-cap work by the Nets, and would likely have to include Gerald Wallace, who recently agreed to sign with the Nets.

ORIGINAL:

Now that the Brooklyn Nets have acquired Joe Johnson, Dwight Howard's new preferred destination is the Dallas Mavericks, ESPN's Ric Bucher reported on Twitter.

Bucher noted that only the Mavericks and no other teams, including the Los Angeles Lakers, are on Howard's list of potential teams to which he'd like the Orlando Magic to trade him. Early on Sunday, reports emerged of the Lakers re-engaging the Magic in trade discussions for Howard.

On Sunday,  Yahoo! Sports’ Adrian Wojnarowski reported that Howard would only sign a contract extension if traded to "the one team on my list." That team was believed to be the Nets.

Of the Lakers and Mavericks, Los Angeles would be the preferred trading partner for the Magic. The Lakers could offer young center Andrew Bynum in return, while the Mavericks don't have the same young trade chips.