"Dwight Howard could not have been more clear Thursday about his long-term intentions.

He is sticking by his request to be traded from the Orlando Magic.

"It still stands," Howard said.

Asked whether he fluctuates day to day, he answered, "There is no back-and-forth."

Howard's statements, responses to specific questions from the media after practice, came one day after Magic General Manager Otis Smith, in consultation with Magic CEO Alex Martins, turned down a blockbuster trade."