this season's trade deadline, if they will trade Howard or risk losing him for nothing when he can become a free agent in July. "I'm sure they would probably like to move him so they don't lose him," O'Neal said. But O'Neal, speaking on a Turner Sports conference call, said the Feb. 26 All-Star Game in Orlando still will be a great event even with Howard's desire to be traded looming over the weekend. Plus, there's always a chance Howard changes his mind and decides to stay. O'Neal noted that Orlando has become a better city with a better building since it hosted the All-Star Game in 1992, shortly before drafting him. "You know hopefully he stays, because that arena there is one of the best arenas in the country," O'Neal said. "If he leaves, it'll be a travesty." O'Neal's departure, and the damage it did to the franchise, is often cited as the reason the Magic may have no choice but to trade Howard. But TNT analyst Steve Kerr , the former Phoenix general manager, said his preference would be to not deal the All-Star center. "I would be inclined towards playing it out and trying to keep Dwight, because it's so hard to get equal value, and given that Dwight seems to say something new every week, I think there's still a chance that they could re-sign him," Kerr said. "I think you have to exhaust every opportunity or every possibility before you make a trade that you