Los Angeles Lakers center Andrew Bynum's  agent said it would be "foolish" for any team to trade for his client without first speaking to Bynum to gauge his interest in signing an extension or long-term contract.

"I can't imagine any team foolish enough to do the deal without asking permission to speak to Andrew," Bynum's agent David Lee told ESPNLosAngeles.com on Thursday. "That's beyond belief, but strange things happen."

Bynum has been the subject of recent trade talks involving the Magic's Dwight Howard, but the Lakers have not granted any team permission to have direct contact with Bynum or his representatives.

Lee has denied that Bynum had a list of preferred destinations, saying he and Bynum laughed at reports they read while on vacation in Alaska last week indicating that he had already made such decisions.

"I looked at it and he looked at it and we both wondered where it came from," Lee said.

Bynum has been the subject of trade rumors for most of his career and is somewhat used to them by now. This offseason Bynum has continuously been brought up in rumors surround the "Dwightmare" that Howard has caused. Though hearing his name constantly in reports, Lee says Bynum is not deterred by the talks.

  "He's never had a problem with the organization despite all the things he has gone through," Lee said. "I don't think I've ever heard him offer a negative comment about the (Lakers) organization."

The Lakers have been in pursuit for Howard since the Brooklyn Nets gave way, but the fact that Bynum is unlikely to sign an extension anywhere else but with the Lakers this summer because it benefits him financially , have complicated trade talks.

Bynum's agent added that though Bynum has not been allowed to discuss with other teams, thus having no sense on how close possible trades are near to conclusion, he would like things to come to a resolution soon.

"I just think it's healthier for everybody involved to get it done sooner rather than later," he said. "It's healthier for Dwight, too. Then maybe people will start talking about basketball again."

Reports suggested that the Cleveland Cavaliers are interested in Bynum, but have no choice but to regard him as a one-year rental because the possibility remains unless he gives assurance that he will sign and with them now or re-sign with them next summer.