Dwight Howard says he’s happy with the Lakers. Very.

But he won’t commit to staying with them past this season.

“We’re not going to talk about it,” he said Saturday. “We’re not getting into that.”

He’s sticking with the recent trend established by LeBron James, Chris Bosh and, this season, Chris Paul. Howard is another All-Star in the last year of his contract, waiting to see what happens with his team before making a commitment of another five years.

“This is a place that I’ve always prayed that I could be a part of something very special. So I’m going to take advantage of it,” he said. “From 1 to 10, I would give it a good 12. I love it. It’s been a lot of fun. Just everything here, from the practices to just everybody. The motivation for everybody is championship.”

via Mike Bresnahan of the Los Angeles Times