Cleveland -- The Andrew Bynum trade to the Cavaliers rumor that got you all excited (or scared) last night looks to be fizzling before it even went mainstream.

"High-ranking officials from several teams involved in Dwight Howard chase say all recent talks now dead. 'Cavs walked away again,' says one," Fox Sports Ohio's Sam Amico Tweeted this morning.

Jason Lloyd of the Akron Beacon Journal also wrote, "Nothing to these trade rumors involving #Cavs, Lakers and Magic, league source confirms. No merit to them at all."

Probasketballdraft reported, "A source with knowledge tells me proposed Magic-Lakers-Cavs trade has no legs. Teams have too many obstacles to overcome to pull it off now."

If you're joining the party late, Alex Kennedy of Hoops World sent Cleveland sports fans' Twitter feeds ablaze Saturday afternoon by reporting,

Tommy Dee of TheKnicksBlog.com 'confirmed' that by Tweeting, "Ok so here we go. Source tells me #Magic back in the 3 way game. #Cavs back in along with, yes, the #Lakers."

However, The Plain Dealer's Mary Schmitt Boyer responded, "No FACTS to support rumors. #Cavs don't want Bynum for 1 year, do want picks. No indication of [Bynum signing an extension with the Cavs.] He and agent reportedly fishing in Alaska."

Still, the initial report inevitably led to "Crazy rumors circulating that #Cavs are embroiled in trade talks with Orlando Magic and Los Angeles Lakers. Cavs would receive center Andrew Bynum from the Lakers. Cavs would possibly send Anderson Varejao, Tristan Thompson and picks to the Magic," as Bob Finan of the News-Herald wrote.

While Varejao fans here can breath a sigh a relief on this one, there's still the matter of the Cavaliers' reported interest in Luis Scola. ESPN's Marc Stein writes, "Hearing Cavs quietly made it known during Draft they'd listen to Varejao trade pitches. Gotta wonder: Would Scola make it easier to deal AV?"

As always, stay tuned.

Note: Luis Scola was awarded to the Phoenix Suns on Sunday.