Jamaal Magloire is the only Hornets starter with just two years remaining on his contract.

But that might be changing soon.

The Hornets are interested in extending Magloire's contract beyond the 2004-05 season, after which he's scheduled to become a free agent.

Negotiations have started between Bob Bass, the Hornets executive vice president of basketball operations and general manager, and Magloire's agent, Arn Tellem.

"We've had conversations about it, and we're still talking," Bass said Tuesday from his vacation home in Texas.

This past summer, the Hornets exercised the option year on Magloire's contract, assuring that the team would have him for one more year after this season.