For Nick Van Exel, the Golden State Warriors may be just part of his journey this season, not the final destination.

At the same time, the former Maverick has no intention to force a trade, his agent said Friday and will be in Hawaii next month when the Warriors open camp.

"If he's not traded by then, he'll report," Van Exel's agent, Tony Dutt, said. "In this day and age, you're limited to what you can do. If they can make a move that benefits them and benefits Nick, I would hope they consider it. I understand there's a lot of interest, from what I read and hear out there."

Van Exel was one of the key ingredients in a nine-player trade completed Aug. 18 between the Mavericks and Golden State. In return for Van Exel and four other players, the Mavericks obtained 6-9 forward Antawn Jamison, a career 20 point-a-game scorer, along with Danny Fortson, Jiri Welsch and Chris Mills.

Dutt said Van Exel has not specifically asked to be dealt from Golden State.

"It's more the understanding at this point," Dutt said. "Everybody knows that when you put Nick into a playoff situation, he plays his best ball. I'm not saying Golden State isn't a good team, but the timetables might be different."