Found July 10, 2009 on SI.com:
PLAYERS: Mehmet Okur
TEAMS: Utah Jazz

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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- The Utah Jazz and center Mehmet Okur have agreed on a two-year contract extension that runs through 2012.
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