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Salt Lake Tribune:
With everything going on this month in regard to Carlos Boozer, Paul Millsap and Mehmet Okur, Ronnie Price nevertheless only had to wait two weeks to have his free-agent fate resolved by the Jazz.
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With Carlos Boozer on his way out of Utah any day now, the Jazz got in under the deadline and matched Portland’s offer sheet for Paul Millsap, retaining the 24-year-old power forward for $32 million over four years.
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July 17, 2009
Just as everyone expected, the Jazz are matching the Blazers offer sheet to Paul Millsap. While adding Millsap or the Turkish version of MJ would have been great, Kevin Pritchard has still built a solid, very young squad. I know the Blazers will be fine in the long run.The Blazers were smart to try and bring in a big name this off-season. They wanted to show that they are willing...
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July 16, 2009
A day ahead of the deadline to do so, the Jazz decided they will keep Paul Millsap by matching the four-year, $32 million offer sheet the restricted free agent forward signed with Portland, a source close to the team said Thursday.
Via True Hoop
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July 16, 2009
In the next couple of days, everyone I have talked to suspects, Utah will match the offer that the Portland Trail Blazers have made to Paul Millsap, and the whole thing will be seen as no big deal. Except in Utah, where they will feel like victims, because they'll feel a ton of financial pain. They may even have the idea that Portland completed the whole exercise not to get Millsap...
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July 16, 2009
It comes as no surprise for a team coming off a disappointing season in a down economy, but the Jazz have seen a decline in season-ticket sales, according to an NBA memo shared with The Tribune .
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July 17, 2009
Paul Millsap is staying with the Utah Jazz.
Via ESPN
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July 16, 2009
The Jazz posted on their Web site Thursday evening that they plan to match Portland's offer to Millsap, a restricted free agent. A formal announcement was scheduled for Friday.
Via Bleacher Report
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July 16, 2009
I want to welcome everyone to the maiden voyage of the “Doctor Trade” column here on Bleacher Report. I won’t go into any lengthy introductions, as you can find that information on my profile page. In today’s first article, I want to start with a hypothetical trade that had some real potential, apparently lost its way, and needs to be revisited by the teams involved. ...
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July 17, 2009
Jazz All-Star F Carlos Boozer recently had his ticket punched out of a town by a current teammate.
With Utah matching the Portland Trail Blazers offer for Restricted Free Agent F Paul Millsap, it effectively eats any salary room that would make them comfortable keeping Boozer while also keeping a fair distance from the NBA Luxury Tax
With Millsap signed, it means Boozer and his...
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