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Call it a comeback: Utah Jazz’s Mehmet Okur ready for NBA grind

Found December 11, 2011 on Salt Lake Tribune:
PLAYERS: Mehmet Okur
TEAMS: Utah Jazz

Call it a comeback: Utah Jazz’s Mehmet Okur ready for NBA grind By Brian T. Smith The Salt Lake Tribune Published Dec 11, 2011 05:34PM MDT The Jazz have watched from the back row during the NBA’s chaotic free-agency show, content to calculate and observe rather than react and indulge. Utah could still make a big splash this season via player addition, though, and the small-market organization wouldn’t have to spend a single extra penny doing it. The rebuilding Jazz can quickly strengthen their roster with a respected nine-year veteran who’s won an NBA championship; a worldly athlete with career averages of 13.7 points and 7.1 rebou... Copyright 2011 The Salt Lake Tribune. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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