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The possibilities of a Boozer trade
July 04, 2009 by
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Having gone through the rosters and payrolls of every team in the league, I don't envy Jazz general manager Kevin O'Connor should he try to trade Carlos Boozer and avoid a lame-duck season with the two-time All-Star forward. Almost every...
Saturday update
July 04, 2009 by
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There's so much out there with the Jazz right now that it's hard to know what to believe. They're talking to teams about Andrei Kirilenko, according to some people, and they're talking to teams about Carlos Boozer, according to others. Either way,...
The day after
July 01, 2009 by
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It's taken 24 hours to collect my thoughts on the subject, but there is a very good reason why it's so damaging for the Jazz to be luxury-tax payers. For every fan who says it's the Millers' money and who cares if they have to write...
Almond to Knicks
July 01, 2009 by
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Morris Almond's Jazz career officially came to a close today. My friend Howard Beck from the New York Times tweeted earlier today that Almond is on the New York Knicks' roster for the Las Vegas summer league. The Knicks have some names on that roster with...
D-Day
July 01, 2009 by
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First things first: Nobody beat the Jazz to Paul Millsap as free agency opened Tuesday night. Jazz general manager Kevin O'Connor was on the phone with Millsap's agent, DeAngelo Simmons, right at 10 p.m., which Simmons called a "class act" gesture...
So much still undecided
June 30, 2009 by
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The Jazz are caught between a rock and a hard place on the final day before free agency. Of course, so is Carlos Boozer, or so it appears. With Kyle Korver opting in for the upcoming season Monday, the Jazz are in danger of seeing their payroll skyrocket...
The other free agents
June 29, 2009 by
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As much attention as Carlos Boozer, Mehmet Okur, Kyle Korver and Paul Millsap are getting - - and rightfully so - - the Jazz have four other players from last season's roster who will be free agents when the market opens late Tuesday. They would...
The other free agents
June 28, 2009 by
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As much attention as Carlos Boozer, Mehmet Okur, Kyle Korver and Paul Millsap are getting - - and rightfully so - - the Jazz have four other players from last season's roster who will be free agents when the market opens late Tuesday. They would...
The opt-out decisions
June 28, 2009 by
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We're in a holding pattern for these next two days waiting for Carlos Boozer, Mehmet Okur and Kyle Korver to make their opt-out decisions official. Not make the decisions - - as that's likely happened in all three cases - - but give the Jazz official notification...
The first 2010 prospect list
June 26, 2009 by
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Let the fun begin Jazz fans. ESPN.com's Chad Ford has his first list out prospect rankings for the 2010 draft out this afternoon. While there's no way of knowing just what the Jazz will get from the pick they're owed from the Knicks, Ford's top 10...
The Maynor pick
June 26, 2009 by
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No matter what you think of the pick - - and whether it wasn't worth $3 million to sell it - - the Jazz were happy to draft Eric Maynor at No. 20 Thursday. Jazz general manager Kevin O'Connor said the team had scouted Maynor in person six times last season...
The Carter trade impact
June 25, 2009 by
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Carlos Boozer's opt-out decision got a lot more complicated with the reports that New Jersey has traded Vince Carter and Ryan Anderson to Orlando for Rafer Alston, Tony Battie and Courtney Lee. The Nets, if you remember, were one of two teams...
Confidence game
June 25, 2009 by
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ESPN.com's Chad Ford has his latest mock draft out this morning. And in a twist, Ford is now assigning a confidence level to each of his projected picks. He still has Tyler Hansbrough falling to the Jazz at No. 20 and gives it an 85 percent probability that he...
The Shaq trade
June 25, 2009 by
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Instant reaction to Wednesday's late-night blockbuster trade sending Shaquille O'Neal to Cleveland: 1. No matter what happens the rest of the summer for the Jazz, it can't hurt that the Suns just traded O'Neal for Ben Wallace and...
Wednesday report
June 24, 2009 by
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Back when I covered the Lakers, I remember having to attend the Clippers' workouts just to talk to prospects the Lakers had brought in. Not only didn't the Lakers open workouts to reporters, they wouldn't even publicly announce the players they had worked...
Tough trade day for Jazz
June 23, 2009 by
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From Minnesota to Detroit to Milwaukee to San Antonio, Tuesday's trades across the NBA had decidedly negative implications for the Jazz. Start with the Northwest Division rival Timberwolves, who acquired the No. 5 pick in the draft from Washington...
The history of No. 20 picks
June 23, 2009 by
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Before anyone gets too carried away with the No. 20 pick the Jazz hold in the first round of Thursday's draft, it's worth revisiting No. 20 picks of the past decade, just to see what history tells us about the players who've been chosen. ...
Tuesday's roll call
June 22, 2009 by
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The Jazz will conduct their last pre-draft workout Tuesday morning at the team's practice facility. Six guards will participate, including Ryan Toolson of Utah Valley, Jeff Teague of Wake Forest, Patrick Beverly of Arkansas, Dominic James of Marquette, Jodie Meeks of Kentucky...
Draft update: Payne get his chance
June 22, 2009 by
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Westminster forward Geoff Payne isn't planning on a career in the NBA, but he enjoyed taking part in the Jazz's pre-draft workout Monday. According to Payne, director of basketball operations Richard Smith called him Sunday night and asked if he wanted to participate as an...
Westminster's Payne to participate
June 21, 2009 by
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Just heard from Jazz director of communications Jonathan Rinehart that Westminster College forward Geoff Payne will participate in the team's pre-draft workout on Monday morning. Payne averaged 20.7 points and 7.5 rebounds for Westminster last season. He ranked third in the country...
Sunday's draft update
June 21, 2009 by
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The Jazz will conduct another pre-draft workout Monday, with five players participating. The group of invitees includes Georgia Tech forward Alade Aminu (6-10, 225), Pittsburgh forward DeJuan Blair (6-7, 265), French guard Nando DeColo (6-5, 200), Marquette guard Wesley Matthews (6...
Saturday's draft update
June 20, 2009 by
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Pittsburgh small forward Sam Young (6-6, 220) was one of five players who worked out for the Jazz on Saturday morning, Young is projected to be a late first-rounder, which means he will likely be on the board when Utah makes the 20th overall pick in Thursday night's draft. Young...
The luck of the draw
June 19, 2009 by
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After several days of trying to get a handle on the first round of Thursday night's NBA draft, I realized that predicting anything beyond the Clippers taking Oklahoma's Blake Griffin with the No. 1 pick is like pulling names out of a hat. So that's what I did. I scribbled...
The Pistons' priority list
June 19, 2009 by
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There's another item of note from Peter Vecsey in this morning's New York Post, one which seems to increase the likelihood that Carlos Boozer does have a free-agent suitor out there and raises the stakes for the Jazz to get something in return for the All...
Thursday night draft update
June 18, 2009 by
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I wish I had more concrete information for you following another Thursday of tracking the draft, but I don't. Aside from a lot of gossip, much of which doesn't make sense, I don't have much to pass along at this stage of the day. The worst trade rumor of the day involved...
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