Kyrie Irving and Jeremy Lin have been named to the USA select team, which will practice against the U.S. Olympic team as it prepares for the London games.
The select team also will include DeMarcus Cousins, John Wall, DeMar DeRozan, Ryan Anderson, Paul George, Taj Gibson, Klay Thompson, DeJuan Blair, Kawhi Leonard, Derrick Favors and Gordon Hayward.
Raja Bell has one season remaining on his three-year deal with the Jazz, but is not expecting to return next season.
"I don't think I have a future with the team," said Bell on Tuesday.
Bell has had an issue with the communication gap between himself and Tyrone Corbin. Bell took exception with the way Corbin told him about his decision to move him to a reserve role at the end of the 10-11 season.
"I just thought that the way I was handled by Ty was unprofessional," Bell said.
Bell didn't see any postseason minutes against the Spurs.
"When it gets to a point where there's absolutely no communication for months on end," Bell said, "I think we all know that that's irreparable damage."
Bell believes he can be a contributor on another team.
"I do think given the opportunity and a role that's established and not just jumping all over the place from night to night that I could contribute," Bell said. "Hopefully, (Jazz general manager Kevin O'Connor) and the brass here find a way to make it work for all of us."
C.J. Miles will be an unrestricted free agent this summer.
"I'm definitely going to explore my options. I have to," Miles said. "I feel like I owe it to myself to be able to do that. (It's an) experience I need to be able to go through."
Miles is intrigued by the possibility of signing with the Mavericks.
"If that was an issue that came up I definitely would look at it. Who wouldn't, especially with the way that team is built now," Miles said. "They're aging a little bit and I'm pretty sure they're going to be looking for some guys that do some of the things I do."
When Gregg Popovich took over the Spurs in the mid-90s, he sought to create a formula of small market success similar to the Jazz.
“The success that we’ve had and Utah’s had is really satisfying because it has come in small markets,” said Popovich of the two teams, “and people really appreciate it. The fans in both places are unbelievable, and basically demand that we do things a certain way I think.”
The Jazz were perennial contenders built around All-Stars in Karl Malone and John Stockton, and a supporting cast of high quality role players.
The Jazz have great depth in the frontcourt with Al Jefferson, Paul Millsap, Derrick Favors and Enes Kanter.
Many have suggested Utah will eventually need to make a trade of one of those players to improve in other areas.
Kevin O'Connor was asked if the success of the 11-12 season will make him reevaluate his plans for the team.
"You (media) guys are the ones that all want me to trade somebody," said O'Connor. "You're talking about our big guys. I don't think you can ever have too many. You can have too few. If you look at the teams that have won it over the last couple of years, I think they've all had pretty good big guys."
O'Connor believes the Jazz can eventually win even without a true superstar.
"When you put a team together you try and have a vision. Maybe what you thought here was trying to build it through the draft.…When Detroit was winning, they had a lot of good players. Rasheed (Wallace), Rip Hamilton and Chauncey Billups. I'm not putting ourselves in that category yet because we haven't earned it, but what I'm saying is that maybe that's the idea — that we can beat you a lot of different ways instead of having to go to one or two guys over and over again."
According to 82games.com, Utah had a +4.1 and +4.3 net PER production at power forward and center during the regular season.
Utah is in the playoffs one season after trading away their franchise player in Deron Williams and seemingly entering a rebuilding phase.
But Kevin O'Connor insisted before the season began that the Jazz would be competitive.
"I don't ever want to sound like 'I told you so,' " O'Connor said during an end-of-season interview. "But at the beginning of the year, I think we talked about not being in a rebuilding year."
O'Connor had faith in veterans Al Jefferson, Devin Harris and Paul Millsap, while also believing Gordon Hayward and Derrick Favors would improve in their second NBA season.
"We just felt we were better than everyone else thought we were," O'Connor said. "That's nice to come out of that and prove it. You have to prove it on the court and I think we did."
O'Connor was asked if he believes the Jazz are on a path to a title.
"We always are striving for that, whether it keeps us on that or puts us on that I don't know. You never know that.…But I don't think we're treading water, because if you brought everyone back from this team next year we'd be better.…Every player can get better next year and that's going to improve us and if we can add a piece that's really gonna help."