Feb 27, 2006 12:02 PM EST
The NBA's trade deadline passed last Thursday, but the Jazz still are shopping hard for a shooting guard — and may sign one as soon as midweek.
"We're going to play (tonight at Golden State)," Jazz basketball operations senior vice president Kevin O'Connor said Sunday, "and then we'll take a look."
O'Connor suggested the Jazz's preference is to sign a veteran free agent sooner rather than later, and only if they cannot land one they like would they consider signing a younger player from the minors later this season.
With usual starting shooting guard Gordan Giricek still out week-to-week with Achilles tendinitis, O'Connor said the Jazz are hoping to find "somebody (who) can get us through until Giri comes back."
O'Connor would not name names.
But it's believed possibilities for the Jazz include 32-year-old Voshon Lenard, should he soon reach a buyout agreement with Portland and be waived by the Trail Blazers, and 32-year-old Tony Delk, who was waived late last week by Atlanta but reportedly is on Detroit's radar.
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Feb 26, 2006 11:24 AM EST
The Jazz held off on dealing Carlos Boozer to the Lakers, but look for that deal to be revisited this summer. The Lakers' package included Brian Cook and Chris Mihm, but the Jazz believes it can do better than that.
Once Boozer is a Laker, Lamar Odom is gone, if not before.
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If the Jazz pull a blockbuster, Carlos Boozer is the guy who will go, and last season's trade rumors have been revived by the 24-year-old's return to action just in time to showcase his recovery from a four-month-long hamstring injury.
The rumors are based on the assumption that the Jazz have grown furious with the most-celebrated free-agent in team history, have tired of paying him more than $11 million a season while he sits out with injuries, and have concluded that his $68 million contract was a mistake.
O'Connor denies that any of that is true. Yet he doesn't completely rule out dealing his highest-paid player, either.
"He [was] hurt. We know he was hurt, but there's not much you can do if people don't believe you," O'Connor protested. "Would we listen to offers? We'll listen to anything. It would be irresponsible not to. But these [reports] that we're trying to dump Carlos, they are coming from people who don't know Carlos and who don't know us. It's ridiculous, but it's part of the business."
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Jazz Feb 2006 Archive
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Salt Lake Tribune | Feb 19, 2006
Matt Harpring is an NBA veteran at more than just scoring points and grabbing rebounds.
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Salt Lake Tribune | Feb 11, 2006
Now that he's healthy again, Carlos Boozer can resume his No.
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Salt Lake Tribune | Feb 9, 2006
Carlos Boozer played basketball, real basketball, for the first time since October on Wednesday and he now is ready to return to the floor in limited action.
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Deseret News | Feb 7, 2006
The Jazz beat Chicago on Monday night without rookie backup point guard Deron Williams, who sprained his left ankle during pre-game warmups.
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Salt Lake Tribune | Feb 5, 2006
Carlos Boozer used the word "tweak" again Saturday.
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Deseret News | Feb 4, 2006
Veteran starter Gordan Giricek and undrafted rookie reserve Andre Owens both will be out indefinitely due to the injuries, the team revealed after Friday's morning shootaround.
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USA Today | Feb 4, 2006
he Utah Jazz recalled shooting guard C.
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Salt Lake City Tribune | Feb 1, 2006
Gordan Giricek felt something "pop" in his left Achilles' tendon during the second half of Monday's game, and he hasn't been able to play basketball since.
