The Jazz will have a number of free agents this summer, and Paul Millsap has joined Carlos Boozer in his public desire to remain with the club.
"Of course," Millsap said when asked about whether or not he wanted to remain in Utah. "I love it here. I love the teammates here, the coaches, especially the fans."
The team has said that they want Millsap, as well as Boozer, to return next season as well.
Millsap might be tougher for the Jazz to re-sign because he is a restricted free agent and is expected to receive a few offers on the market.
"I'm just going to sit back and see what happens," Millsap said. "Whatever happens to me, I'm going to get in where I'm at and do the best I can.
"I'll fit in anywhere, seeing how hard I work and what I bring to the table," Millsap told the Salt Lake Tribune. "I feel like if I go wherever I go, I'm going to give it my all."
RealGM Note: Millsap was ranked 39th in season FIC and 'deserved' to make $12.25M, giving him a remarkable Reina Value of +1,436%.
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Jerry Sloan will soon have knee replacement surgery, and is expected to return for his 22nd season as the head coach of the Jazz.
"The surgery won't have anything to do with" the decision, Sloan said, "... unless something happens and I have to have it taken off. Then I probably wouldn't be able to coach, if I had just one leg."
There had been some speculation that Sloan might retire in the wake of owner Larry H. Miller's death.
"It's still his decision," Utah team president Randy Rigby said Tuesday. "Jerry's style and philosophy hasn't changed, nor has ours. His passion to win continues to burn. ... I have the utmost confidence in Jerry, now and in the future."
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Apr 29, 2009 12:20 AM EST
Carlos Boozer missed 44 games this season and also filed for divorce in March, so Utah's first round exit capped off a difficult year.
"A fresh start could be right here," Boozer said. "It doesn't have to be a new venue. Just for example with the playoffs, I felt like I had a fresh start to start the playoffs.
"I had to start my season over when the playoffs started and I felt great, obviously played well. Part of it was just getting past the knee surgery and getting past the knee problems and gaining strength and going on from there."
Boozer also was pressed about rumors that he is unhappy in Utah: "They didn't come from me. I can't control what other people say. All I can control is how I feel."
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Jazz Apr 2009 Archive
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Deseret News | Apr 28, 2009
Carlos Boozer now appears more interested in staying with the Jazz long-term.
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Salt Lake Tribune | Apr 27, 2009
The Jazz are facing elimination against the Lakers on Monday night, and as many as eight players could be taking the court for their final time as members of the team.
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Los Angeles Times | Apr 27, 2009
The Lakers, one game away from eliminating the Jazz in five games, would prefer not to make a return trip to Utah later this week.
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Los Angeles Times | Apr 26, 2009
The Lakers defeated the Jazz 108-94 on Saturday night to take a 3-1 lead in their first-round series, thanks in large part to Kobe Bryant's 38 points.
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Salt Lake Tribune | Apr 25, 2009
The Jazz could welcome back center Mehmet Okur for Game 4 on Saturday night after he missed the first three games of the series with a strained right hamstring.
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NBA.com | Apr 25, 2009
Longtime Utah broadcaster "Hot" Rod Hundley will retire at the end of the season.
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RealGM Staff Report | Apr 24, 2009
Deron Williams hit a jumper in the final seconds to push the Jazz past the Lakers on Thursday night, keeping Utah from falling into the dreaded 0-3 hole.
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ESPN | Apr 23, 2009
Jazz center Mehmet Okur will miss Game 3 against the Lakers on Thursday night with a strained hamstring that has kept him out of the entire series.
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Yahoo! | Apr 23, 2009
Jazz point guard Deron Williams is hopeful that his team will be able to turn things around at home against the top-seeded Lakers.
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L.A. Times | Apr 23, 2009
Laker center Andrew Bynum sat out the majority of practice because of knee discomfort.
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ESPN | Apr 22, 2009
Jazz center Mehmet Okur missed Game 2 of the team's first-round series against the Lakers on Tuesday night because of a hamstring strain.
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Salt Lake Tribune | Apr 21, 2009
Jazz point guard Deron Williams was frustrated after the team's 113-100 loss to the Lakers on Sunday afternoon, but knows that the team must stick together.
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Los Angeles Daily News | Apr 20, 2009
The Lakers aren't getting complacent after their 113-100 victory over the Jazz in Game 1 of their first-round series on Sunday afternoon.
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ESPN | Apr 20, 2009
Utah big man Mehmet Okur was missing from the Jazz' game 1 loss to the Lakers due to a mild right hamstring strain.
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Deseret News | Apr 20, 2009
Jazz coach Jerry Sloan doesn't think that his team is "nasty" enough to compete with a team like the Lakers.
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ESPN | Apr 19, 2009
Jazz forward Mehmet Okur will be a game-time decision for Sunday's contest against the Lakers because of a strained hamstring.
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Press Release | Apr 18, 2009
Utah has recalled rookie center Kosta Koufos from the NBA Development League.
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Deseret News | Apr 17, 2009
Jazz coach Jerry Sloan, who has had an iffy relationship with Andrei Kirilenko, doesn't believe that the forward can play up to his contract.
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Los Angeles Times | Apr 17, 2009
Jazz coach Jerry Sloan described his team's chances as "bleak" in their first round matchup against the Lakers, but coach Phil Jackson doesn't agree.
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New York Daily News | Apr 16, 2009
The Jazz are rumored to be looking to rid themselves of Carlos Boozer, who could be an option for New York's Donnie Walsh as he looks for a traditional big man.
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Los Angeles Times | Apr 15, 2009
After losing 125-112 to the Lakers on Tuesday night, Jazz coach Jerry Sloan isn't very optimistic about the team's chances should the two teams meet in the playoffs.
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Star Tribune | Apr 13, 2009
At 47-33 with just two games left in the season, the Jazz cannot finish with one of the NBA's eight best records, meaning that they'll keep their top-22 protected pick.
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Salt Lake Tribune | Apr 6, 2009
The Jazz have been tossing around the idea of bringing Carlos Boozer off the bench as he makes a slow return from knee surgery.
