Paul Millsap will start at power forward for the Jazz on Friday night against Philadelphia at EnergySolutions Arena, while Derrick Favors will come off the bench.

Devin Harris, Raja Bell, Gordon Hayward and Al Jefferson will round out Utah's first five.

Jazz coach Tyrone Corbin said Favors' early foul trouble during two consecutive blowout road losses was a key factor in the decision to return Millsap to the starting lineup.

Jazz coach Tyrone Corbin dismissed the traditional use of an eight-to-10-man rotation.

"We've got a 12-13 man rotation right now," Corbin said. "We want everybody to start ready. We can dress 13 and we want 13 to be ready to go."

That is a wrinkle the NBA introduced this season.

Teams are allowed to dress and play 13 players — instead of a dozen — for the first two months.

The final two months, however, 13 players can dress but only 12 will be allowed to see action. One player must be designated as being non-active, taking that option away from coaches.

Mehmet Okur was sent from Utah to New Jersey for a second-round pick in 2015.

The Nets acted quickly to acquire a big man on the same day that they lost center Brook Lopez to a stress fracture for an indefinite period of time.

The Nets were able to absorb Okur's contract with the team's salary cap space.

Josh Howard has agreed to terms with the Jazz on a contract, according to a source.

Howard was most recently with the Wizards.

The Jazz are overhauling their defense to divert opposing ballhandlers to the baseline instead of funneling foes into the paint.

The bold move, which has been introduced and implemented to players during training camp, is the first big imprint Jazz coach Tyrone Corbin has put on the franchise since taking over in February.

"It's just a totally different way of looking at it," Corbin said.

The system switch is geared toward shoring up the Jazz's interior defense, improving trust, helping those rotations and lessening the impact of not having a shot-blocker.

"We were stretching the floor out a little bit too much on the inside and giving up too many layups," Corbin said. "Or the extra effort wasn't there. It just gives us a better chance to not make those mistakes."

The Utah Jazz have extended an offer to unrestricted free agent Josh Howard, who is also coveted by San Antonio.

Howard averaged 8.4 points on 35.8 percent shooting with the Washington Wizards last season.

The Jazz have re-signed free-agent guard Earl Watson, pending the outcome of a successful physical.  Per team policy, terms of the deal were not released.  

Watson (6-1, 185, UCLA) owns career averages of 7.1 points, 2.3 rebounds and 4.5 assists over 10 NBA seasons with Utah, Memphis, Denver, Seattle/Oklahoma City and Indiana.  Watson has also appeared in eight postseason contests, all with Memphis in 2004 and 2005.

Last season, Watson appeared in 80 games (13 starts) with Utah, averaging 4.3 points, 2.3 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 0.8 steals in 19.6 minutes.

Jamaal Tinsley has emerged as a potential backup point guard for the Utah Jazz.

Tinsley "agreed to terms" with Utah on Thursday, according to TNT/NBA.com reporter David Aldridge.

However, the Jazz, who've traditionally carried three point guards, could still bring back veteran playmaker Earl Watson for a second season in Utah.

The Jazz and Watson "are talking seriously" and will continue to do so Friday when a decision on his future team is expected to be finalized.

Jamaal Tinsley has agreed to terms with the Jazz, according to a source.

Tinsley last played in the NBA during the 09-10 season with the Grizzlies.

Utah Jazz general manager Kevin O'Connor said he would like to add another lead guard and an "athletic shooter."

The latter may cost $10 million — which may be out of Utah's price range because it is over the salary cap.

"I don't want to hear that we're young," O'Connor said in his first extensive comments since the lockout started. "After today, I don't want to hear the word rebuilding. That's not what this is about. This is about getting better."