The Jazz's bid to sign restricted free agent Jason Terry has likely ended, thanks to AOL Time Warner's decision to sell the struggling Atlanta Hawks to a deep-pocketed group headed by Boston businessman Steve Belkin.
   
Last week, Terry signed a three-year, $22.5 million offer sheet with Utah that also included $1.5 million in possible bonuses.
   
The Jazz hoped the summerlong questions surrounding ownership in Atlanta might prevent the Hawks from matching their offer to the 25-year-old Terry.
   
Instead, Belkin's group stepped in last weekend and purchased the Hawks, the NHL's Atlanta Thrashers and the operating rights to Phillips Arena. General manager Billy Knight quickly announced the team will match Utah's offer to Terry.
   
Jazz vice president of basketball operations Kevin O'Connor agrees that the new stability in Atlanta will keep Terry from joining the Jazz. After all, the new owners can hardly afford the credibility hit they would take by letting a young star simply walk away.
   
"I thought we were in decent shape before the sale," O'Connor said. "But I don't think we have a chance now."