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."