Jazz chief executive Greg Miller reportedly told Carlos Boozer recently that he isn't a part of the team's long-range plans.

Boozer said that he respects the decision, but hoped that the team would accommodate him with a trade, according to sources.

"Any conversations between me and Carlos need to remain between me and Carlos," Miller wrote in a text message to the Salt Lake Tribune. "If/when there's something to say publicly, we'll announce by usual means."

There has been some skepticism about whether or not such a conversation took place, especially with the Jazz stressing that Boozer should be ready to play for the team this coming season.

Boozer decided to opt into the final year of his contract, which will pay him $12.7 million, on June 30.

The decision pushed Utah's payroll to more than $73 million without taking into consideration the possibility of matching the offer sheet Paul Millsap signed with the Trail Blazers.