sltrib.com - 6/29/2009
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Mehmet Okur is "leaning toward opting out" of his contract with the Jazz and could make the decision official as soon as today, Okur's agent, Marc Fleisher, said Sunday. Okur would be opting out of $9 million he is due to make this season in order to become a free agent, raising the stakes for ...
ballerblogger.com - 6/28/2009
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ballerblogger.com —
Ross Siler of The Salt Lake Tribune: "The
team still was waiting for word Saturday from Carlos
Boozer ($12.7 million), Mehmet Okur ($9 million) and Kyle Korver ($5.2 million) about opting out of their contracts to become free agents. All three face a Tuesday deadline to make their decisions..."
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Paul Millsap to Oklahoma City?
FanHouse —
... forward position. However, as always, a limited pool of clubs will head into July with cap space for next season. The Thunder is one team with space to sign a free agent like Millsap. The team currently falls about $15 million under the cap, and Millsap has been pegged to pull a starting salary around $7-8 million. Oklahoma City can certainly afford to get into that ballpark, should Sam Presti desire to. Ross Siler of the Salt Lake Tribune seems to believe OKC in fact desires Millsap. Paul Millsap to Oklahoma City? originally appeared on NBA ...
Monday Bolts - 6.29.09
Daily Thunder.com —
... Ross Siler of the Salt Lake Tribune reports that Sam Presti is hot for Paul Millsap: “There also was speculation Sunday that Oklahoma City might be preparing to make a push to sign Paul Millsap as a restricted free agent. Former Jazz director of player personnel Troy Weaver now is an assistant general manager with the Thunder. The Thunder unsuccessfully tried to sign away C.J. Miles from the Jazz last summer. They are expected to have $11 million in salary-cap space and could offer a contract in the neighborhood of five years and $65 million to a free agent. Detroit ...
Full Court Press
Blazersedge —
... talking to free agents, and Kidd is expected to get overtures from several teams: Cleveland, Portland, Boston, New York and perhaps the Lakers.
All of those teams except for Portland are stymied by the salary cap. The Knicks can only offer their mid-level exception, expected to be between $5 million and $6 million. Kidd earned $21 million last season.
From Ross Siler of the Salt Lake Tribune, here's a name that is sure to fire you up: Paul Millsap.
There also was speculation Sunday that Oklahoma ...
Foreign Players Could Jumble Free Agency
The Baseline —
... You didn't like that one? Felt Hedo was just too important to the Magic, and the league (in terms of overall talent) to let him slip away? What about the Jazz losing Mehmet Okur to Turkey? From The Salt Lake Tribune: ...
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Utah Jazz: Boozer, Okur both opt in with Jazz - Salt Lake Tribune
sltrib.com 6/30/2009 — The reality of a barren free-agent market caught up to Carlos Boozer on Tuesday, when the Jazz forward elected to return to Utah, unable to match the $12.7 million he stands to make for the upcoming season. Boozer's decision to return prompted Mehmet ...
Okur to stay with Jazz
novafantasysports.com 7/1/2009 — Update: Mehmet Okur has decided to honor the final year of his contract with Utah and will not opt out to become a free agent, according to the Deseret News. He was considering opting out of his contract, but perhaps Okur decided to stay as Carlos Boozer will be returning as well. Fantasy ...
Mehmet Okur to stay with the Jazz
digitalsportsdaily.com 7/1/2009 —
Utah Jazz center Mehmet Okur announced today he has elected to remain with the franchise for the 2009-10 season, and is declining to exercise his early termination option.
“We are looking forward to Memo’s return,” said Utah Jazz general manager Kevin O’Connor.
“He has ...
Boozer & Okur Returning to Jazz Next Season
hoopsvine.com 7/1/2009 —
Were you surprised that Carlos Boozer decided not to opt out of his contract to return for his sixth season with the Utah Jazz ? If you were, you shouldn’t have been.
Think about it. Boozer is coming a season in which he only suited up for only 37 games. In those contests he averaged ...
Jazz, Okur Agree To $20 Million Contract Extension
mkrob.com 7/10/2009 —
The Utah Jazz and Mehmet Okur agreed Thursday to a two-year contract extension worth a reported $20.8 million that will keep the three-point shooting center off the free-agent market next summer, the Salt Lake City Tribune reported.
Jazz general manager Kevin O’Connor confirmed ...
So much still undecided
blogs.sltrib.com 6/30/2009 — The Jazz are caught between a rock and a hard place on the final day before free agency. Of course, so is Carlos Boozer, or so it appears. With Kyle Korver opting in for the upcoming season Monday, the Jazz are in ...
Boozer may stay with the Jazz for another season
scoresreport.com 6/30/2009 —
For a time, it seemed like it was inevitable that Carlos Boozer would opt out (or not opt in, in this case) and hit the open market as an unrestricted free agent. But the economic climate has changed and the market for his services does not appear to be as strong as it was once thought to ...
Okur re-ups
scoresreport.com 7/10/2009 —
The Utah Jazz have locked up at least one of their big men.
The Utah Jazz and center Mehmet Okur have agreed in principle to a two-year contract extension worth just under $21 million, according to NBA front-office sources.
Okur could have been a free agent this summer but elected on ...
Boozer, Okur decide to stay with Jazz (AP) —
Yahoo! Sports - NBA News 7/1/2009
Carlos Boozer and Mehmet Okur are both staying with the Utah Jazz next season. About two hours after Boozer let the Jazz know he decided against opting out of the final year of his contract -- which he once said he intended to do -- Okur joined him ...
