It was uncertain Wednesday night whether either Knight or McNamara would be able to practice this morning, Jazz spokesman Jonathan Rinehart said.

The Jazz acquired Knight in an offseason trade with the Los Angeles Clippers for journeyman Jason Hart, who last season lost his backup point guard position to Price.

McNamara, who played earlier this year in Latvia and part of last year in Greece, was a member of Syracuse's 2003 NCAA championship team.

ALUMNI UPDATE: According to Wednesday's local Idaho Statesman newspaper, NBA journeyman and ex-Jazz guard Randy Livingston has been named assistant coach of the NBA Development League's Idaho Stampede.

Livingston was the D-League's MVP for the 2006-07 season, and retired as a player after leading the Boise-based Stampede to a D-League championship this past season.

The Louisiana State product played 17 games for Utah during the 2004-05 NBA season, and spent last July working with and observing the Jazz's Rocky Mountain Revue summer league team.

DOWN ON THE FARM: The Jazz-affiliated Utah Flash still haven't hired a general manager to replace Dave Fredman, now back with the Jazz as a full-time scout.

Flash owner Brandt Andersen, in Boise for Jazz camp, said coach Brad Jones has assumed some of Fredman's former duties for now and that a new GM may not be named until some time after the team's NBA Development League seasons begins.

HE SAID IT: Noting the Jazz's depth this season, Sloan on Wednesday delivered an ultimatum of sorts, saying, "If a guy doesn't want to run up and down the floor and defend, I'll play somebody else. ... A few years ago, I looked and said, 'I've got to keep this guy out there.' I look around now, and I can make substitutions."

MISC.: Miles said he gained about 10 pounds during the offseason, and his body fat did not increase. ... ESPN.com's John Hollinger predicted Wednesday that the Jazz will finish the regular season first in the NBA's Western Conference. ... Summer Olympians Boozer, Deron Williams and Andrei Kirilenko again all sat out Wednesday's morning session, as pre-planned. ... The Jazz have an open-to-the-public scrimmage that starts at 6 tonight in Taco Bell Arena, but admission requires a free ticket that can be obtained at any Boise-area Larry H. Miller automobile dealership.

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