Utah Jazz: Reactions, comments have varied on Boozer trade speculation
Some reaction to, creative comments on and reports about Thursday's ESPN.com story suggesting that the Jazz, Chicago and Portland have spoken about a potential trade that would send Carlos Boozer from Utah to the Bulls, Kirk Hinrich from Chicago to the Trail Blazers and Tyrus Thomas from Chicago to Utah:
Longtime NBA writer Sam Smith on Bulls.com:
"Not true.
Made up.
Fabrication.
Prevarication.
Am I being too subtle here?
The report on ESPN said the teams 'discussed' a deal and 'two sources with knowledge of the three-team proposal confirmed there have been substantive talks . . . '
I'm not quite sure how you get that much wrong, but I think the editors may have left out the word, 'not.' As in the teams have 'not' discussed a deal, and there have "not" been substantive talks."
Blazers general manager Kevin Pritchard, on Portland radio station KXTG-95.5 FM: "You know I can't talk to trade rumors.
What I will tell you is that we're active in every shape and form that we can."
Bulls GM Gar Foreman, according to the Chicago Sun-Times:
"There are always conversations going on, and we'll continue to talk to teams to see if we can make ourselves better."
The Sun-Times' John Jackson:
"The proposed deal was a hot topic as the Bulls opened practice for the summer-league team Thursday night at the Berto Center, but everyone seemed to downplay the possibility of anything materializing."
Bulls coach Vinny Del Negro, according to the Sun-Times:
"It's that time of year. Teams are looking at a lot of different things, but they're just rumors right now."
Thomas, via Twitter, according to Smith:
"Gone."
Thomas, via Facebook, according to Smith:
"Playing with Deron Williams would be sweet!"
More from Del Negro, according to the Sun-Times
"We have flexibility moving forward, and, hopefully, we make sound decisions going forward to improve our team in other ways."
More from Smith on Bulls.com:
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