Thomas' Twitter tweet response, according to HoopsHype.com: "To clear the record, I never commented on playing with D Will. And I am a BULL. Let it go people!"

MILES' GOAL: Jazz small forward C.J. Miles — who chose not to play for Utah's entry last week in the Orlando Pro Summer League, even though the subject was discussed in his end-of-the-season exit meeting and even though coach Jerry Sloan wanted him there — said he's spent his summer lifting weights and "adding things to my game."

Said Miles: The biggest thing for me last season is I don't think I was physically ready to play a full season ... That's my biggest ordeal this summer, is to get ready for that ... I want to get to the point where my 18, 20 (minutes) can go to 30."

TALKING EXTENSION: Jazz shooting guard Kyle Korver suggested Saturday that he hopes to talk later this summer with Jazz brass about a contract extension.

Korver recently declined to terminate the final year of current deal, which is worth $5,163,636.

ALUMNI UPDATE: According to Sunday's New York Daily News, ex-Jazz point guard and current ESPN/ABC NBA television analyst Mark Jackson has interviewed — as expected — for Minnesota's vacant head coaching job.

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