Utah Jazz notebook: O'Connor quiet on Boozer's remarks

"For me it was never everything else (but business)," added Ara Vartanian, one of Millsap's reps. "It's one of those things where (Portland) wasn't ... a bad option. But obviously he fits in Utah."

DeAngelo Simmons — another Millsap rep, and his uncle — readily concurred.

"This is his home. He's been here three years," he said. "It's the known vs. the unknown. So, quite naturally he has mixed feelings. But his goal and intent was to stay here, and it's a good thing the Jazz stepped up and matched it."

Added Simmons: "(The process) was more stressful for me than it was for (Millsap). He kept me calm a lot of times, so that was a good thing. He's a good kid that has life's perspective in place."

VIVA VEGAS? Millsap on Saturday was waffling about taking part in a USA Basketball mini-camp for young national-team prospects that's scheduled for this week in Las Vegas.

"It's not a for-sure for me right now," he said, citing "personal issues."

"I would love to go out there and play, but I've got to work out some things over here first and then think about that."

BREWER NEXT: One of the Jazz's next orders of business will be discussing a contract extension for starting shooting guard Ronnie Brewer.

"We'll evaluate," O'Connor said. "We like what Ronnie's done, and certainly we'll have a conversation. But I think that conversation will be later on this summer. Now the next thing to do is talk about that."

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