Utah Jazz: Boozer not headed to Dallas or South Africa

Add the Dallas Mavericks to the list of NBA teams that were — and perhaps still are — interested in acquiring trade-craving Carlos Boozer.

While you're at it, scratch South Africa off of Boozer's more immediate travel itinerary.

Though it's still unclear where exactly he'll end up this NBA season, Boozer won't be going to Johannesburg this week to participate in the NBA's Basketball Without Borders program Wednesday through Sunday as was announced earlier this summer.

The Jazz power forward is a late scratch from the league's successful international outreach program due to a family emergency, an NBA source involved with the camp said on Sunday.

It wasn't announced whether Dwight Howard and Chris Bosh — Boozer's 2008 Olympic teammates — will still attend the camps with other current and former NBA players. However, Bosh posted on his Twitter account that he is leaving for South Africa today.

As for the Dallas situation, the Mavericks were among the possible Boozer suitors with whom the Jazz have talked swap this offseason, according to ESPN's Chad Ford. The NBA writer also recently reported that the Jazz have discussed possible deals with the Chicago Bulls, Miami Heat and Detroit Pistons. He didn't mention Portland, Memphis, New York, Sacramento or Houston, but Boozer's name has surfaced in rumors and reports along with those teams this summer as well.

Boozer told a radio station this summer that the Jazz informed him that he was no longer in their future plans and claimed that the franchise's management would seek a trade for him before the 2009-10 season.

Ford pointed out that the Jazz's economic situation, which has them well over the luxury-tax threshold after re-signing Paul Millsap and getting Boozer, Mehmet Okur and Kyle Korver back through player options, "has led GM Kevin O'Connor to actively pursue trades for Boozer."

Ford did not write about possible trade scenarios between Dallas and Utah.

Also this past weekend, a blog from New York-based Newsday listed Boozer as being a potential target of the Knicks if they were to work out a sign-and-trade deal with young power forward David Lee. Knicks writer Alan Hahn, however, somewhat dismissed that scenario after bringing it up.

"The Jazz, however, just made that long-term commitment to (Paul) Millsap and are over the luxury tax threshold," Hahn wrote. "It is hard to believe they would prefer to give up an all-star talent like Boozer to add a long-term deal for Lee."

Jazz general manager Kevin O'Connor is out of town and unavailable for comment.