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Utah Jazz guard Kyle Korver has notified the team that he is not opting out of the final year of his contract, bypassing the opportunity to become a free agent Wednesday, according to NBA front-office sources.
Sources told ESPN.com that Korver has officially declared his intention to play out next season at $5.2 million with the Jazz, who are still waiting for similar decisions from forward Carlos Boozer and Mehmet Okur.
Boozer and Okur have until Tuesday to let the Jazz know if they want to make themselves free agents starting one minute past midnight, or play out the respective final years of their deals like Korver has chosen to do.
Sources maintain that Boozer remains likely to opt for free agency. The Salt Lake Tribune, meanwhile, quoted Okur's agent, Marc Fleisher, as saying in Monday's editions that Okur is "leaning toward opting out."
Sources told ESPN.com that Korver has officially declared his intention to play out next season at $5.2 million with the Jazz, who are still waiting for similar decisions from forward Carlos Boozer and Mehmet Okur.
Boozer and Okur have until Tuesday to let the Jazz know if they want to make themselves free agents starting one minute past midnight, or play out the respective final years of their deals like Korver has chosen to do.
Sources maintain that Boozer remains likely to opt for free agency. The Salt Lake Tribune, meanwhile, quoted Okur's agent, Marc Fleisher, as saying in Monday's editions that Okur is "leaning toward opting out."
