Unlike the player he was traded for, Gordan Giricek was neither surprised nor nostalgic when he was dealt to the 76ers.
Giricek joined the team yesterday in Portland after being traded on Saturday along with a future first-round pick from the Utah Jazz for Kyle Korver.
Giricek is earning $4 million in the final year of his contract, and he also had an expiring relationship with Jazz Coach Jerry Sloan.
This season, Giricek had seen limited playing time and had an ongoing feud with the veteran coach.
"I think it's not worth any more to discuss those things," he said before yesterday's game at the Rose Garden against the Portland Trail Blazers. "It has to be water under the bridge. They did everything to help their team, and Philadelphia made their moves and we start from here."
Giricek said he wasn't surprised by the trade because he had asked for the move.
"I loved the city, but somehow I couldn't find a right spot with the team," he said. "The only thing I asked always is to be respected as a man. Not as a basketball player, just as a man. And I didn't feel that was so."
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Not that Nuggets' Coach George Karl thinks the scales have been tipped in the race for the Northwest Division, but he expressed admiration for Utah's acquisition of sharpshooter Kyle Korver.
"Very disappointed," Karl said. "I was a lot of angry yesterday. A lot of cussing. They made a bad situation (possibly) be very good."
Utah traded disgruntled guard Gordan Giricek and a first-round draft pick to Philadelphia for Korver, one of the NBA's better 3-point shooters, on Saturday. Korver holds the 76ers' record for 3-pointers made in a season (226) and owns a career average of 40 percent from behind the arc.
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Even though he sat out Saturday's game with a strained right biceps tendon, Jazz forward Andrei Kirilenko was encouraged the injury wouldn't keep him out an extended period.
For now, Kirilenko is listed as day to day after he got tangled up with Lakers' forward Trevor Ariza in the first quarter of Friday's loss and had his arm awkwardly jerked back.
Kirilenko tried to play in the second quarter and did not return in the second half. He walked out of the locker room after the game with his arm in a sling. Although he wasn't feeling pain, Kirilenko also said he didn't have any strength in the arm, especially when he tried to raise it.
"I was trying to get back after [the injury], but like pass and like shoot, I feels like it's completely dead," Kirilenko said.
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Jazz Dec 2007 Archive
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Philadelphia Inquirer | Dec 29, 2007
Kyle Korver is the newest member of the Utah Jazz.
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ESPN | Dec 29, 2007
Utah Jazz guard Gordan Giricek has returned to the team more than a week after he and Coach Jerry Sloan got into an argument on the bench during a game, and both men are pledging to leave their disagreements in the past.
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Yahoo.com | Dec 29, 2007
Phil Jackson pulled even with Red Auerbach in regular-season victories, 5 1/2 seasons after tying the Celtics coach for the most NBA championships won.
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Press Release | Dec 27, 2007
The Utah Jazz today sent 7-1 288 pound center Kyrylo Fesenko to their NBA Development League affiliate Utah Flash.
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Salt Lake Tribune | Dec 27, 2007
Gordan Giricek's week in limbo figures to come to an end this morning when the Jazz guard will meet with Coach Jerry Sloan and General Manager Kevin O'Connor before practice.
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Salt Lake Tribune | Dec 26, 2007
Matt Harpring will play, but Memo Okur remains questionable for tonight's Jazz-Mavericks' game at EnergySolutions Arena.
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RealGM Staff Report | Dec 24, 2007
Morris Almond of the Utah Flash today was named D-League.
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Deseret News | Dec 22, 2007
Jazz forward Matt Harpring learned late Friday afternoon that he must undergo additional testing as doctors try to determine the cause of gastrointestinal issues he has been battling.
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Miami Herald | Dec 21, 2007
Jerry Sloan reportedly ordered disgruntled guard Gordan Giricek back to Utah following Wednesday's loss to the Charlotte Bobcats.
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Salt Lake Tribune | Dec 17, 2007
Jazz center Mehmet Okur reported improvement in his injured left shoulder but won't play in Monday night's game against the Atlanta Hawks.
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ESPN | Dec 15, 2007
"I never played a game sober, unfortunately," said ex-NBA forward Keon Clark, who had a 2½-year prison sentence tossed out after a judge ruled he deserves a new hearing.
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Salt Lake Tribune | Dec 15, 2007
Jazz center Mehmet Okur missed his second straight game Friday and will undergo an MRI exam on his injured left shoulder Saturday in Salt Lake City.
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RealGM Staff Report | Dec 13, 2007
Utah Jazz General Manager Kevin O’Connor announced today that the team has recalled center Kyrylo Fesenko from the Utah Flash of the NBA Development League (D-League).
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San Antonio Express-News | Dec 7, 2007
Tim Duncan was still workout out hard with an assistant coach 20 minutes after the rest of the team finished practice, according to the San Antonio Express-News, and while Coach Gregg Popovich called him doubtful for tonight's game against Utah, he certainly didn't look it.
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RealGM Staff Report | Dec 6, 2007
Utah Jazz General Manager Kevin O’Connor announced today that the team has assigned rookie guard Morris Almond and rookie center Kyrylo Fesenko to the Utah Flash of the NBA Development League (D-League).
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RealGM Staff Report | Dec 3, 2007
The NBA announced today that Jazz forward Carlos Boozer was named Western Conference Player of the Month for games played from the start of the season (Oct.
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Salt Lake Tribune | Dec 3, 2007
Jazz forward Carlos Boozer and center Mehmet Okur both took part in the pregame shootaround and will play in Monday night's game against the Miami Heat at EnergySolutions Arena.
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RealGM Staff Report | Dec 3, 2007
Jerry Sloan and the Utah Jazz will be together for the 21st time next season after they extended their relationship through the 2008-09 season.
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Sports Illustrated | Dec 1, 2007
Jazz forward Carlos Boozer and center Mehmet Okur did not play in Utah's game against the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday.
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Yahoo.com | Dec 1, 2007
Jazz center Kyrylo Fesenko left Friday's game with the Lakers in the fourth quarter with an apparent head injury.
