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Jazz Exercise Third-Year Option On Williams
The 6-3, 239-pound Williams was a 2005-06 NBA All-Rookie First Team selection last season after appearing in 80 of 82 games (47 starts) and averaging 10.8 points, 4.5 assists and 2.4 rebounds in 28.8 minutes per game. Williams led the Jazz in assists, and posted the second-highest assists average and fourth-highest scoring average ever by a Jazz rookie. He also led all NBA rookies in three-point shooting (.416), breaking the franchise rookie record for both three-pointers made and attempted (91-219). The University of Illinois product was selected by the Jazz with the third overall pick in the 2005 NBA Draft. Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Utah Waives Hiram Fuller
Their roster now stands at 15. Fuller's release means that Dee Brown, undrafted point guard Brian Chase and undrafted swingman Roger Powell Jr. will all be on Utah's roster for opening night. Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Report: Jazz Players Gave DNAA Web site blog report by a Portland newspaper writer fills in a few more details on the episode last weekend that led police there to question multiple Jazz players regarding a possible sexual assault ... and contradicts some of the things Jazz owner Larry H. Miller said late last week about the incident. According to John Canzano, a columnist for The Oregonian, "Sex crimes detectives responded to a report of a hysterical woman at a downtown hotel early Monday morning. ... The woman was a stripper who the players picked up and brought back to the room, a source said." Miller, however, suggested last Thursday night that the unidentified Jazz players did not want the woman to go to into one of their rooms — and that both a cab driver and a hotel night clerk interviewed by police corroborated their version of events. Portland police have not released a copy of their report on the investigation. Conzano blogged that "police questioned several Utah players ... and took DNA from at least two, I'm told." Miller said players were asked, 'Would they give DNA samples? It turns out they didn't need to."' No Jazz players have been charged. The woman at issue reportedly has not cooperated with police, who seem uncertain if a crime actually occurred. Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Jazz Oct 2006 Archive
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The Utah Jazz have exercised the third-year option on the contract of guard Deron Williams, the club announced today.
Free-agent Hiram Fuller was released by the Utah Jazz on Monday.