[QUOTE]The first clue to the Jazz''s summer makeover has been revealed, but its meaning may not be understood for another week or two.
Sasha Pavlovic, Utah''s first-round draft *** a year ago who averaged 4.8 points per game in his rookie season, was not among the eight players withheld by the Jazz from next week''s expansion draft, an NBA source with knowledge of the expansion list confirmed Monday.
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Pavlovic -- who started 14 games as a 20-year-old rookie and scored in double figures 11 times -- was widely expected to be protected. That the Jazz would risk losing a young, inexpensive player so soon after using a first-round *** to select him is a surprise.
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Still, by not protecting Pavlovic, O''Connor may be signaling the Jazz''s thinking on their roster-building plans. Among the possibilities:
* They intend, as has been widely rumored, to draft Sergey Monya, a 6-foot-8 Russian forward who plays the same position as Pavlovic
* They regard guard Mo Williams, a second-round *** who was among the eight protected by the Jazz, as a more important part of their future.
* They believe Borchardt, a 7-footer with only one guaranteed season remaining on his contract, will interest Charlotte more.
* Or, they simply need Pavlovic''s roster spot more than they need him, and are willing to risk losing the second-year Montenegran for nothing.
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Jedini razlog koji bi bio "dobar" po Pavlovica je ovaj prvi, gde Utah jednostavno vise zeli Monya-u. Rus ipak ima vise iskustva i sigurno bi mogao vise da doprinese u narednoj sezoni.
Ali Mo Williams?! Give me a break. Najverovatnije zvuce poslednje dve varijante - Utah se nada da ga Bobcats nece uzeti ali i ako ga uzmu nikom nista.