Utah Jazz center Mehmet Okur announced today he has elected to remain with the franchise for the 2009-10 season, and is declining to exercise his early termination option.

?We are looking forward to Memo?s return,? said Utah Jazz general manager Kevin O?Connor.  ?He has clearly been an integral part of our success since his arrival and we are hopeful that he will continue to perform at such a high level in the future.?

Utah Jazz forward Carlos Boozer announced on Tuesday that he is exercising his player option for 2009-10.  Boozer will make $12.657 million this season and join the famed 2010 class a free agent next summer.

?We are excited that Carlos has decided to remain with the Jazz,? said Utah Jazz general manager Kevin O?Connor. ?We are hopeful he can continue to play at an All-Star level and will have an injury-free season.?

Boozer had been widely expected to become a free agent, but the economic climate of the NBA made delaying his free agency by one season a prudent decision.

If the 76ers are unable to re-sign point guard Andre Miller, they could pursue Ronnie Price.

Price, a veteran who spent the last two seasons with the Jazz, would share time at point guard with rookie Jrue Holiday and combo guard Lou Williams.

Utah Jazz forward Kyle Korver?s agent, Jeff Schwartz, informed the Jazz today that his client has elected to remain with the franchise for the 2009-10 season, and is declining to exercise his early termination option.

?We are thrilled to have Kyle remain with the Jazz,? said Utah Jazz general manager Kevin O?Connor.  ?We appreciate him as both a person and a player and are pleased he has shown a commitment to this organization.?

Sources close to Carlos Boozer told ESPN.com he will wait until Tuesday to decide whether or not to he will exercise a $12.7 million player option for the 2009-10 season.

There is a sizable chance Boozer will not test the free agent waters.

A few months ago, Boozer was much more confident about his decision. He told ESPN.com's Chris Sheridan that he was opting out in December. "I'm opting out. No matter what, I'm going to get a raise regardless," Boozer told ESPN.com. "I am going to opt out. I don't see why I wouldn't. I think it's a very good business decision for me and my family, but I'd also like to see what happens with the Jazz and stay here."

After drafting Eric Maynor, the Jazz are not expected to re-sign veteran point guard Brevin Knight.

Instead, Utah is expected to re-sign the younger Ronnie Price to be the team's second or third option at the position.

Mehmet Okur is "leaning toward opting out" of his contract with the Jazz and could make the decision official as soon as Monday, Okur's agent, Marc Fleisher, said on Sunday.

Okur would be opting out of $9 million he is due to make this season in order to become a free agent.

The Jazz face opt-out decisions ahead of a Tuesday deadline from Carlos Boozer, Kyle Korver and Okur. All indications Sunday continued to be that Boozer and Okur would opt out while Korver would not.

"I think he's looking to do what will make sense going forward for him," Fleisher said of Okur, "and whether that's with the Jazz or not, it's undecided at this point. We're going to look at all the options before he makes his decision."

The Jazz will have a busy summer of free agency, with Carlos Boozer, Paul Millsap, Mehmet Okur and Kyle Korver all able to sign elsewhere.

"You prepare that everybody leaves and then you work backward," said Kevin O'Connor.  "Depending on what happens, it will certainly be a challenge."

Jazz forward Paul Millsap appears to be seeking a contract similar to the one David Lee is commanding.

Multiple reports have said that Lee, a restricted free agent with the Knicks, is looking for a multi-year deal worth $10 million annually.

DeAngelo Simmons, Millsap's rep and uncle, has suggested that Millsap deserves a similar deal.

"I really can't say (precisely how much money Millsap is seeking)," said Simmons. "But the two guys are pretty close, with what we're looking at."

With the 2009 NBA Draft complete, the Jazz are excited about landing New York's pick next June.

Utah owns New York's first round pick in 2010, and the selection is no longer protected. Conceivably, the Jazz could end up with the first overall pick if the Knicks miss the playoffs and win the lottery.

"We don't have any control over it," general manager Kevin O'Connor said. "I don't think the expectation should be that it's going to be a high lottery pick.

"We don't know what it's going to be," he added, "and until we do know ? obviously, that won't be until late in the season ? we'll treat it as we have: That it's an asset, and we'll wait and see where it's at."

Utah's first round pick will go to Minnesota via Philadelphia, unless the Jazz miss the postseason.