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SALT LAKE CITY (October 29, 2007) - Utah Jazz general manager Kevin O'Connor announced today that the team has requested waivers on forward Kevin Lyde. With the move, the Jazz's opening night roster for the 2007-08 season now stands at 14 players.
Lyde (6-9, 294, Temple) appeared in three preseason games with the Jazz, averaging 1.3 points and 3.3 rebounds in 6.7 minutes per contest. The undrafted rookie free agent played four seasons in the NBA Development League before joining the Jazz prior to training camp.
The 2007-08 Utah Jazz roster consists of:
No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Birthdate College/From Yrs.
22 Morris Almond G 6-6 225 2/2/85 Rice R
5 Carlos Boozer F 6-9 266 11/20/81 Duke 5
9 Ronnie Brewer G 6-7 223 3/20/85 Arkansas 1
31 Jarron Collins F/C 6-11 239 12/2/78 Stanford 6
44 Kyrylo Fesenko C 7-1 288 12/24/86 Ukraine R
10 Gordan Giricek G 6-6 220 6/20/77 Croatia 5
15 Matt Harpring F 6-7 230 5/31/76 Georgia Tech 9
3 Jason Hart G 6-3 180 4/29/78 Syracuse 6
47 Andrei Kirilenko F 6-9 223 2/18/81 Russia 6
34 C.J. Miles G 6-6 220 3/18/87 Skyline H.S. (TX) 2
24 Paul Millsap F 6-8 258 2/10/85 Louisiana Tech 1
13 Mehmet Okur F 6-11 263 5/26/79 Turkey 5
17 Ronnie Price G 6-2 190 6/21/83 Utah Valley State 2
8 Deron Williams G 6-3 208 6/26/84 Illinois 2
