"No matter that they have won five of their last six games and completed a season sweep of San Antonio for just the second time in franchise history Wednesday. There is still no respite for the Jazz right now when it comes to trade rumors.

The Jazz were greeted Thursday by a report from the Memphis Commercial Appeal that the Grizzlies were discussing a deal through which they would acquire Ronnie Brewer from Utah for one or more draft picks.

Jazz general manager Kevin O'Connor declined to comment, but the team was not believed to have initiated any talks with Memphis and was disappointed to be dealing with the subject at a time when it is enjoying one of its best stretches of the season.

Between Carlos Boozer, Andrei Kirilenko and now Brewer, the volume of trade rumors involving Jazz players has been far louder than in recent seasons with nearly a month to go until the Feb. 18 trade deadline.

O'Connor said the Jazz were "looking at anything that can help out the team but not anything about short-term gains or cosmetics." He added that he would defer to coach Jerry Sloan when it comes to dealing with the potential distractions of trade season.

Even after last month's deal that sent rookie first-round pick Eric Maynor and injured forward Matt Harpring to Oklahoma City, the Jazz's full-season salary commitments leave them about $4.8 million above the NBA's luxury-tax threshold of $69.92 million."