<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">The Jazz made their first two roster cuts prior to practice Sunday, waiving swingman Mark Karcher and forward Cory Violette to trim their training-camp roster to 17. Thirteen of the survivors have guaranteed contracts, and one, big man Robert Whaley, has a partially guaranteed deal. Three free agents remain, including Utah State product Spencer Nelson. "I consider self lucky to be here every day that I'm here," said Nelson, a 6-foot-8 forward who has four points and four rebounds while logging nearly 20 minutes combined in Utah's first two games of the preseason. "So it's nice to know that I have another day." Karcher, a former Philadelphia 76ers second-round draft choice from Temple University who has never played in the NBA, had one point in seven exhibition minutes at Toronto on Wednesday. He did not play in the Jazz's second game of the preseason, Thursday's loss at Indiana. Violette, a Gonzaga product who played last season in Italy, appeared in both exhibitions, averaging four points in 22 minutes per game.</div> <div align="center">Source</div>
