"Things went well," Williams said. "It's not a done deal yet, but some things just got to be ironed out, some things we're going back and forth on, so hopefully it can keep progressing from there."

Williams, who made an appearance Thursday at the opening of a Sam's Club in South Jordan, said the Jazz talked about a maximum-value extension, which could pay him upward of $90 million if he signed for a full five years.

"It's definitely been brought up," Williams said. "We're just going to see how it goes."

The biggest question for Williams, according to sources on both sides of the deal, is not so much money as it is the length of the extension. "We're still working on that," Williams said. "That's one of the things we're still ironing out."

It's not believed to be as simple as Williams wanting to sign a shorter deal and the Jazz wanting him to sign a longer one. Williams and his representatives are weighing several factors, including what future NBA collective-bargaining agreements could look like.

Two players from the 2005 draft class already have signed extensions this month. New Orleans guard Chris Paul agreed to a three-year deal with a fourth-year option that could be worth a reported $68 million.

Milwaukee center Andrew Bogut agreed Wednesday to a five-year deal that reportedly will pay him $60 million and possibly $72.5 million with bonuses. Williams said he was still considering three-, four- and five-year extensions.

With the three-year extension, Williams could return to the free-agent market as soon as the summer of 2012, when a new CBA will be in effect. The current CBA expires after the 2010-11 season, although it can be extended by a year.

The trend with past CBAs has brought shorter contracts with smaller annual raises for free agents. That could make it more attractive for Williams to sign a longer extension now.

Asked what the sticking point was in getting a deal done, Williams said: "Really, my thing is I want to see how the team is going. The team could be a different team in two or three years."

Williams mentioned the possibility that Carlos Boozer, Mehmet Okur and Kyle Korver all could opt out of their contracts next summer, as well as the uncertainty surrounding Jerry Sloan's future as Jazz coach beyond this season.

"So it could be a whole different scenario in the next couple years," Williams said, "and I just want to make sure that things are going the right way because I'm about winning. I don't care about stats, I don't care about any of that. I care about winning."

Williams said he voiced his concerns in the meeting. O'Connor declined to comment Thursday. Williams' agent, Bob McClaren, described the meeting as "positive and productive" and said he thought a deal could be reached shortly.

Having returned this week from a vacation in Mexico, Williams said he was leaving Thursday night for Los Angeles, where he will shoot a commercial for Nike that will air during the Olympics.

He will be back in town for about a week after that and said he plans on practicing with the Jazz's Rocky Mountain Revue team. Williams will leave either July 19 or 20 for Olympic training camp in Las Vegas and head from there to Beijing.

Notes: The Jazz are not expecting C.J. Miles to play for their summer-league team unless they can work out a contract in the next week. Miles is a restricted free agent with a $1.2 million qualifying offer to return for this season.

In the same situation last year, Miles skipped the summer league, citing the injury risk with his free-agent fate still undecided. Sloan voiced his disagreement with the decision at the time. Miles ultimately re-signed with the Jazz but struggled in the preseason.

* The Jazz have notified Washington that they will not match the partially guaranteed contract Dee Brown signed with the Wizards on Tuesday. Although he played in Turkey last season, the Jazz still retained Brown's rights as a restricted free agent thanks to a qualifying offer they tendered him.

* The Jazz signed first-round draft pick Kosta Koufos on Thursday to a two-year, $2.3 million contract with two additional option years. Koufos will be able to practice and play in the Revue.

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