Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Carlos Boozer


Carlos Boozer is on the move, that much is certain but where he will land is still very much in the air. According to reports by ESPN's Chris Broussard a deal was almost struck between Utah, Portland and Chicago. This deal was to send Tyrus Thomas to Utah, Kirk Hinrich to Portland, and Carlos Boozer to Chicago. Now that that deal has crashed and burned worse than Kwame Brown's career two likely destinations come to my mind. Number one is the Chicago Bulls; it is no secret that the Bulls have been seeking an inside presence for the majority of the decade and Carlos Boozer fits the bill perfectly, also Chicago has a trade piece in Tyrus Thomas. Trade destination number two is the Miami Heat, the main reason why Miami is a top scenario is because Carlos Boozer has expressed his interest in saying that his "Paradise" is in Miami. However the whole point of the Jazz trading Boozer is to shed salary so that they can be in better shape for the free agent class of 2010, I'm not sure how they'll be able to do that dealing with Miami unless another team steps in to help the deal go through. 
Personally I believe that Boozer will be going to the Windy City when all is said and done, there is a rumored trade out there which in short would send Boozer to Chicago and Tyrus Thomas to the Jazz. I think that the Jazz are waiting and hoping that some miraculous offer comes along before they pull the trigger on a deal. It would benefit the Bulls immensely to land Boozer because they would essentially be renting him for one season. His contract is up after the season. If he worked out playing alongside Derrick Rose then they could re-sign him or they could use his 12.7 million that would be coming off the books to go and get Chicago native Dwyane Wade if they so choose.
We don't know what the future holds for Carlos Boozer but what we do know is that he has most likely played his last game as a Utah Jazz.