Jazz Almost Traded Boozer

carrottop12 · Post #1 » by **carrottop12** » Mon Dec 22, 2008 9:22 pm

http://realgm.com/src_wiretap_archives/ ... ed_boozer/

Per the tap.

Pretty interesting, wouldn't be surprised if more of these rumors start to pop up with a Boozer trade.

The Sheik · Post #2 » by **The Sheik** » Mon Dec 22, 2008 9:34 pm

Its not really a rumor....straight from the donkeys (think of a slang term for donkeys) mouth.

Tapoona · Post #3 » by **Tapoona** » Mon Dec 22, 2008 10:00 pm

Long time reader, first time commenter...

I'm sure this has been said before, but this is my take. Don't trade Boozer and just use the money that is saved by not re-signing Boozer to sign PMill and other players. Listening to local radio they said Boozer played in 70% of his games with the Jazz, whereas PMill has played 100%. Boozer doesn't sound like good trade bait to me.

hoops4life · Post #4 » by **hoops4life** » Mon Dec 22, 2008 10:28 pm

I really don't think that Milsap is going to cost more that $7 to $10 mil per year.

I would be interested to hear some of the offers given to the jazz.

Racer X · Post #5 » by **Racer X** » Mon Dec 22, 2008 10:31 pm

I mentioned this last week when LHM did that interview in the Boozer opt-out thread.

The wiretap has it a little off. LHM said that this happened before the Derek Fisher situation popped up like 2 1/2 years ago I think he said.

fivas14 · Post #6 » by **fivas14** » Mon Dec 22, 2008 10:31 pm

I'd only traded Booz if we could get a player like Butler, Okafor, etc.

majortripps69 · Post #7 » by **majortripps69** » Mon Dec 22, 2008 11:25 pm

hoops4life wrote:I really don't think that Milsap is going to cost more that $7 to $10 mil per year.

I would be interested to hear some of the offers given to the jazz.

Given his play and what he has been bringing night in and night out, someone will overpay for Millsap this offseason. The Jazz can match any offer for him, but if someone does to us what we did to Cleveland with Boozer, we'll lose him. All they need to do is front-load a contract with a heft signing bonus and the Jazz would have to let him walk. Sucks I know, but that's free agency for you.

hoops4life · Post #8 » by **hoops4life** » Mon Dec 22, 2008 11:34 pm

I know exactly how it works. If you look at the FA crop and what others have received recently I don't think that it will be much more than that.

hoops4life · Post #9 » by **hoops4life** » Mon Dec 22, 2008 11:36 pm

Tapoona wrote:Long time reader, first time commenter...

I'm sure this has been said before, but this is my take. Don't trade Boozer and just use the money that is saved by not re-signing Boozer to sign PMill and other players. Listening to local radio they said Boozer played in 70% of his games with the Jazz, whereas PMill has played 100%. Boozer doesn't sound like good trade bait to me.

Tyson?

red4hf · Post #10 » by **red4hf** » Tue Dec 23, 2008 12:53 am

majortripps69 wrote:
hoops4life wrote:I really don't think that Milsap is going to cost more that $7 to $10 mil per year.

I would be interested to hear some of the offers given to the jazz.

Given his play and what he has been bringing night in and night out, someone will overpay for Millsap this offseason. The Jazz can match any offer for him, but if someone does to us what we did to Cleveland with Boozer, we'll lose him. All they need to do is front-load a contract with a heft signing bonus and the Jazz would have to let him walk. Sucks I know, but that's free agency for you.

SInce the Jazz can match any contract for MIllsap, how can they lose him if another team frontloads a deal? The answer is they can't....... Boozer has played 3 seasons for the Jazz, which means we own his Bird rights....... Which means we can go above the salary cap to sign him, so unless we decide not to match an offer, Millsap isn't going anywhere.......

The Boozer situation was different since he only played 2 seasons for Cleveland, so the Cavs couldn''t go above the salary cap to resign him........

If only Sloan would use Kosta more often, a lineup of Okur/Millsap or Kosta/Millsap/AK works just fine, it's when Sloan goes with AK/Millsap as our only frontcourt players that we get absolutely raped on the boards and usually we lose.......

Tapoona · Post #11 » by **Tapoona** » Tue Dec 23, 2008 2:27 am

hoops4life wrote:
Tapoona wrote:Long time reader, first time commenter...

I'm sure this has been said before, but this is my take. Don't trade Boozer and just use the money that is saved by not re-signing Boozer to sign PMill and other players. Listening to local radio they said Boozer played in 70% of his games with the Jazz, whereas PMill has played 100%. Boozer doesn't sound like good trade bait to me.

Tyson?

Nope

MeestR · Post #12 » by **MeestR** » Tue Dec 23, 2008 5:15 pm

i heard that on the radio too, and lhm said all this was BEFORE the fisher situation, so NOT last year. they didnt do it because they couldnt get fair value for him. of course he only half a season to show so of course jazz couldnt get fair value.

the story wasnt very clear, but thats what i heard lhm say on the radio.

leventuysal · Post #13 » by **leventuysal** » Sun Jan 11, 2009 5:57 am

"Boozer privately requested to be dealt somewhere closer to where the child was being treated in Miami"... which is Miami I guess.

freakazoid · Post #14 » by **freakazoid** » Sun Jan 11, 2009 6:43 am

leventuysal wrote:"Boozer privately requested to be dealt somewhere closer to where the child was being treated in Miami"... which is Miami I guess.

Seriously???

My God, does anyone doubt that Booze is the Devil himself?

After all, only Satan would request a chance to live with his own child.

Boozer = He who walks below.

sonny · Post #15 » by **sonny** » Mon Jan 12, 2009 4:56 am

How much is Boozer looking for?

Duiz · Post #16 » by **Duiz** » Mon Jan 12, 2009 6:23 am

sonny wrote:How much is Boozer looking for?

Max contract.