Are you saying that we would trade Marion for Boozer, or, that we would have Marion for one year, and drop him. Which would open up the cap space to sign boozer.

If it is the first, and Utah was even willing to swap Boozer for Marion, the heat would do that deal themselves because they want to sign him (boozer) next year.

If it is the second, thats just plain dumb, because you are trading a player the organization is high on for the future for basically nothing since Marion would walk away after, with no guarentee boozer would even sign with us. Then what are you left with?

Really confused, please clarify, I would be excited to see Boozer on our team but I just don’t know how we would get there with you reasoning.

he wouldnt want to come here to play center. he is gonna command big money. we couldnt pay him enough to come here

Assuming Boozer opts out after this coming season/his option year, my guess is he’ll command at least as much as what the Dubs tried offering Elton Brand this summer, if not more. I would also think he’ll be one of the most sought-after unrestricted FA’s for next offseason, that’s IF he forgoes his option year.

Mullin would look like an idiot if he traded away Beidrins and didn’t get Boozer after he opts out. It wouldn’t be smart of him to trade Beidrins away unless he worked out a long term deal with marion first. The good thing is Marion is always going to be in demand because the guy can do it all, so if we could trade for him and get him signed for a while, we could always orchestrate a sign and trade with another team. Worst case we keep a great player in marion. It all seems way too complicated and iffy for a stiff like Mullin though.

NO!

This team doesn’t have a ton of money to spend next offseason assuming Monta and Beans sign. No one big expires, and everyone gets 8-10% raises.

I think the Heat are going to move Beasley to the 3 and sign Boozer with Marion’s money. Either way, he isn’t staying in Utah. He’s going to a major market, where he can enjoy the city, get some phat endorsement deals, AND play on a contender. The only other place that might make sense is New Jersey, because he’d be a force with LeBron and he knows it. Also, with the relocation and new stadium NJ is going to become the “cool” place to play… I suspect Boozer wants the limelight.

Look, he’s has already shown once that he’s not afraid to change cities if he thinks it’s best for him. My money is on him doing it again.

Which begs the question of what happens to D.Williams. He reportedly now wants an opt-out clause, in case the Jazz lose Boozer. So, in short, Boozer could single-handedly dismantle that whole Jazz team within 2-3 years. And I wouldn’t be surprised if that’s exactly what happens…

but i doubt the warriors will make a trade and that utah would let boozer go

this isnt happening. although boozer will probably leave the jazz…his daughter has some medical condition and the doctors told him that a warmer climate would be much better for her (aka not utah)

If somehow the cap space is available without giving any of our prime core, i would love for the W’s to at least make a run at Boozer. Even though i have doubts he’ll come here, a shot from half court is better than no shot taken at all. The other benefit is Boozer heading to the eastern conference.