ESPN.com broke this story late yesterday, but in case you haven’t heard, Carlos Boozer has decided he will be opting out. Boozer, who would earn 12.66 million dollars in the final year of his contract, said he wants “see what happens with the Jazz and stay here.” Yeah, right.
We said that Jerry Sloan and the Jazz were in a good situation, as the injuries Boozer has had over the last season and a half has allowed Paul Millsap to blossom into a potential All-Star. The Jazz management have said they will be definitely resigning Millsap, and that means Boozer is expendable. Millsap is in the final year of his rookie contract, and is making less than $800,000 this year.
Knowing Boozer will opt out forces the Jazz hands this season. Will Utah entertain trade offers this season, in order to get something in return for him? Or do they try to put it all together with their current cast for one more run in a very deep Western Conference? My advice is trade Boozer while he still has value, and you can get some quality talent back. There are plenty of teams that would be willing to take an expiring contract and a motivated player looking to earn big money this offseason for a short term run.
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