Wednesday, July 15th, 2009 at 9:00 am  |  123 responses

Who Will Land Carlos Boozer?

by Marcel Mutoni

Carlos Boozer went on the radio yesterday and revealed the League’s worst-kept secret: The Utah Jazz forward confirmed that his employer is actively shopping his services around the NBA.

The Salt Lake Tribune has the quotes from Booz:

Q: Do you think you’ll be traded from the Jazz?
CB: Yeah, I do. I had a talk with the Jazz and the Jazz told me they wanted to go in a different direction and I respected their decision and we mutually agreed to work out a trade that was beneficial for them as well [as] beneficial for me and my family. That being said, I’m assuming to be traded here relatively soon or in good time.


Q: Do you believe you’ll be traded to the Bulls?
CB: I’ve definitely heard a lot of rumblings about it. I don’t know if it’ll go down or not. That’s kind of between the Jazz and Chicago. But obviously if I did get traded to Chicago, I’d love to be a part of the Bulls.

The Bulls aren’t the only team in the running for Carlos; New York is also reportedly throwing its name in the hat, if only tentatively.

Looks like it’s time to re-vist the rumored three-way trade between Chicago, Utah and Portland. Kirk Hinrich and Tyrus Thomas should probably start packing up their belongings, just to be safe.

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  • http://www2.gsb.columbia.edu/faculty/jstiglitz/ KOSTAS KOUFOS

    You will never be convinced on how good is Tiago unless he plays SUCESFULLY in the NBA. Example: 2 of the top 5 best players to come out of Europe in the 00′s,Manu and Yasikevicious, are viewed quite differently in the states cause their game could not translate the same way there. Those two are at the same level in the world stage (this has been demonstrated repeteadly in the Euroleague and with their national teams). I do not need to see Tiago playing in the NBA to make my mind on his abilities, BUT i need to see him there to make my mind if he can actually be effective in the states. I will say it once again: my list DO NOT rank players on their performance in the NBA. For the NBA (especially the regular season) Dwight is top-3 easily.

  • http://adfji.com Jukai

    Kostas: well, perhaps you should say “FIBA” and “NBA” and not “world.” World makes me think you’re taking into consideration both FIBA and the NBA, which admittantly are two different games: Tiago is far more effective than Howard in FIBA due to the fact that Tiago isnt’ depended upon to rebound and block shots (something which is beyond reason, but, whatever) so he can stray from midrange to right inside the three point line and knock down shots against centers who have trouble guarding him that high. It’s a great strategy.
    Once again though, Howard has played what, a total of 20 games in FIBA rules? Without a proper jump shot and effective cutting/post moves, Dwight would be clearly behind a step on offense (parking in the lane and the zone really makes him too turnover prone to hand him the ball). But defensively, with his mobility and strength and the ability to stand the hell still, Dwight could dominate European basketball on the defensive end… given enough time playing those rules.
    On the other hand, I can’t see Tiago doing too much in the NBA: he isn’t mobile enough to play the four so he’s forced to play the five, where I don’t think he rebounds or contests shots enough to be effective. The spurs are probably the best team for him cause he can run around the perimeter while Duncan holds things down low, but Duncan is also going to take that offense away from Tiago, and without his perfect offense, I don’t know.
    From what I’ve seen (it’s limited, mostly because of lack of interest due to lack of any steady improvement), he’s a good one-on-one defender but his help defense is freaking terrible.

  • http://www2.gsb.columbia.edu/faculty/jstiglitz/ KOSTAS KOUFOS

    I expect more or less the same things with you from Tiago at the NBA.

  • http://adfji.com Jukai

    Kostas, I mean, I think Tiago is great and all, but I remember two years ago people were talking about rapid improvements in this kid and talking about watching him become the next big thing… I haven’t seen that… any reason why? or am I just not looking hard enough?

  • http://www2.gsb.columbia.edu/faculty/jstiglitz/ KOSTAS KOUFOS

    Number 6 is ok for him. He is over the other two Euro guys, Shaq got old,Howard just doesn’t know what to do with a ball in hisa hands except dunk. I cannot move him higher (until Yao officially retires) but at the same time the other guys are clearly under him. Never forget that this is just the opinion of a “biased Euro-white-greek m@therf..R (i am using my best Eboy impersonation possible) so who cares….

  • http://adfji.com Jukai

    Wasn’t really my question– if yer talkign FIBA ball, you are you correct in number six (or seven, since you have to push him down for Dirk)– I was asking if you think his growth as a player has been a bit slower than expected over the years.

  • http://www2.gsb.columbia.edu/faculty/jstiglitz/ KOSTAS KOUFOS

    i think he has became what he could actually became but not some others exaggerated that he will became….i think is playing to his potential, a serious guy that has worked on his game.

  • http://slamonline Blaze

    @badnews actually the best of the best is in Vancouver b.c. (yay grizzlies, eh nevermind) May surly wont offer more then Frye did, dude will probably be fat and injured all year (again). Guess my bottomline is we dont need to give anyone big money right now, if we wanna keep what we have now, just need a (cheap) body to play power forward for a few minutes a night.

  • Bart

    @ Koufos, Amare would be on the bench on a Euroleague Team??? hahahahahaha I’d love to see that you really over value European players all the bruisers from America would tear them up. I’ll take a 20 and 10 guy with post moves over a jump shooting big man anyday

  • http://slamonline Blaze

    Most European basketball players who are great in Europe, dont do well in THE league. With an exception to a handful of them.

  • Bart

    That exception being Dirk and …….. Dirk

  • Bran

    @Jukai
    “America created basketball”

    Actually, Naismith invented basketball, and he was Canadian. Don’t give me “I meant America as in North America either”.

  • Teddy-the-Bear

    LMAO I remember when Kostas said Ginobli is one of the NBA’s Greatest 50.

  • Teddy-the-Bear

    lol good job Bran.

  • http://www2.gsb.columbia.edu/faculty/jstiglitz/ KOSTAS KOUFOS

    @Teddy….:i said he is top-50 in the World all-time, which is an even greater acomplisment. (With some kids i have to start reading courses…).

  • http://www.myspace.com/weezyleezy337 weezy f. leezy

    @ kostas amare wouldnt start in eurolegue because he dont play defense and cant bang against the big guys? name me 1 european big man that can play defense and “bang” period…ive never seen a european dude block a shot in the NBA…EVER! and yall are 7 foot small forwards! mid 90′s celtic dino radja is as tough as it gets i think.

    and im pretty sure boozer was 3rd string on the redeem team and still beastin yall

  • http://www2.gsb.columbia.edu/faculty/jstiglitz/ KOSTAS KOUFOS

    @weezy f.leezy….:thanks for mentioning the legendary Carlos Boozer(oops, this was supposed to be a Boozer post….), he is one of my favorites!!!! Only thing i can tell you is that i was in Spain at the period of the Olympics and everybody was praying for the time our lovely Carlos would enter the game(unfortunatelly Ksyzefski doesn’t have the brains of the average kid posting here)…when i was telling some older guys there that he is consdidered a very good player in the NBA they were shaking their heads….seriously, this guy being a potential all-star in the NBA just shows how low the level of the NBA big men has droped…Pekovic would have eaten him alive,E-A-S-I-L-Y(Pekovic who..????!!!)…..i repeat: whoever signs our little genious better get ready for a Ben Wallace situation in a couple of years….

  • http://www.myspace.com/weezyleezy337 weezy f. leezy

    @kostas bro i wasnt waiting for boozer to enter the game i was jus waiting for the next dwayne wade cherrypickin breakaway dunk..(boozer really didnt do shit)..en route to the US gold MEDAL!!! im still lovin that by the way …lol :) but umm whoever peko is bro..

    nba level of big men dropped??? not as long as shaq still reigns atop on the right hand of king james.. and yes d-12 got next in 2012. if nba big man level has dropped then why is gasol still the best pivot since sabonis?

  • http://www.myspace.com/weezyleezy337 weezy f. leezy

    peko who? must i repeat that if nba big men level has dropped…why is gasol the best overseas pivot since sabonis? and thats not sayin much bro.. :)

  • http://www.triplejunearthed.com/dacre Dacre

    weezy f. leezy….is Russia considered “euro”? Because Andre Kirilenko has blocked a shot or two. As had Vlade Divac when he played….

  • http://www2.gsb.columbia.edu/faculty/jstiglitz/ KOSTAS KOUFOS

    @Dacre….:don’t bother dear…check his 9:04 pm comment and you will understand that our little friend was propably unborn when Divac entered the league…yeap…”d-12 got next”!!!! and everybody around the world is happy about this!!!! (from Russell to Jabbaar, to Ewing to Shaq and now to ……D-12!?!?!?!!PERFECT!! Now,if only we could arrange for Kobe to miss the World’s next year….)

  • http://slamonline Blaze

    Divac was a really, really good center. I wouldnt put him up there with the greats though. Ginobli isnt even second best on his respective team… Drazen Petravic (sorry, spell check wont help me here) had a lot of potential, but sadly died young.

  • http://slamonline Blaze

    What do you call Ronald Murray and Vlade Divac together?????? Flip-Flop.

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