If Boozer is re-signed…

[Jazzman_86]

Ak hopes that he will stay after his final season in Jazz. and will be waiting for Utah to make a new contract.

I read this from his blog.

 

[NotDeadYet]

Millsap for Gortat is indeed an intriguing idea!
Pairing Boozer with a C who can play D would be a good move. Gortat has seen PT and looks like a solid all-round C. His offensive skills are well above Howard's, i.e., he's got a jump shot, and he has good hand/foot movement for a big man, can run the floor, and can rebound and block shots. What we haven't seen is how consistant is he over a full season?
My suspicion is the Magic would rather get Boozer, as he is a better inside post player. They already have the best interior defender in the NBA. I think that would be better for BOTH teams. Howard could definitely cover up Boozer's defensive liabilities; not sure Gortat could...
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[Chad Feldheimer]

If you were the Jazz would you consider offering Boozer the 6th year in something like 6y/75M? Which is better than what Chicago could offer at 5y/67M 13.5(I think that's the limit on what they could give him)?

 

[jimmyjazz]

I think 5 years should be the limit. If I'm not mistaken, as his own team, the Jazz can still offer a bit more in terms of annual percentage increases than any other even if the length is the same.

 

[carolinajazz]

....if Boozer re-signs with the Jazz for more than 10 million and more than 2 years......we ought to slit our throats and be done with it!

 

[Stifle Tower]

Much easier said than done.

A big expiring contract like AK's is valuable if you’re willing to take in equivalent longer contracts. If you make an under-the-cap team absorb a big expiring (such as Gugliotta some years back) for nothing, or less than you’re taking in, you have to package something like a promising young player or a pick that looks enticing (like the NY one with eroding protection).

That's what I've been saying. It's not going to be easy to "dump" AK's contract. Getting rid of Harpring's cost us a first - and Matt's contract was almost fully covered by insuranmce. How many teams will be $17M under the cap? And those that are will demand, what...Haywood and some cash in exchange for paying $8M of AK's salary? A team UNDER teh cap has ZERO incentive to deal for AK. A team OVER the cap, and especially OVER the luxury tax threshold has a ton of incentive. DON'T re-sign Boozer or Korver and the JAzz can take back ALL of AK's salary. Or, best case, maybe they only take back $15M and that gets the Jazz UNDER the tax threshold, while also adding 1-2 good players and maybe a mid-1st rounder.