There's not going to be a sign-and-trade. We will have to take back salary that, in the end, we will not be okay with. Also, we won't seek much value for Boozer (I said much value, not equal value, so spare me the lecture on how I think we're going to trade him for a franchise player) as our front office is rather defeatist in our expectations or attitude.
One of two things will happen:
1) Boozer signs outright with another team.
2) As the summer winds down and no team offers Boozer a big enough deal, we will either sign him for a somewhat reduced price or less years to the contract (but not both).
And you will hear the following responses, respectively:
1) We tried numerous ways trying to work things out but at the end of the day a deal was not able to be finalized. When dealing with a sign-and-trade, there are 3 parties that must come to agreement.
2) We feel we have a great, young core that will only improve as the team continues to play together and gain experience, on top of having a new, young lottery pick that led his team to the national championship.
We will bring Collins into training camp. "He's a big body who knows the system and is a tenacious defender who does not shy away from contact."
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