Gary said:
LOL WHY would Utah do this? The expiring contracts?
Here's the theory. How likely it sounds is up to personal opinion.
1. Freed of Boozer's contract. Maybe too rich for Larry Miller's blood in retrospect. There could be things going on behind closed doors in Utah that we're not aware of. Sloan and Miller are a demanding pair to be sure, Boozer's a laid back guy who's been slumping noticeably this month.
2. Vlade gets dumped immediately. LA probably sends along the buyout money.
3. George (iirc) has a year left on his contract. He's expensive for his output, but $5 mill isn't that hard to swallow. The Jazz were supposedly interested in him when he was last a FA. I don't know what they and Minnesota seem to see in this kid, but...diff'rent strokes.
4. Butler. He's cheap, locked in for his 4th year and he's proven capable of averaging 15-18 points over an extended period of time. He's having a decent year playing behind Kobe. As a first option, he'd be ready to maximize his potential, which is probably about 18, 6.5, 3.5, 1.75.
It would be a salary dump while acquiring a good, cheap young player. The Jazz could later target someone in free agency, they may have their eye on someone already.
