Bulls just amnestied Boozer! What do y'all think?

[Kineto]

Probably a WC rival of ours will get him at that price. He is not done either as you said, he is not a bum like some said in here.

teams must have cap space or trade exception to bid for him. I don't see much WC rival of ours with such asset. (OKC and GSW used to have big trade exception, but they have expired around 10th july).

I can see the Hornet go after him, maybe the raptor (they have a 4.5M trade exception after the rudy Gay transfert to the king).

[minuzzo21]

No thanks

[Malik Hairston]

We're comparing boozer to gooden here, not to deng. And Boozer's Drtg was a 98 this past season which was the second highest of his career and the same as TD's and better than Splitter's. His usage percentage was also his fourth highest of his career this past season so your stats are not telling the whole story. What's more is that total rebound percentage was 16.8, which was also better than Splitter's. Rebounding is a needed element we can use off the bench for the next season. Boozer simply would not be a bad pickup.

Boozer had the 2nd worst RAPM on/off numbers on the Bulls roster last year, along with the 2nd worst defensive RAPM on/off..

His individual defensive metrics(Synergy, opposing PER, etc) are absolutely awful, too..

His style of play doesn't fit with the Spurs, at all..he could still be useful for some other teams as a 4th big, but he wouldn't fit well with the Spurs..

[Chinook]

I sort of want Boozer, and I am on record saying I preferred him to Gasol, but he is the poster child for why I hate DRtg. He isn't good on defense, but because his team is good and he gets a lot of rebounds, he has a good DRtg. Meanwhile, Danny Green is an elite defender, but he only has a really good DRtg because he doesn't get rebounds (because he's a guard and isn't supposed to).

[Obi Juan Kenobi]

Wouldn't mind Boozer but if no one claims him through the amnesty bidding process he'll prolly head to Miami...

[BillMc]

Think big picture - Boozer is going to want court time, and with us he wouldn't get much. Also, he doesn't know the system, which usually takes 12-18 months for players to learn. The last thing this team needs is a locker-room distraction, which is almost certainly what Boozer would become. For those reasons I'd rather have Bonner over Boozer.

As for Ayers and Daye, they are capable of holding down the 14-15th spots on the roster, know the system, good locker-room guys. Why replace that with Boozer, a shoot-first guy who is a poor passer and plays no D, and whose team-mates don't seem to like him? (Oh, and also a guy who made a commitment to the Jazz then reneged on it.)

Boozer does not fit with the Spurs.

I agree. Plus because of his distance shooting, Bonner has times when he's useful (for example pulling Ibaka out of the paint in the Western Conference finals). At this point Boozer is just another generic big. No need for him.

[Canibspur]

The main thing is, this is San Antonio. We need a man named Carlos on the team Guey!

[Spurs9]

Hes terrible.

[ambchang]

He's going to be a good pickup for a team requiring inside scoring and some defensive rebounding. The Spurs strive on ball movement (Boozer can be a ball stopper) and is already an excellent defensive rebounding team, so that is not a fit.

What he wants would be playing time and meaningful contribution. The Spurs already have Duncan, Splitter and Diaw, the spurs will not provide what Boozer wants.

Just a bad fit overall.

[Mel_13]

[TampaDude]

^ this

[Spur|n|Austin]

He isn't trash or washed up


he won't come to the spurs

Because those are the only players who play for the champion Spurs, washed up and trash right ?

[jag]

I don't get all these people who don't want Boozer, even if just for one year. If he doesn't mesh with any of the lineups, he'll just sit the bench. Is that roster spot reserved for someone better? Ayers? Bonner? Daye? Baynes?

Yeah, he sucks relative to what he's being paid, but people here are delusional if they think any of the players I just listed are better than Boozer. It's just funny to see expressions of approval for the Bryce Cotton signing, a guy who will probably never see the floor for the Spurs, but Carlos Boozer isn't "good enough."

[RD2191]

Because those are the only players who play for the champion Spurs, washed up and trash right ?

[lmbebo]

I would take Boozer over Daye, Bonner, Baynes, Ayers, CoJo, Belli

[100%duncan]

off

[Obstructed_View]

If the Spurs were going to offer the MLE to Pau, doesn't that mean they don't have cap room to bid on him?

[Malik Hairston]

I don't get all these people who don't want Boozer, even if just for one year. If he doesn't mesh with any of the lineups, he'll just sit the bench. Is that roster spot reserved for someone better? Ayers? Bonner? Daye? Baynes?

Usually I agree with this premise, but Boozer has been known to complain about minutes and disrupt the locker room, tbh..

[phxspurfan]

I don't get all these people who don't want Boozer, even if just for one year. If he doesn't mesh with any of the lineups, he'll just sit the bench. Is that roster spot reserved for someone better? Ayers? Bonner? Daye? Baynes?

Yeah, he sucks relative to what he's being paid, but people here are delusional if they think any of the players I just listed are better than Boozer. It's just funny to see expressions of approval for the Bryce Cotton signing, a guy who will probably never see the floor for the Spurs, but Carlos Boozer isn't "good enough."

While I agree that Cotton will never see the floor (as should the Spurs' entire SL roster this year), Boozer on the Spurs would be a locker room cancer, like SJax back in 2013. We don't need that in a year we're favored to repeat as champions. We already have the right recipe, just need to set the oven and bake.

[xmas1997]

While I agree that Cotton will never see the floor (as should the Spurs' entire SL roster this year), Boozer on the Spurs would be a locker room cancer, like SJax back in 2013. We don't need that in a year we're favored to repeat as champions. We already have the right recipe, just need to set the oven and bake.

Can you tell me who is favoring the Spurs to repeat? I have been trying to find it somewhere in the media and the closest I have found is Vegas odds makers favoring Cleveland.

[phxspurfan]

Can you tell me who is favoring the Spurs to repeat? I have been trying to find it somewhere in the media and the closest I have found is Vegas odds makers favoring Cleveland.

Yeah I was thinking Vegas there. I think a week ago (before the Heat got Bosh back but after LeBron left) we were 4-1 odds, tied for the lead in odds to win it all.

[Cowboys_Wear_Spurs]

• Bulls just amnestied Boozer! What do y'all think?

He just got amnestied. Pretty obvious to me.

[BackHome]

I don't think Cotton is going to make the team and I would rather have Green then Boozer...don't want him on the "Game of Thrones" vid next year...jinx if you were a player other the a Spur....lol

[tmtcsc]

Who knows.

I do. No.

[exstatic]

I don't get all these people who don't want Boozer, even if just for one year. If he doesn't mesh with any of the lineups, he'll just sit the bench. Is that roster spot reserved for someone better? Ayers? Bonner? Daye? Baynes?

Yeah, he sucks relative to what he's being paid, but people here are delusional if they think any of the players I just listed are better than Boozer. It's just funny to see expressions of approval for the Bryce Cotton signing, a guy who will probably never see the floor for the Spurs, but Carlos Boozer isn't "good enough."

You're making a MASSIVE assumption that he would just sit quietly and take his benching.