Boozer's plans to opt out can the pacers sign him?

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  • vnzla81
    Member
    • Jul 2008
    • 70033

    #1

    Boozer's plans to opt out can the pacers sign him?

    I wanna know how much money the pacers have to sign a free agent? and if they could sign Carlos Boozer, he could be the answer for them in the pf position.


    Carlos Boozer said unequivocally Wednesday night that he will indeed opt out of his contract at the end of the season, forgoing a guaranteed $12.66 million to become an unrestricted free agent.
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  • Doddage
    AIDIW
    • Oct 2006
    • 3779

    #2
    Re: Boozer's plans to opt out can the pacers sign him?

    In a word, no.

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    • Roaming Gnome
      *****istrator
      • Jan 2004
      • 6115

      #3
      Re: Boozer's plans to opt out can the pacers sign him?

      Money aside.. He has to want to come here. I just don't think we are competitive enough to be an attractive destination to free agents that are currently in winning situations.
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      • Spirit
        Senior Member
        • Jul 2008
        • 1272

        #4
        Re: Boozer's plans to opt out can the pacers sign him?

        I don't want him here.

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        • Quis
          Banned
          • Nov 2006
          • 904

          #5
          Re: Boozer's plans to opt out can the pacers sign him?

          Rumor is he'll take the MLE so he can play in a "hot spot" like Indy in the winter.

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          • Kstat
            Rebound King
            • Jan 2004
            • 34232

            #6
            Re: Boozer's plans to opt out can the pacers sign him?

            His defense is way too suspect for his contract.

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            • MrSparko
              The Dude Abides
              • Jul 2008
              • 1385

              #7
              Re: Boozer's plans to opt out can the pacers sign him?

              Originally posted by Kstat
              His defense is way too suspect for his contract.


              So a big Iverson fan are you?


              Yea yea I know his offense > suspect defense.


              The same could be said for Boozer though.
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              • bellisimo
                International Counter
                • Apr 2006
                • 9131

                #8
                Re: Boozer's plans to opt out can the pacers sign him?

                he should worry about getting his butt back on the court...he is killing my fantasy team with his absence

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                • wintermute
                  Artificial Intelligence
                  • Jan 2004
                  • 7008

                  #9
                  Re: Boozer's plans to opt out can the pacers sign him?

                  i thought the most telling part of the article was this portion:

                  Jazz coach Jerry Sloan has been uncharacteristically effusive in his praise for Millsap during Boozer's absence, and O'Connor told ESPN.com on Wednesday: "We intend to keep Paul Millsap. I don't know how much more succinct I can be."
                  we can't sign boozer simply because we don't have the cap space. the most we could offer is the mid level, and boozer isn't going to sign for that.

                  there was some discussion on the possibility of getting millsap, but the jazz seem pretty sincere about keeping him. reading between the lines, it seems like they might be willing to let boozer walk and keep millsap instead.

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                  • xtacy
                    PROUD 2 B A PACERS FAN!
                    • Jul 2008
                    • 2089

                    #10
                    Re: Boozer's plans to opt out can the pacers sign him?

                    NO

                    i don't want him here actually.

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                    • Major Cold
                      Gone to Twitter. Done he
                      • Feb 2006
                      • 11491

                      #11
                      Re: Boozer's plans to opt out can the pacers sign him?

                      How many times? BTW I wanted to draft Milsap.

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                      • DGPR
                        Go Blue and Gold!
                        • Aug 2006
                        • 2392

                        #12
                        Re: Boozer's plans to opt out can the pacers sign him?

                        Boozer aside, what is our next summer cap space looking like since we signed Granger to an extension?

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                        • count55
                          100 Miles from the B
                          • Jun 2007
                          • 5773

                          #13
                          Re: Boozer's plans to opt out can the pacers sign him?

                          Originally posted by DanGrangerPwrRanger
                          Boozer aside, what is our next summer cap space looking like since we signed Granger to an extension?
                          We have none. We could maybe sign someone to an MLE, but we'd have to let most, if not all of our expirings go.

                          Assuming we re-sign Jarrett Jack at a reasonable rate ($4mm-ish), we could possibly afford to do one of the following:

                          1. Re-sign Rasho at a reduced rate
                          2. Pick up Quis' option (but this puts us very close to the luxury tax)
                          3. Sign a player to the full MLE.

                          One other factor is where we pick. If we end up with a Top-5 pick, that guy will cost us around $3mm, while a pick in the mid-teens will be less than $2. That could be a large enough difference to knock off a couple of the options above.

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                          • OakMoses
                            Member
                            • May 2006
                            • 3048

                            #14
                            Re: Boozer's plans to opt out can the pacers sign him?

                            Originally posted by count55
                            Assuming we re-sign Jarrett Jack at a reasonable rate ($4mm-ish), we could possibly afford to do one of the following:
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                            • count55
                              100 Miles from the B
                              • Jun 2007
                              • 5773

                              #15
                              Re: Boozer's plans to opt out can the pacers sign him?

                              Originally posted by mellifluous
                              The way things are around here these days, I'm surprised you even have the guts to suggest this...
                              The courage of my convictions, my friend...

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