This only relates to the Jazz indirectly. The Raptors & Heat have agreed to a deal that’ll send Shawn Marion & Marcus Banks to Toronto, and Jermaine O’Neal & Jamario Moon to Miami. Marion needed a change of scenery, it seems, but Calderon/Marion/Bosh could show flashes of Nash/Marion/Stoudemire… which I don’t think The Matrix much enjoyed. On the other hand, the Heat now have a Wade/O’Neal combo. The last time they had that, they won the NBA Finals. Of course, we’re talking about a different O’Neal now.
What this does it more or less take Miami out of the running for Booze if/when he opts out, but that could lead to a painful domino effect…
What this DOES do is take Carlos Boozer off the table for Miami this summer, which could create a domino chain that makes Paul Millsap more likely to move
Oh man… not good.
SO not good.
watch boozer go back on his “i’m definitely opting out” statement now too.
but if we lose anyone, i don’t think it’ll be sap. isn’t the rule that a team can go over the cap to sign a player they drafted?