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Ed (Saginaw, MI): Hi Chad. Anything going on is Piston land? Seems pretty quite. Is Joey D just going to stand pat with the Pistons reeling?
SportsNation Chad Ford: (1:29 PM ET ) Sounds pretty quiet in Detroit. I think Joe D is content to have lots of cap room this summer and then make a few plays then. With the Thunder making a deal for Chandler, Detroit will have the most cap space of any team. They'll be in the drivers seat.
fuck the 08/09 season, its all about the summer now...i want Lee btw
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If they're in the driver seat I hope Joe don't make some dumb ass overpriced signing because he can.
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I was under the impression the NBA trade deadline was today... :(
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with all these rumors..i hopethat tyson trade wasnt the last one of the year...
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When the Detroit Pistons sheered nearly another $1 million in salary-cap space with the trade of Alex Acker to the Los Angeles Clippers this week, GM Joe Dumars further solidified his franchise as the favorite to sign Utah Jazz forward Carlos Boozer as a free agent this summer.
The Pistons expect to have nearly $23 million available to spend this summer on free agents. Boozer has said he will likely opt out of his contract with the Jazz this summer.
Most believed that Boozer was destined for the Miami Heat, but Heat president Pat Riley chose to take on Jermaine O’Neal’s $22 million contract for the 2009-10 season. The Jazz and Boozer have grown tired of each other, and league executives believe Utah is more inclined to re-sign power forward Paul Millsap to a long-term contract.
Boozer has played just 12 games this season with a knee injury. His inability to stay on the floor has clouded teams’ opinions about him, but Boozer makes sense as the replacement for pending Pistons free agent Rasheed Wallace.
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the best part about that is they may get him at the same price as rasheed wallace.
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Yeah, Boozer could probably be had for 10-12 mil. If we did that and did not add any other salary we could still sign Bosh. The best move would probably be to bring back Dyess for a year and then trade Amir for a backup wing scorer. or extend Amir cheap and move Max for the backup wing. With Boozer here we'd have to renounce Amir in order to sign Bosh, so may as well trade him (or max if Amir is extended for max's money).
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Boozer is a mercenary. He's going to go wherever the $ is best, IMO.
So our chances are pretty good, if Joe really wants him.
If a Florida team could get close to Joe's best offer, Boozer would probably take that based on the FLA connection and the income tax benefits.
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Isn't Memphis the only other team with enough money to throw at big FA's next year?
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Maybe, but trades can still change things, right?
