Chicago Bulls will be forced to amnesty Carlos Boozer
By Josh Hill
The Chicago Bulls missed out on Carmelo Anthony and likely won’t be landing Kevin Love in a trade but they have still been busy this offseason trying to get the roster to where it needs to be to compete now that LeBron James is back in their division.
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Something that fans have wanted to see done for sometime now may be on the verge of being seen through as Carlos Boozer now more than likely needs to be amnestied in order for Chicago to avoid paying the luxury tax.
According to ESPN.com’s Marc Stein, the Chicago Bulls now have no other choice but to amnesty Carlos Boozer following the signing of Pau Gasol and the pending deal with Nikola Mirotic.
Unless Bulls have salary-cap trick no can see right now, looks like they will be forced to amnesty Carlos Boozer by Wednesday's deadline
— Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) July 12, 2014
Bulls have said for ages they prefer not to go down this road but w/out sign-and-trade appear to have no other way to afford Gasol & Mirotic
— Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) July 12, 2014
Chicago is not interested in paying Boozer for not playing with them, which is what hte amnesty provision is. But the team also is allergic to the luxury tax and owner Jerry Reinsdorf has gone to great measures to not have to ever pay the tax. It now comes down to two things the Bulls do not want to do — pay the tax or amnesty Boozer — and one of them will be done.
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