Carlos Boozer rumors: Atlanta Hawks, Charlotte Hornets are the favorites
In a move that has seemingly been in the making for years, the Chicago Bulls informed veteran power forward Carlos Boozer they would be waiving him via the amnesty clause on Tuesday.
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Boozer will now pass through waivers and any team with enough cap space can put a bid on him. If no one bids on him, he will be able to pick his next team.
Kevin Pelton of ESPN explains the Atlanta Hawks, Charlotte Hornets, Los Angeles Lakers, Milwaukee Bucks, Orlando Magic, Philadelphia 76ers, Phoenix Suns and Utah Jazz have enough money to bid on Boozer.
Adrian Wojanrowski reports a team will need at least $1.448 million in cap space to bid on Boozer and cites the Hornets and Hawks as favorites.
Chicago informed Carlos Boozer and his agent, Rob Pelinka, this morning that it would use amnesty clause today, source tells Yahoo.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 15, 2014
NBA runs blind bidding process on amnesty cases. High-bid wins. Bid $2M on Boozer, pay him $2M. Must be under cap to fit bid.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 15, 2014
One GM tells me: A team needs to have $1.448M in cap space to bid on Boozer. That's what Boozer's minimum salary is.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 15, 2014
Plenty of teams with salary cap space, but two early favorites to make bids on Carlos Boozer: Charlotte and Atlanta.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 15, 2014
Boozer would reportedly prefer to play for the Miami Heat and the Houston Rockets are also expected to show interest.
Boozer, 32, averaged 13.7 points, 8.3 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game while shooting 45.6% from the field and 76.7% from the free throw line last season.