Ross Siler of the Salt Lake Tribune has a great summation of Jazz thinking with regard to the power forward position. As expected, Carlos Boozer seems to be on his way out while that seemingly daunting Portland offer sheet for Paul Millsap isn’t actually terribly daunting.
Siler reports Jazz boss Greg Miller told Boozer the All-Star isn’t in the team’s long-term plans, and agreed to try to trade him. I would not expect Utah to have trouble; even at $12 million, Boozer is too good to languish without suitors. But more interesting is Millsap’s position in all of this.
Clearly, by pushing out Boozer, Utah has prioritized Millsap, who, while inferior offensively, is younger, stronger, more reliable, and (most importantly) cheaper. But are the Jazz prioritizing Millsap enough? The player’s agent, DeAngelo Simmons, …
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