All-Star Weekend saw one major trade go down. Oft-injured Jermaine O’Neal was traded to the Miami Heat along with Jamario Moon for Shawn Marion’s expiring contract.
While none of the parties are the Jazz, this certainly helps the Jazz’s cause for retaining their big man.
Carlos Boozer, because he owns a house in Miami, was often mentioned as a possible pick-up for the Miami Heat in the off-season. With Shawn Marion’s contract expiring at the end of the year, the Heat would certainly have the money to make a run at him.
Apparently, the Miami Heat wasn’t as much of a suitor as Jazz fans feared.
And freeing up cap-space in Toronto isn’t likely to lure Boozer there, even though they should have enough to pay Boozer what he wants.
Boozer likes to win, and there is much more of a chance of Boozer taking home a championship in Utah than by playing for the Raptors.