Utah Jazz: Carlos Boozer generating plenty of chatter

Boozer babble

A cornucopia of the latest Carlos Boozer free-agency rumors and commentary, sorted by team:

MIAMI HEAT

"Sources insisted that other scenarios were discussed at the weekend meeting (among LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh) apart from the Miami plan.

"One source said James' admiration for Bulls legend Michael Jordan is such that he is determined to hear Chicago's pitch later this week, keeping alive the possibility that both James and Bosh could still wind up together with the Bulls.

"In that scenario, sources said, James and Bosh would join Derrick Rose and Joakim Noah in Chicago, while Wade would hope to be joined in Miami by close friend Carlos Boozer, who was not at the meeting."

— ESPN.com

"A friend of Wade said if the Heat can't add James and Bosh or Boozer, Wade also likes a Wade/Bosh/Joe Johnson combo."

— Miami Herald

NEW JERSEY NETS

"According to several people in the organization, who were granted anonymity because they are not authorized to speak for the team, the Nets plan to meet with six players in the first 48 hours of the market — James, Amar'e Stoudemire, Bosh, David Lee and Rudy Gay, with a tentative meeting scheduled with Wade on Friday or Saturday.

"The schedule, however, is fluid, and during that time the Nets will monitor talks and negotiations involving Boozer and several other players."

— Newark Star-Ledger

"After the meetings with James, Wade and Bosh are done, the Nets are expected to romance Stoudemire and Boozer — another player who indicated he has little interest in the team — as well as Lee and Gay."

— New York Daily News

"Keep your eye on Derrick Favors, whom the Nets might have drafted just to trade if they can sign a star power forward (Stoudemire, Boozer) in free agency."

— Minneapolis Star Tribune

NEW YORK KNICKS

"The Knicks will likely investigate free-agent star Boozer, but some in the organization think he's the equal of their own free agent Lee and not worth the maximum."

— New York Post