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Revision as of 01:30, 5 May 2005 by 172.187.80.205 (talk) (Category: Basketball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Carlos Austin Boozer, Jr. (born November 20, 1981 in Juneau, Alaska) currently plays professional basketball for the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association. He played collegiately for Duke University, helping the team win the 2001 NCAA basketball tournament. He declared for the 2002 NBA Draft, giving up his final year of NCAA eligibility. Boozer was drafted by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the second round of the NBA draft. He signed with the Utah Jazz in 2004 as a restricted free agent for roughly 6 years and a total of $70 million. Boozer's signing with the Jazz was highly controversial since he was allowed to become a restricted free agent by the Cavaliers who could have kept him under contract for only $695,000. Boozer essentially tricked the Cavs, by telling them he wanted out of his contract “because we’d like long term security and we want to stay in Cleveland,” only to sign with Utah for more money. He did this despite telling the Cavs “If you show respect for me, I will show respect for you” when asked why they should release him from his contract with no guarantee that he'd re-sign.
Boozer was selected as a member of the 2004 USA Olympics basketball team.
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