If you read between the lines, it is pretty clear what has happened this offseason. Boozer was planning to opt out all along. He ended up not opting out after figuring out nobody was willing to sign him to a big contract due to his injury history. So Boozer went against his word and opted to stay with the Jazz for another year.
Boozer still wanted a longer contract with guaranteed money so he talked to the Jazz brass but they weren't willing to give a contract to a guy who frequently is injured. The Jazz wanted to see if Boozer could stay healthy before handing him an extension. They gave Okur an extension and were willing to resign Millsap to a multi-year deal as well.
Boozer got upset. He might have twisted what the Jazz did to him as to say that he wasn't in their plans and they were going to trade him asap. Whether that is a lie he made up or whether he tricked himself, it is a lie nontheless. Today, Kevin O'Connor went on the air to reiterate that the Jazz never told Boozer that he was going to be traded, that he wasn't a part of the direction they wanted to take, etc.
Now Boozer is going on Chicago radio and talking to Miami newspapers talking about how he'd love to play with Derrick Rose in Chicago or with D-Wade in Miami, and how he thinks he will be traded there and get an extension.
So to repeat, Boozer and the Jazz didn't mutually agree to trade Boozer. He chose to stay for the guaranteed money, he wanted an extension from the Jazz, didn't get it, so he decided to go on a trade me rampage. What a disrespectful and classless guy. If he wasn't so idiotic and insincere, you might feel a little sorry for him since he has had no leverage the whole way through.
Nobody wants to commit big money to him because he has been so injury prone. Looks like he is also scared that he will get hurt this season it will be a critical blow to his contract value. If Boozer was confident that he could remain healthy he would shut his mouth and play his hardest, play defense, and prove his doubters wrong thus earning a huge contract as a free agent next offseason.
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