Carlos Boozer may hear some boos when he returns to Utah on Wednesday night, but Jazz coach Jerry Sloan has respect for the Bulls forward.
"I thought he was a terrific player, always did," Sloan said. "When he came here he was a very good passer. He can put the ball on the floor. He sees what's going on in the game and when he gets around the basket he rebounds the ball. He's got terrific hands."
Boozer spent six seasons in Utah, but missed a total of 138 games due to injuries.
"The only thing that happened was that people were on his butt because he didn't play," Sloan said. "When he played, I didn't have a problem at all. He was a terrific guy to coach, and he was just a heckuva player.
"My relationship with him I thought was fine. We weren't dinner buddies or anything like that, but we appreciated what he did and what he brought to our team every night because when you lose a player with those kinds of abilities it's not easy to replace."