Utah Jazz forward Carlos Boozer announced on Tuesday that he is exercising his player option for 2009-10. Boozer will make $12.657 million this season and join the famed 2010 class a free agent next summer.
?We are excited that Carlos has decided to remain with the Jazz,? said Utah Jazz general manager Kevin O?Connor. ?We are hopeful he can continue to play at an All-Star level and will have an injury-free season.?
Boozer had been widely expected to become a free agent, but the economic climate of the NBA made delaying his free agency by one season a prudent decision.