Jazz forward Carlos Boozer is surprised that he's still with the team.

Boozer opted into the final year of his contract, but said in multiple interviews this summer that he expected Utah to trade him.

"Management brought me back so I'm here in town," Boozer told the Associated Press on Friday. "I'm ready and looking forward to playing."

At one point, Boozer claimed there was a mutual agreement between him and the team to work out a trade that benefited both sides.

A trade could still happen between now and the NBA's trade deadline in February, but the forward admitted that he shouldn't have been talking about potential trades this offseason.

"Sometimes you put your foot in your mouth," Boozer said.