Boozer to the Bulls

On a day where Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade made headlines, Carlos Boozer could not help but make a little thunder of his own.

The two-time All-Star from the Utah Jazz has signed a five-year contract for between $75-80 million with the Chicago Bulls. The Bulls, who were favorites to sign both Wade and LeBron James, went for the next best thing in Boozer.

Boozer averaged 19.5 points per game last season, leading the Utah Jazz to the Western Conference Semi-Finals, only to be defeated by the soon-to-be back-to-back champions, the Los Angeles Lakers. Boozer, 28, started his career with the Cleveland Cavaliers as a second round pick out of Duke University.

Boozer will now team up with young stars Derrick Rose and Joakim Noah in Chicago with the Bulls. Despite signing Boozer, the Bulls are very much still in the running for LeBron James, their main target this summer. Reportedly, Boozer said he will reach out to James about joining him in Chicago. James, of course, will be making his decision tomorrow night at 9 ET on ESPN, so Boozer better hope to convince James.

In other news, while listening to ESPN Radio today, it was reported that LeBron James was spotted at a New York City restaurant today with new Knicks' acquisition Amare Stoudemire and Knicks great Allan Houston. Is LeBron in the house?

What? Did you think I'd honestly forget to mention LeBron James somehow?