It makes total sense, why would they take boozer at 16 Mil? just for sh*ts and giggles? be realistic here
Who the hell is they? I never once gave a team. Did you even read what I typed?
All teams must have a min salary of 90% of the cap. There are multiple teams that will have to add 20+ million this off season to reach that. Not all of the are trying to compete. So if you are the 76ers and have to spend ~25 mill you might like Boozer and his expiring deal+ picks. They are going to have to overpay players anyway and not all FA want a one year deal.
There are multiple teams with a bunch of space that they have to fill. They are not getting Melo/Love/James/Wade/Bosh. Should they overpay Paul pierce and get no picks or overpay Boozer on a one year deal and get a pick.
So far, you stated that no one would do this because team don't help other teams get stars. I proved that was wrong.
Now you are saying that people don't take bad contracts for picks. When the Bulls traded out Hinrich to Was they gave Was the 17th pick. So you are wrong there too.
In fact all evidence supports that a team might be willing to take Boozer and a 1st if they have the space. Additionally this is the first year where the min salary for teams is 90% of the cap. Therefore, teams will have to spend more.