Lakers Acquire Carlos Boozer Off Waivers

The Los Angeles Lakers have acquired Carlos Boozer on amnesty waivers. Per ESPN:

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Boozer was released by the Chicago Bulls earlier this week, and teams with cap space could make a bid on a portion of his $16.8 million contract.

The Lakers won the Boozer auction with a blind bid of $3.25 million, sources told ESPN.com's Marc Stein.

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The Bulls will have to pay the remaining $13.6 million that Boozer is owed in 2014-15 on the final year of his current contract. He averaged 13.7 points and 8.3 rebounds last season.