rest - http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/nba/s...angeles-lakersThe Los Angeles Lakers have acquired Carlos Boozer on amnesty waivers, sources told ESPN.com.
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 made the highest bid in a blind auction and were awarded him on Thursday shortly after 5 p.m. Boozer averaged 13.7 points and 8.3 rebounds for the Bulls last season.
Only nine teams in the league had sufficient salary-cap space to bid for Boozer: Atlanta, Charlotte, Houston, Milwaukee, Orlando, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Utah and the Lakers.