What is the name of the American free agent that was signed in the 2004-05 Utah Jazz season?
Carlos Boozer
Carlos Boozer
Carlos Austin Boozer Jr. (born November 20, 1981) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Guangdong Southern Tigers of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA).
 As a member of Team USA, Boozer won an Olympic bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics and an Olympic gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
 The two-time NBA All-Star has also played for the Cleveland Cavaliers, Utah Jazz, Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers.
2004–05 Utah Jazz season
The 2004–05 NBA season was the Jazz's 31st season in the National Basketball Association.
 During the offseason, the Jazz signed free agents Carlos Boozer and Mehmet Okur.
 The Jazz got off to a strong start winning six of their first seven games, but would struggled losing 12 of their 15 games in December.
 Their struggles continued as they lost nine straight games in March.
 The Jazz finished last place in the Northwest Division with a 26–56 record, and failed to qualify for the playoffs for the second straight season.
 It broke a record sequence of nineteen consecutive winning seasons by the Jazz, a feat which in major professional sports leagues of North America has been bettered only by the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys between 1966 and 1985, by the NHL’s Detroit Red Wings since 1990–91 and by the American League’s New York Yankees between 1926 and 1964.
 In fact, it was the Jazz’ first losing season since 1982–83, which would place them second only to the mid-century Yankees.
1997–98 San Antonio Spurs season
The 1997–98 NBA season was the Spurs' 22nd season in the National Basketball Association, and 31st season as a franchise.
 After finishing with the third-worst record in 1996–97, the Spurs won the 1997 NBA Draft Lottery, dubbed as the "Tim Duncan sweepstakes."
 During the offseason, the team signed free agents Jaren Jackson and Malik Rose.
 Despite losing Sean Elliott for the remainder of the season to a knee injury after 36 games, the Spurs finished second in the Midwest Division with a 56–26 record, and returned to the playoffs after a one-year absence.
 Duncan was named Rookie of The Year, and was selected to the 1998 NBA All-Star Game along with David Robinson.
 In the playoffs, the Spurs defeated the Phoenix Suns 3–1 in the Western Conference First Round, but lost 4–1 to the Utah Jazz in the semifinals.
 Following the season, Vinny Del Negro signed as a free agent with the Milwaukee Bucks, three-point specialist Chuck Person signed with the Charlotte Hornets, and Monty Williams was released. 1998–99 Utah Jazz season
The 1998–99 NBA season was the Jazz's 25th season in the National Basketball Association, and 20th season in Salt Lake City, Utah.
 Having lost back-to-back NBA Finals to the Chicago Bulls for the past two seasons, the Jazz were hoping a third time would be a charm as the Bulls' dynasty ended.
 During the offseason, the team re-signed free agent Thurl Bailey, who came out of his retirement.
 The start of the Jazz season was delayed by a four-month lockout.
 When the season finally started, the Jazz got off to a 19–4 start, and then posted an 11-game winning streak in April.
 However, they struggled a bit down the stretch as they lost their grip on first place.
 They finished with a league best record of 37–13.
 However, their record was tied by the San Antonio Spurs, who won the Midwest Division by a tie-breaker.
 Karl Malone was named Most Valuable Player of the Year for the second time. 1993–94 Philadelphia 76ers season
The 1993–94 NBA season was the 76ers 45th season in the National Basketball Association, and 31st season in Philadelphia.
 During the offseason, the Sixers signed free agent Orlando Woolridge and acquired Dana Barros from the Charlotte Hornets, who acquired him from the Seattle SuperSonics two days prior.
 Shawn Bradley was drafted as the second pick in the 1993 NBA draft, and the Sixers tried to build a team around him.
 Moses Malone, the starting center for the Sixers from 1982 to 1986 was signed to help develop the 7'6" center from Utah, but it was to no avail.
 Bradley went down with a knee injury after 49 games, and was out for the remainder of the season.
 After a 20–26 start, the Sixers suffered a 15-game losing streak as Jeff Hornacek was traded to the Utah Jazz for Jeff Malone at midseason. 1991–92 Milwaukee Bucks season
The 1991–92 NBA season was the Bucks' 24th season in the National Basketball Association.
 In the offseason, the Bucks signed free agent and former All-Star Moses Malone.
 After a 8–9 start to the season, head coach Del Harris was fired and replaced with Frank Hamblen.
 Under Hamblen, the Bucks hovered around .500 for the first half of the season with a 22–24 record.
 However, their glory days came to a crashing end losing 27 of 36 games after the All-Star break.
 The Bucks went on an 11-game losing streak as they lost 14 of their final 15 games, finishing last place in the Central Division with a 31–51 record.
 Malone averaged 15.6 points and 9.1 rebounds per game.
 Following the season, Dale Ellis was traded to the San Antonio Spurs, Jay Humphries was dealt along with Larry Krystkowiak to the Utah Jazz, and Jeff Grayer signed as an unrestricted free agent with the Golden State Warriors. 1994–95 New Jersey Nets season
The 1994–95 NBA season was the Nets' 28th season in the National Basketball Association, and 19th season in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
 During the offseason, the Nets re-signed free agent Sleepy Floyd.
 With new head coach Butch Beard, the Nets fell apart like a cheap suit as Derrick Coleman missed 26 games with assorted aches and pains, Kevin Edwards played just 14 games before sitting out the remainder of the season with a partly torn Achilles' tendon, and first round draft pick Yinka Dare missed all but one game due to knee injuires.
 Both Coleman and Kenny Anderson had a public feud with their new coach, as the Nets lost 15 of their final 19 games and missed the playoffs, finishing fifth in the Atlantic Division with a woeful 30–52 record.
 Following the season, Chris Morris signed as an unrestricted free agent with the Utah Jazz, Benoit Benjamin left in the 1995 NBA Expansion Draft and Floyd retired. 1999–2000 Utah Jazz season
The 1999–2000 NBA season was the Utah Jazz's 26th season in the National Basketball Association, and 21st season in Salt Lake City, Utah.
 During the offseason, the Jazz signed free agent Olden Polynice, then later on signed Armen Gilliam in January.
 The Jazz were now the oldest team in the NBA still led by John Stockton and Karl Malone, who were both selected for the 2000 NBA All-Star Game.
 The Jazz would recapture the Midwest Division with a solid 55–27 record, qualifying for the playoffs for the 17th straight season.
 In the playoffs, the Jazz defeated the Seattle SuperSonics three games to two in the Western Conference Quarterfinals, but would lose in five games to the Portland Trail Blazers in the semifinals for the second consecutive year.
 Following the season, Jeff Hornacek retired after playing fourteen years in the NBA, Gilliam also retired while Howard Eisley was traded to the Dallas Mavericks, and Adam Keefe was dealt to the Golden State Warriors. 1997–98 Houston Rockets season
The 1997–98 NBA season was the Rockets' 31st season in the National Basketball Association, and 27th season in Houston.
 The Rockets went on a nine-game winning streak early into the season winning 12 of their first 17 games.
 However, they began to show their age and the wear and tear of long playoff runs as they played mediocre basketball all season.
 Hakeem Olajuwon missed most of the first half of the season with a knee injury only playing just 47 games.
 The Rockets finished fourth in the Midwest Division with a 41–41 record, and qualified the playoffs as the #8 seed.
 In the first round of the playoffs, in a rematch of last season's Western Conference Finals, the Rockets took a 2–1 series lead over the top-seeded Utah Jazz.
 However, they would lose the series in five games.
 Charles Barkley sat out Game 5 with a torn triceps muscle as the Jazz defeated the Rockets 84–70.
 Following the season, Clyde Drexler retired to take over the head coaching job at the University of Houston, Kevin Willis was traded to the Toronto Raptors, and Mario Elie signed as a free agent with the San Antonio Spurs. 2006–07 Utah Jazz season
The 2006-07 Utah Jazz season was the team's 33rd in the NBA.
 They began the season hoping to improve upon their 41-41 output from the previous season.
 They managed to improve by 10 games, finishing 51-31, and qualifying for the playoffs.The Jazz met the Houston Rockets in the First Round, and defeated them in seven games.
 Then, they met the Golden State Warriors, who just came off a stunning upset in the First Round, in which they defeated the first-seeded Dallas Mavericks in six games in the Semifinals, but the Jazz swiftly dispatched the Warriors in five games, moving on to the Western Conference Finals.
 However, their playoff run ended with a defeat to the eventual champion San Antonio Spurs in five games.
 The Spurs would go on to win their fourth NBA Championship after sweeping the Cleveland Cavaliers in that year's NBA Finals.
 Their Western Finals trip made this the most successful recent Jazz season as of 2017.