NBA Star Carlos Boozer-- I Traded Sand for a $1.8 Million Palace

Chicago Bulls star Carlos Boozer got his groove back this season -- just in time to find a sick new $1.8 million Miami mansion.

The b-ball powerhouse traded in the sand-filled backyard of his beachfront condo, but he gained a 7-bedroom, 8.5-bath, 7,250 sq. ft. Miami palace ... located just three miles from Biscayne Bay.

The new crib is ripe on amenities too -- glass tile pool, full built-in BBQ, all wooden doors, granite countertops and a whopping 16 security cameras rolling 24 hours a day. So now if he trips on any gym bags and breaks his hand ... it’ll be caught on tape.

As an added bonus, the house sits on over two acres of landscaped property.