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Not sure I want him in Dallas....he always has been over-rated to me
Bosh: Done in Toronto?
Chris Bosh is out for the rest of the regular season after undergoing surgery to repair a facial fracture suffered on the other end of an inadvertent elbow. No, you are not the only one wondering if the All-Star power forward has played his last game in Toronto.
First of all, the Raptors will have a tough time making the playoffs without Bosh, so the remaining four games could be all that's left of their season. Of more concern is the fact that team executives I've spoken with recently continue to believe that Bosh is the most likely of the highly regarded free agents to change teams this summer.
Like LeBron James and Dwyane Wade, Bosh signed his most recent extension with the intention of testing the unrestricted free agent market this summer; each has a player option for the 2010-11 season. All three turned have turned down extension offers since last summer, with Bosh the most recent prospective free agent to say no. The Raptors relayed an extension offer in January, and Bosh's position was that he wanted to play out the season and deal with the contract afterward.
Injury aside, Toronto's inability to make significant improvement this season despite the addition of free agent Hedo Turkoglu has frustrated Bosh to the point where people close to him believe he is the most motivated of the Big Three to seek a new address this summer. In all likelihood, the Raptors would try to accommodate his wishes via a sign-and-trade so they can avoid losing him and getting nothing in return.
It has been long speculated that Bosh, a Texas native, would seek a return to his home state. Conveniently, there are three teams located there, all of which might be enticed to explore a sign-and-trade. The Rockets are in desperate need of star power, the Spurs are aging, and the Mavericks are always game for splashy, big-ticket moves.
One thing's for sure: It's gotten a lot easier over the past 48 hours to imagine Bosh wearing another uniform next season.
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Not sure I want him in Dallas....he always has been over-rated to me
new york.
Miami
Miami, Wade isn't going anywhere.
None of these max-deal free agents will leave their teams without a sign & trade, which opens up the door for a lot of teams. You're giving up $30 million if you don't go that route. My gut tells me that Morey will make a very hard push for Bosh, or a Bosh-caliber player.
My guess is the knicks
i think the mavs will entertain a sign and trade with TOR if Bosh really pushes them to do a S&T. I think Damp's non guarenteed deal + expiring deal in Butler would get it done and if Dallas took back a bad contract.
Im not high on Bosh playing with Dirk bc both of their games begin at the mid-post
Plus I read that the salary cap may not go down past 54 million, so he can add another piece even if he gets Bosh
It'd be cool to see him on the Zombies.
Yeps. Can't say for sure, but you have 99% chances of being right.
At this point it doesn't matter what the salary cap is, the Rockets will be well above it. There is the MLE and LLE we can use, and that's it. I'm not sure we will be willing to use too much of either because we are guaranteed to pay Luxury tax after we re-sign Scola and Lowry, which Morey guaranteed he would. Unless it's a can't-miss opportunity, that is.
Right. I wonder who would be worth the mid level?
Didnt he land on the floor recently?
In the hospital.
1.) Rockets
2.) Miami
3.) Chicago
4.) OKC
Spurs
Wait, thats impossible
I think Bosh would do very well for you guys. You guys should try trading Yao though.
You do realize that the Rockets would have to send at least 15M in contracts to Toronto (or whatever team the max player currently belongs to). What combination of contracts do you believe would be of enough interest to the other team to get them to cooperate?
He will do a sign and trade with Toronto & Chicago (The Bulls have the pieces to trade for him and will probably include Deng).
I heard someone (Either Bill Simmons or Chris Rusillo, say that if the Lakers don't win they might reconsider the earlier Bosh/Bynum swap, but it sounds pretty unrealistic since they would lose their center and would have to play with 2 soft power forwards.)
Much more likely. Chicago, or any team with sufficient cap space, has leverage over Toronto in that situation.
Teams without cap space, like Houston, will have to give up good players/picks to make Toronto play ball.
well they do have the Knicks' picks, so dunno
If they want Bosh, they'll probably have to give those up just for starters.
I know the Mavs are always voracious for superstars but I don't think Bosh would be a difference maker for the Dallas boys in blue. Bosh plays the same style of game Dirk's used to- soft and wimpy.
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