CB still wants to play with old friend D-Wade?...
The Miami Heat and Chris Bosh saga came to a temporary halt this offseason after he failed a physical test prior to training camp that rendered him unable to perform in any basketball activities this season.
The organization made it clear that Bosh’s time with the team was officially done, putting a short-term finality to the issue at hand — but due to the $75 million that is still owed to the lanky power forward, there are still some bones to pick from both sides.
If Bosh were to come back this season and log at least 25 games for any other team in NBA, the Heat would be OBLIGATED to pay the ENTIRE remaining summer of his contract, by rule — killing their cap space in the process...
Miami could try and trade the versatile big man, but due to his fragile blood clot condition, it’s very unlikely for a team to jump on the chance.
The team could also propose a buyout, but it would make very little sense for Bosh to take only a fraction of the money than he's owned through a guaranteed contract.
Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald reported that Bosh could try to play again next season:
“According to a league-employed source connected to Bosh, the mindset at the moment is that he’s more likely to attempt a comeback next season than this season.
The Heat eventually needs clarity on that, because if Miami goes through the process of removing his salary from its cap in February (it cannot happen before Feb. 9) instead of, say, April, it would leave Miami at risk if Bosh makes a comeback elsewhere this season because his salary would go back on the Heat’s cap if he plays 25 games with another team (regular season and/or playoffs).
If the Heat is comfortable that Bosh is not going to try to come back this season, it could likely purge Bosh from its cap — pending an independent doctor’s ruling — before the Feb. 23 trade deadline, freeing $23.6 million in space this season (which is not pro-rated, cap expert Larry Coon said). That means Miami would not need to trade similar money away to acquire a player earning substantially more.”
If Miami could pull this off, they could try and make a run for SF Rudy Gay at the trade deadline, giving them a bonafide scorer to anchor a young team — but it’s yet to be seen if the Sacramento Kings‘ SF would choose the Heat as his final destination given their recent reputation with free agents...
Could the Chicago Bulls go for Chris Bosh next summer? Only imagine D-Wade and CB in a same team again, that's an available possibility!
