Wherever Chris Bosh heads next, he'll likely have to do so on his own -- and at a slightly discounted rate. The Toronto Raptors have become increasingly disenchanted with the idea of helping Bosh obtain a maximum contract via a sign-and-trade deal, according to a league source. Because of the higher annual raises and additional year a "home" team can offer its own player, Bosh could make $125.5 million over six years if he re-signed with the Raptors and they moved him elsewhere; he could make $96.1 million over five years by signing outright with another team. The difference in the first five years of the deal would amount to $4 million. http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=5352236
I do the math and it's like $4M, too. How does LeBron lose $30M by signing elsewhere? $30M is the number I've seen in numerous articles.
It's the difference between the totals for a 5 and a 6 year deal. Of course he's young enough to presumably get another contract in the 6th year, so as long as he doesn't have a career-ending injury, he's not really giving up that much. barfo
