Bulls have met with him three times since midnight! And some Bulls fans at realgm just said they heard Sam smith say this on ESPN 1000 FWIW, we have heard that Toronto has agreed to S&T deals with the Bulls, Heat, and Rockets... A separate report from Sam Smith said the Bulls may have a trade in place that sends Taj, 15M TPE, and 3 1st rounders plus cash for Bosh, if Bosh agrees to come. http://forums.realgm.com/boards/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=1027013&start=240 If it is true and it may not be, then it's all up to Bosh to choose.
Think of it this way. If this is true... Bulls would have traded away or gave up Gordon, Hinrich, Salmons, Taj, Warrick, Tyrus, Miller, Murray, Thabo, Gooden, the perennial $10M+ in cap space and three 1st round draft picks to get Bosh and have $13M in cap space left over to restock the rest of the roster.
I just don't see Bosh as THE guy who can lead us to championships. He didn't even help Toronto to the playoffs.
If you get rid of Taj and Johnson you'll be about 400 K short of a second max deal I believe. Saw Tom Penn on ESPN talk about it.
Noah is what makes the Bulls attractive, that's their Varejao/hard-nosed player. I'm not sure it is a good idea, but as a last resort to Get Bron/Bosh I get it.
Via Marc J. Spears/Yahoo! (via Twitter) Fodder for a sign and trade? The Bulls may be looking for depth at center if they are trading Noah.
Why do the Bulls want a $7M hit to their cap after getting Bosh? I think he's Bosh's replacement in Toronto. We give up Noah and the TPE for Bosh and we're right at MAX player cap space still.
http://twitter.com/kcjhoop Bulls did not meet with Bosh at local hotel today. Friday meeting at United Center. about 2 hours ago via TweetDeck