This is the Bulls for the taken. Now is the time for Paxson to finally pull the trigger. Derrick Rose will be understood to be off limits, and Ben Gordon has that no trade clause, so count him out to. So who cares if it takes every single last player on the Bulls not named Rose/Gordon to get this done? If you can put together a big three of Rose/Gordon/Bosh, you do it. That team can score inside out, and that's what you want from an NBA team.
Well the bigger problem would be if before that happened, Ben Gordon bolted to New York...and then Bosh and Lebron followed him there the next summer. Damn Knicks. They'd be stealing Duhon, Gordon, and Bosh from the Bulls in consecutive summers. Just building their damn team with ex-Bulls. And of course sign Lebron James too, who aspires to be like a guy that used to play for the Bulls.
If I were the Knicks, I would want Bosh and LeBron, or Bosh and Wade. I'm not 100% sold that a Wade/LeBron team could win it all. Bosh and LeBron would be a lethal inside/out combo. How many teams have won (not counting the Bulls) without a dominant big man?
Maybe, maybe not. I'm guessing he's more tired of getting booed by his own fans when the team is trying to mount a fourth quarter comeback than he's worried about going to an immediate contender (although that wouldn't hurt). If I was Chris Bosh, there's a lot to like about Chicago: a fairly strong history of fan support, a big market, a young stud point guard and a damn good front court mate in Luol Deng (assuming he's not part of the trade) and a chance to help build something in a new place. I could see it happening and it working out.
I would assume that Deng would be part of the deal. I'm not sure what else Chicago could offer to entice the Raptors into trading them Bosh.
no it absolutely would not. what we really need to upgrade as a team is defense and bosh may actually be a downgrade in that department, there's an unpredicatable chance he wouldn't re-sign, and if he does figuring in tax he would cost something like 60 million more than aldridge over the next 4 1/2 years. those are some pretty serious negatives.
I'm honestly not convinced that Bosh would turn out to be a big upgrade over Aldridge in the long run.
just considering their talent, it absolutely is a no brainer. obviously, bosh being able to leave after next season changes that. of course if he was willing to sign an extension with portland as part of the deal(not sure if he can do that at this point or not), that would move it back to being a no brainer.
That's probably true under normal circumstances, but if Bosh is making it public that he doesn't intend to resign with the Raptors, he's really undermining Colangelo's ability to get back fair value ... so, who knows what he'd demand or could force in trade, it would all depend on how many GMs were willing to trade for Bosh with the hope that he'd resign with them.
Bosh's biggest concern has been winning, which his team is clearly not doing. If Portland can show Bosh that they can be contenders for the next few years (decades?), Bosh will probably resign in P-Town. Is it still a risk? Definitely, but it's a risk I'm willing to take if all we have to give up is Aldridge. You can debate this all you want, but Bosh is an all-around better player than LMA is right now period. Plus, he's a legitimate perennial all-star and an olympian. You put two legit stars together (Roy and Bosh) and a soon to be star (Oden) and you can almost taste NBA championship. It's a superstar run league, and if you have the chance to obtain two (or three) on one team without giving up a lot of good pieces, you do it, bottom line. Could LMA become as good as Bosh? Yes, but right now, Bosh is more proven and much better.
I'm sure he could give verbal assurances through back-channels, but there would be nothing binding ... meaning if he changed his mind (just like Brand did with the Clippers) he can walk and there's no recourse.
Then I guess it really just depends on what we have to give up.... Aldridge and LaFrentz for Bosh? Do it. Anything more? Then you'd have to really think about it.
Yup, and that was my point. Bosh has a chance to sign an extension this off-season though. So if Toronto gets him to sign an extension, we could potentially make an offer.
does anyone know at what point bosh is eligible for an extension(or if he is ever with his current contract)?
then i doubt portland makes a play for him until the offseason(if ever). if bosh wants to leave, no chance he signs an extension with toronto though. that would be something that would have to be worked out as part of the trade being that he signs an extension with the new team.
Colangelo tried to trade for Deng on draft day, so I would assume they would want him. I would imagine the Chicago package would be something like Luol Deng, Tyrus Thomas, and Joakim Noah. For a team like Chicago, whose been knocked for not making the big move, you can't really leave anything on the table when it comes to Bosh. Rose is off limits, and Gordon can't be traded. Toronto can have whatever they want from the Bulls to get a trade for Bosh done, within reason.
