So: we'd all like to land a star player. Preferably Anthony Davis for any collection of our players not called Lillard or McCollum. But the reality is, we don't have the trade pieces (certainly not compared with some other teams). But there is a star player out there who wants to play but his team won't let him: Chris Bosh. As I understand it, he thinks he's healthy, they say he's not. (Sounds like Darius Miles/Brandon Roy?) Anyone know the scoop? Would they trade him or are they just hoping he'll retire? If he COULD play, he would be pretty much a perfect addition to our team, if a little old.
I believe he makes 77 million over the next 3 seasons. So yeah i am sure the Heat would trade him in a heartbeat. But I doubt they will play him, or his salary won't be covered by medical insurance. They won't cut him or again they would have to pay him if he plays a few games. (After he clears waivers) So if he wants to still play....maybe a buy out? Which I doubt the two sides would come to an agreement on..
The Heats doctors wont clear him, and its not that they want to cover a good amount of his contract under insurance because if he was healthy they could get a hell of a deal for him. I'd love to have Bosh on the Blazers but i'd want several different doctors to clear him and monitor him so there wasn't any chance of his life being threatened by the clotting issue.
Reoccurring blood clots. Imagine you're the team that gave Bosh the chance that ended up killing him. There's a reason why the Heat are playing hardball here.
https://sports.yahoo.com/news/repor...t-miami-heat-salary-cap-relief-203612491.html Some team is going to take a chance on him. I just hope he doesn't die on the court.
I would sign him. He would instantly be the best power forward on the roster.... and that's even if he can't play.
I hope this is all just posturing by both parties. At 33, Bosh should just keep cashing his checks and ride off into the the sunset. It's not like he's in his prime and has several good years left. He'll get his $52 million over the next two years whether he plays, or not. Why risk dying at 33 when you're set for the rest of your life financially, even if you live to be 133? And I don't get why MIA would get this special one-time exception. Bosh isn't the first player to retire for medical reasons. Other than past amnesty provisions (which did not have to be medically related), nobody else has gotten this special treatment. MIA should buy him out using the stretch provision, like everyone else has to when they no longer want a player on their roster or his full salary impacting their current cap situation. BNM
I assume it's because he isn't retiring. The team and the player disagree over whether he's healthy enough to play and that's leading to a "forced retirement" (forced by a single team, as opposed to the league in general having no interest--we don't know yet whether that second one is the case).
