Bosh and Wade have reportedly re-signed for a collective cap hit of...

[Rubio2Gasol]

23 Million :biggums:

Bosh 5 years 55 million :biggums:

https://twitter.com/johncanzanobft

[NoGunzJustSkillz]

bosh opted out of 40 mill over the next 2 years for a $55 million deal over the next 5 years?!?!?!

[TylerOO]

Wade 12 mill this year, Chris 11 mill.

Pat Riley doing the Birdman hand rub right now

[TylerOO]

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MlSz55ZBxOk/T3OTOkK1VXI/AAAAAAAAA3o/bPQTSt7gdmI/s170/birdman-rapper-rubbing-hands.gif

[Eric Cartman]

John Canzano @johncanzanobft

[wally_world]

Wow Wade is a douche for taking that much money when Bosh is obviously leaving alot on the table

[NoGunzJustSkillz]

where is d-rose to tell me absolutely nothing shaddy is going on in Mia?

[lakerspng]

sounds too crazy to be true. that's a tremendous amount of money wade and bosh would be giving up. source is thin at best. Would wait till a more substantial source, Woj maybe, or one from Miami even, before believing that.

[ihatetimthomas]

Wow Wade is a douche for taking that much money when Bosh is obviously leaving alot on the table

Wait, Wade is a douche for taking too much money? He is a douche for accepting the contract given to him? What a fcuken dickhead!

[bedmon]

sounds too crazy to be true. that's a tremendous amount of money wade and bosh would be giving up. source is thin at best. Would wait till a more substantial source, Woj maybe, or one from Miami even, before believing that.



I too will wait for a better source.

[longtime lurker]

bosh opted out of 40 mill over the next 2 years for a $55 million deal over the next 5 years?!?!?!

If true lol There's no way something shady wasn't going on in Miami

[truhooper]

You people are retarded for believing this :biggums:

[Nash]

lebron the rich troll needs to take less.

although.. dude has single handedly raised the value of the franchise by hundreds millions of dollar so he deserves it and more.

[EnoughSaid]

Windhorst just tweeted something similar. This gives Miami room for two premie guys like Lowry and Gortat.

Let the bidding wars begin. :rockon:

[Nets fan 93]

The guy tweets omer asik is heading over to the pelicans per a league source...today... That's been news for over a week

[Myth]

Why a Blazers writer the one reporting this?

[J Shuttlesworth]

Brian Windhorst ‏@WindhorstESPN 4m
Heat telling free agents they will have $12+ million to spend, indicating Wade & Bosh ready to take huge pay cuts, sources told ESPN

[D-Rose]

where is d-rose to tell me absolutely nothing shaddy is going on in Mia?
Taking less money ain't shady :D

[Myth]

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e148/crazydonovan12/PatRileysPlan_zps55950f7d.png

[Carbine]

Windhorst just tweeted something similar. This gives Miami room for two premie guys like Lowry and Gortat.

Let the bidding wars begin. :rockon:


:facepalm

No it doesn't.

It would get one of them. Not both....not even close.

[bagelred]

Wade and Bosh resign for lower amounts, Lebron then bolts for Lakers. :roll:

[D-Rose]

I don't understand why LBJ would take a 1-2 year deal...why not just take the max for 5 years and have opt outs at 1 and 2 years if he decides....like, why leave that kind of security on the table?

[EnoughSaid]

:facepalm

No it doesn't.

It would get one of them. Not both....not even close.

They have reached out to both. They COULD do it. It would mean the FAs would have to take less money though.

[fpliii]

Damn.

If LeBron takes a paycut too, this team could be legitimately stacked. Wow.

[navy]

Damn.

If LeBron takes a paycut too, this team could be legitimately stacked. Wow.
Lebron is getting a near max. Which better be around 18 million. Out here trying to ruin the ring chasing. Fvcking fakkit. :oldlol:

[fpliii]

Lebron is getting a near max. Which better be around 18 million. Out here trying to ruin the ring chasing. Fvcking fakkit. :oldlol:
I wouldn't fault LeBron for wanting the max (he's the only one who showed up in the Finals), but it's gonna make it a lot harder to fix this team.

Don't get me wrong, they ran into a dominant SA squad (and with the way they were hitting shots and passes, it makes it an even harder matchup), but I do think they need more consistent 3pt shooting and defense.

[boozehound]

Windhorst just tweeted something similar. This gives Miami room for two premie guys like Lowry and Gortat.

Let the bidding wars begin. :rockon:
uhm, this gives them about 12 mill in space
http://espn.go.com/nba/truehoop/miamiheat/story/_/id/11163634/miami-heat-eye-kyle-lowry-pay-chris-bosh-dwyane-wade-less

that is not enough for two guys

[wally_world]

Wait, Wade is a douche for taking too much money? He is a douche for accepting the contract given to him? What a fcuken dickhead!

He is. Doesn't mean he shouldn't have done it, neither does it mean I wouldn't have done it.

[Heavincent]

lol Wade and Bosh are such bitches.

"Lets take way less money so we can help Bran add to his legacy"

:oldlol:

[Milbuck]

The league better hope Wade's finals wasn't an anomaly, and that he actually is done. Because if they get Gortat, a few more young role players, and Wade comes back healthy...holy shit.

[J Shuttlesworth]

lol Wade and Bosh are such bitches.

"Lets take way less money so we can help Bran add to his legacy"

:oldlol:
Yeah because rings only count for 1 person right?

Kobe's rings in 00-02 were just adding to Shaq's legacy, right?

[DaSeba5]

lol Wade and Bosh are such bitches.

"Lets take way less money so we can help Bran add to his legacy"

:oldlol:

This post doesn't make any sense. They all have the same goal to win a title.

[r15mohd]

Feel bad for Bosh...he deserves more than Wade :(

[r15mohd]

Yeah because rings only count for 1 person right?

Kobe's rings in 00-02 were just adding to Shaq's legacy, right?


let them play it like this...it diminishes everything they push forward in Kobe and rings. #hypocrites :rolleyes:

[gasolina]

I dont see the fascination of Gortat for the Heat. Its not like he's a good defender. He can hit the J but cant extend it to 3, which is the reason why Bosh is so effective at the 5 spot anyway.

For arguments sake lets say the heat signs him, then Hibbert can stay in the lane and David West dont need to be chasing Ray Allen

[cltcfn2924]

Damn.

If LeBron takes a paycut too, this team could be legitimately stacked. Wow.


Read everything, he wants a max deal.

[KBaller33]

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e148/crazydonovan12/PatRileysPlan_zps55950f7d.png

Lol

[navy]

Feel bad for Bosh...he deserves more than Wade :(
:hammerhead:

Regular Season
Wade 19/4.5/4.7 on 55%
Bosh 16/6/1 on 51%

Postseason
Wade 18/4/4 on 50%
Bosh 15/5.6/1 on 51%

Wade drafted by the Heat....

[cltcfn2924]

Lebron is getting a near max. Which better be around 18 million. Out here trying to ruin the ring chasing. Fvcking fakkit. :oldlol:


I'm reading 20.7.

[Dro]

bosh opted out of 40 mill over the next 2 years for a $55 million deal over the next 5 years?!?!?!
:lol

[navy]

I dont see the fascination of Gortat for the Heat. Its not like he's a good defender. He can hit the J but cant extend it to 3, which is the reason why Bosh is so effective at the 5 spot anyway.

For arguments sake lets say the heat signs him, then Hibbert can stay in the lane and David West dont need to be chasing Ray Allen
Then take him off the court when they play the pacers....

[hawke812]

Yeah because rings only count for 1 person right?

Kobe's rings in 00-02 were just adding to Shaq's legacy, right?

According to many ISH posters, yes. Can't have it both ways:confusedshrug:

[r15mohd]

:hammerhead:

Regular Season
Wade 19/4.5/4.7 on 55%
Bosh 16/6/1 on 51%

Postseason
Wade 18/4/4 on 50%
Bosh 15/5.6/1 on 51%

Wade drafted by the Heat....


ok...and who is more valued as far as impact on the floor, not to mention available for a full 82 game season? Wade is on brittle knees, and more of a liability than Bosh. as for him being drafted by the Heat, Heat TEAM first...not Wade then the Heat.

salaries need to be flipped in favor of Bosh...can't accept Wade making more than him at this point in their careers, regardless of his tenure...and why no outcry opposed to Lebron?

[D-Rose]

Original report is NOT true.


@daldridgetnt 53s
Agent Henry Thomas, on report clients Bosh & Wade will take $12M/per & $11M/per, respectively: "all the BS you are reading is just that."

Also, Tim Reynolds an AP reporter very plugged in with the Heat said it ain't true either.

[KBaller33]

The report was false

[gasolina]

Then take him off the court when they play the pacers....
Well if that's the case then you can say the same thing about every other team with a traditional 4&5 lineup. That's what made Miami so good is because they made you play their own way.

Also I don't think Gortat & Bosh together will fit their trapping D philosophy.

[navy]

Well if that's the case then you can say the same thing about every other team with a traditional 4&5 lineup. That's what made Miami so good is because they made you play their own way.

Also I don't think Gortat & Bosh together will fit their trapping D philosophy.

...That is the case with other teams though. San Antonio starts Tiago and Duncan, but knows damn well that Diaw and Duncan is the better lineup. OKC starts Ibaka and Perkins, but takes out Perkins in their best lineups.

Small ball league. But you cant always be small like Miami usually is.

Bosh and Chris Anderson worked well enough. Chris Anderson is just too old to play a lot of minutes.

[D-Rose]

‏@WojYahooNBA 34s
Wade, Bosh still working on framework of contract figures, conversations ongoing today, sources tell Yahoo.

[navy]

‏@WojYahooNBA 34s
Wade, Bosh still working on framework of contract figures, conversations ongoing today, sources tell Yahoo.
As expected. Fvck the media. Nobody holds these guys accountable. :oldlol:

[cltcfn2924]

ok...and who is more valued as far as impact on the floor, not to mention available for a full 82 game season? Wade is on brittle knees, and more of a liability than Bosh. as for him being drafted by the Heat, Heat TEAM first...not Wade then the Heat.

salaries need to be flipped in favor of Bosh...can't accept Wade making more than him at this point in their careers, regardless of his tenure...and why no outcry opposed to Lebron?


Exactly, he b*t*hed and moaned they weren't spending to get him help, now he's going to cripple them. They don't call him LeFraud for nothing.

[navy]

Exactly, he b*t*hed and moaned they weren't spending to get him help
When?

[r15mohd]

Exactly, he b*t*hed and moaned they weren't spending to get him help, now he's going to cripple them. They don't call him LeFraud for nothing.


My point is that wade shouldn't be making more than either because he is less valued to the team...just bcuz he was drafted by the Heat doesn't make him worth more at all.

Lebron never bitched for anyone but a draft pick...consider that all u want lol

[ImKobe]

Saw Brian Windhorst confirm that on his twitter page, seems like Heat will have about 12 mil cap space to play with.

[SwishSquared]

I don't know much about this situation, but if this is true, could they not be gunning for Lowry this summer if they open up roughly $12M in space? I know he had a good thing going on in Toronto, but if money is nearly equal, why not consider MIA due to much better tax situation and likelihood of titles? They could use BAE/MLE to target guys like PJ Tucker, Ed Davis, and Morrow (or just stick with Ray Allen if he's truly coming back). Brings in 3&D guy, good rebounder, and 3 point shooting specialist, respectively, this summer. Those types of guys would be under the radar, but could really help re-tool the roster if they pan out (they tried w/ Beasely, why not those dudes).

If LBJ signs a 2-year max-type deal with opt-out next summer, that means he could take paycut next year to get a guy like Marc Gasol, no? Talk about being potentially stacked in 2015-2016:
Lowry-Wade-LBJ-Bosh-Gasol

EDIT: Nah, unless both Gasol & LBJ take fairly large paycuts, that's not happening. Pipe dream though

[veilside23]

they have to take less money or else lebron is gone ..

lebron will probably get something about 20m for the first year .

[bluechox2]

lol at wade and bosh bowing out

[Bandito]

That cannot be true :lol

[kennethgriffin]

two 30 year olds taking 40 year old tim duncan money


this is even worse than the original colluding. this is taking ring chasing to a whole new level

it wasnt nearly as bad before cause all of them were taking pay cuts.

but now its basically like wade and bosh are paying millions out of their own pocket to prop up lebrons legacy

theyre giving their own money to james instead of to the franchise since lebron is NOT taking a cut.. but getting a raise

LOL


they should just get it over with and buy knee pads for the amount of head theyre gonna be giving this year. cause they just became lebrons official groupies

[Derka]

Not believing this one until its confirmed.

[Jameerthefear]

Yeah David Aldridge just confirmed this one's bullshit :oldlol:

[toxicxr6]

Yeah this was wwaayyyyy off..

I'm just reading some news now
Apparently wade and bosh won't accept anything under 15-16 million each
Lebron is getting the max... Around 22 million


There is no way the heat sign all 3 at major discounts

[LBJ4MVP23]

Where did you read that?

Also with Gortat off the market and the Heat seemingly making no run at him, I dont know what to say.

Its obvious wade-bosh-LBJ spoke amongst themselves to play together and decided on Miami since the lack of income tax would offset the lower salaries to make it happen. In that time Riley hasnt drafted a really productive player and every veteran he brought in with the exception of Allen hasnt contributed at all.

Riley's plan was help execute the plan the Big 3 came up with and then hope veterans take the absolute minimum in the hopes of winning a ring.

Lets go after a PG in Lowry when we have LBj that can run point. Lets also not make a play for the only really good big man so that we can actually compete since the team is so old that our switching style of defense no longer works. Masterful.

[dreamwarrior]

BREAKING NEWS: Lebron resigns with the Miami Heat for $1

[AboutBuckets]

Where did you read that?

Its obvious wade-bosh-LBJ spoke amongst themselves to play together and decided on Miami since the lack of income tax would offset the lower salaries to make it happen. In that time Riley hasnt drafted a really productive player and every veteran he brought in with the exception of Allen hasnt contributed at all.

Riley's plan was help execute the plan the Big 3 came up with and then hope veterans take the absolute minimum in the hopes of winning a ring.



Have you forgotten about Mike Miller in the 2012 finals? Drafting Norris Cole? Signing Birdman when literally no other team would touch him with a ten foot pole? Riley is doing just fine, I think the Heat will be in a very good position to contend when it's all said and done and that's coming from a non-Heat fan

[NoGunzJustSkillz]

BREAKING NEWS: Lebron resigns with the Miami Heat for $1
:lol