Report says Raptors shipping Chris Bosh to Miami Heat

and this thread is a bunch of butthurts

 

Per Wallacesports on Twitter:Top-level source insists Raptors have no interest in Heat's Mike Beasley or Mario Chalmers & seek $16 mil trade except.

As expected, supposedly imminent Bosh-Beasley swap between Toronto and Miami now being shot down in both cities-for now.

 

So basically according to this Toronto is willing to let him go for nothing, maybe a future first or second round pick if they want a 16 million trade exception


man Coangelo is going to be run out of town by the fans there.

 

So toronto is basically reporting what they are reading in the miami paper....big deal. Remember....its the stuff u dont read about that actually gets done...everything else is pure speculation aimed to sell papers and get website hits...period!

Ive got faith that given all the talent out there, Morey will put a playoff contender on the floor...and lets give the guy some credit....theres NO WAY he would be putting all this effort towards Bosh (assuming he is) if he didnt think he had a snowballs chance

 

This exact scenario is why if the Rockets can convince Bosh to come to Houston, that Toronto will take back our asset package of Hill+picks+jeffries+andersen and that's it and nothing more.

 

agreed....especially when Toronto has said all along that they want young players AND DRAFT PICKS......and when NY doesnt sign lebron, guess who has their lottery pick??????

 

D.M. and Rockets Caravan Heading back to Houston..

 

but if Toronto wants a trade exception to either save money or try to lure another FA then the Rockets may be out. I believe the Rockets have a 3.1 million TE but I dont believe that can be packaged with another player.

I would think that Toronto at the very least would want the 7-8 million in cash needed to buy out Jefferies or Battier, whomever is included in the deal.

Would less pony up that sort of cash? He had some money come back at him from the luxury tax last season so that may save some money. If all that was holding Toronto/Bosh back from making the deal was the buyout money I think Les would do it.

 

I just hope that Morey can at least make a case before Bosh forces Toronto's hand for a sign and trade to Miami. Sadly, Toronto will likely take just a trade exception and worthless picks if that is what Bosh wants. Though its not as attractive as the Rockets offer obviously, the TE can come in handy in hard times and Toronto may have no choice but to settle for it....If it were up to Toronto, they would much rather deal with Houston (or any other team with real assets) than Miami, but now they dont own the cards. They should've traded Bosh to us mid season, now they screwed themselves and us

 

i dont think Bosh can force Toronto's hand any more than they can force his....dont forget, THEy are holding the key to him making an extra 30 million...i think they both have each other by the short hairs imo and it is in both of their best interests to not force something one way or another

bottom line is that its ALL ABOUT THE MONEY....and Bosh can get the most in a s&t

 

We can only offer up 3M in cash. Would Les do it? Probably.

The Raptors would have to weight which asset package is better Hill + 1st round picks or a T.E. that expires in 1 year and then what types of talent will they be able to obtain with that T.E (considering they are rebuilding). Will it equal the talent of Hill + Picks? I don't think it will.

 

Funny, reports first say MIA can't give Beasley away, now he's is a desirable S&T return?

Toronto needs more guys with issues?

 

Isn't this his last year of guaranteed money though? He is sort of an expiring contract...and a low risk for them.

DD

 

While Bosh doesn't own all the cards, he definitely has the upper hand now. That's why I mentioned Toronto should've traded him last year, then they could've gotten real assets. If you notice, the biggest sign n trades happen with one team getting the main player, and the other just a scrub and a large TE. This is what Toronto will get. Why they'll do it? The biggest reason is they will save money short term and then use that TE down the line when it's valuable to a team that is unloading a stud player but doesn't want salary back. While Toronto would rather dance with the Rockets, if Bosh states he's not interested, I really don't see what other choice Toronto has. I doubt they just call Bosh's bluff and let him walk and lose out on the TE. The only way Houston now has a shot is if that caravan makes it to Bosh before he inks the deal...

 

Wanting a pure TE makes more sense for Toronto if they want to flip it for a (near) star player. If Beasley and Chalmers go, the TE is about $9M-$10M and can't be combined with a player. That gets them Kirk Hinrich or Mo Williams.

$17M TE gets them anyone out there on the block (Arenas, Jefferson, etc)

 

well they cant sign before July 8 right? theres plenty of time for posturing by both sides between now and then....and for the caravan to get there

 

So really ...


Bosh was never interested or had any intention of coming to Houston.

 

Keep in mind that it's another Miami-based source.

 

If this happens both of these teams will be terrible.