Bosh trade

[bigjmac0815]

I think that trade is just "agreed upon," but I get where you're going.

No the deal is official now

 

[Ryno]

You don't understand.

Chris Bosh is entirely in control. He can give them a list of teams, but ultimately, he's going to decide where he wants to go.

If Bosh says "Trade me to Cleveland to play with LeBron" the Raptors have no leverage.

Exactly. If the Raptors want anything in return for Bosh (which all signs say they do)...they have no leverage. Bosh can pick where he wants to go, or no trade will happen and he will sign wherever he wants, with the Raptors not getting anything for him.

 

[Ryno]

No the deal is official now

News to me. Thanks for the info. Heard about the deal earlier today and just assumed it was unofficially official.

 

[AMC]

I think that trade is just "agreed upon," but I get where you're going.

The Kings had a Press Conference about the trade, its a done deal.

 

[jerzy234]

You could do the trade now. Since both teams are out of the playoffs. Hence why the Dalembert to Kings trade happened earlier today

The trade could happen because all the players involved are under contract for next season.

 

[440]

The raptors have no leverage if we are their only trading partner. I highly doubt that we are though. I can see many teams putting together some sort of package that is better than what we can offer. Someone brought up one that the magic would be able to offer that would wipe the floor with anything we could offer. It's depressing really...

It doesn't matter who can offer them more. The only thing that matters is where Bosh says he wants to go.

 

[CardiacCavs]

LOL wrong thread my bad.

 

[Phills14]

You don't understand.

Chris Bosh is entirely in control. He can give them a list of teams, but ultimately, he's going to decide where he wants to go.

If Bosh says "Trade me to Cleveland to play with LeBron" the Raptors have no leverage.

That's true to an extent. If Bosh is traded, he's going to go to a team that he's approved so you're right that Toronto has poor leverage. However; if a Bosh trade does nothing but hurt Toronto, i.e. taking on bad long term contracts, they can just as easily say no and make Bosh sign out right. Even though they'd be getting nothing in return, sometimes getting nothing is better than getting put in salary cap hell.

Same situation if Lebron wanted to go to Chicago. We can always S&T him to Chicago but if all they were offering was Deng and Hinrich than we'd tell them to pound salt and make Lebron sign out right.

 

[Amherstcavsfan]

That's true to an extent. If Bosh is traded, he's going to go to a team that he's approved so you're right that Toronto has poor leverage. However; if a Bosh trade does nothing but hurt Toronto, i.e. taking on bad long term contracts, they can just as easily say no and make Bosh sign out right. Even though they'd be getting nothing in return, sometimes getting nothing is better than getting put in salary cap hell.

Same situation if Lebron wanted to go to Chicago. We can always S&T him to Chicago but if all they were offering was Deng and Hinrich than we'd tell them to pound salt and make Lebron sign out right.

Except Colangelo already said he's going to S&T Bosh.

And the Raptors have a boner for Mo Williams, always have. I'd imagine that if we offered Mo and JJ, they'd jump at it.

 

[Ryno]

Except Colangelo already said he's going to S&T Bosh.

And the Raptors have a boner for Mo Williams, always have. I'd imagine that if we offered Mo and JJ, they'd jump at it.

I like the way you think. But, if that's all it took I would be absolutely stunned. I know they don't have any leverage, but they can still get a couple of solid pieces for Bosh.

 

[CardiacCavs]

You don't understand.

Chris Bosh is entirely in control. He can give them a list of teams, but ultimately, he's going to decide where he wants to go.

If Bosh says "Trade me to Cleveland to play with LeBron" the Raptors have no leverage.

Ohhh ya I didn't think of that. Let's hope Lebron gets his head out of his ass.

 

[Amherstcavsfan]

I like the way you think. But, if that's all it took I would be absolutely stunned. I know they don't have any leverage, but they can still get a couple of solid pieces for Bosh.

It would take other pieces and maybe taking Hedo/Calderon back, but JJ and Mo would be more than enough talent for the Raptors. Get a "replacement" for Bosh and upgrade your PG spot.

 

[Ryno]

It would take other pieces and maybe taking Hedo/Calderon back, but JJ and Mo would be more than enough talent for the Raptors. Get a "replacement" for Bosh and upgrade your PG spot.

Hell, adding Hedo just makes it more attractive to me. I'm sold.

TOR GETS: Hickson, Mo, Parker, Telfair
CLE GETS: Bosh, Hedo

Obviously we'd have to have something lined up for a PG....or may get Jack in the TOR trade

PG: ????/Jack???/Boobie
SG: Hedo/Parker
SF: LeBron/Moon
PF: Bosh/Powe
C: Varejao/?????

 

[chrisrich91]

It would take other pieces and maybe taking Hedo/Calderon back, but JJ and Mo would be more than enough talent for the Raptors. Get a "replacement" for Bosh and upgrade your PG spot.

Highway robbery. Giving up a playoff nonfactor and a completely unproven JJ Hickson, surviving on garbage buckets and spoonfed dunks, for Chris Bosh would be a "Gasol" on the Trade Fairness Scale.

 

[DatDudeZ3]

Man I hope LeBron and Bosh have been talking about this and hopefullly Bosh will come here in a S&T. Yeah like people have been saying...it doesn't matter what other teams have to offer, cuz Bosh goes wherever he wants to go. I would trade up to 4 players for Bosh by himself no joke. Maybe a Mo,JJ,West,Green for Bosh, Hedo. If we pulled a sign and trade for Bosh you could gauruntee LeBron coming back.