panthermark wrote:ATLTimekeeper wrote:
Both sides have already spoken about working together should Bosh chose to leave, you can stop coming on here and presenting this angle.
You are correct, and yet is still seems to be a one sided transaction in the minds of many.
Maybe I'm just looking at this wrong. This is a "sign and trade" thread that is already based on assumptions, and I'm applying other rational angles that are probably "too much"...since this is all based on conjecture anyway. But at times, I feel as if many are insulting the intelligence of Bosh, and are treating him as if he is an invalid with no particular say in his future destination….as if he is simply a prostitute that will allow himself to be pimped out to the highest bidder. He has always come off as an intelligent and independent individual, and I would think that any trade suggestion would take that into account. But again, in terms of “trade threads”….that may be too much.
So with that said, I'll get off my

I wholeheartedly agree that Bosh will not do the whole "list of teams" bidding war like some posters think. I actually think the opposite will happen. I think BC will send out a message to all 30 teams saying "Ok guys, Bosh is leaving, present your packages for a S&T". Once he gets his offers negotiated out, he'll go to Chris and say "here are the offers we have, do any of these teams look appealing to you?" and Chris will be able to see, clearly, which teams want him and what will be coming back.
If Chris sees that a team will be gutting their roster to get him, he won't go there. I believe that the process will be very transparent, and Chris will decide where he wants to go. It doesn't mean, however, that there won't be a bidding war. If you are Houston, and you REALLY want Bosh, you're gonna put a reasonable offer in for the simply because of the Bynum rumour (Bosh on that roster on the biggest basketball stage in the world is extremely enticing, plus the move would help the Raptors). Add in the regular teams with cap space (Miami / NY / Bulls) and there will be a significant amount of offers on the table. We just have to hope that the team Bosh chooses to go to has a nice offer, because it would royally suck if Bynum is on the table but Bosh opts to go to CHI for Deng + crap. Unfortunately, there is a strong possibility of the latter happening.