Chris Bosh Return to NBA
This is not happening, according to NBA sources Chris Bosh has Return to the the league snd on top requires More Than a Desire to Play with LeBron in LA.
Could Los Angeles Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka be targeting a former client from his days as a player agent?
The Lakers made a significant move over the weekend, buying out the contract of Luol Deng. The franchise now projects to have enough cap room in July 2019 to pursue any available free agent, including Golden State Warriors All-Star Kevin Durant.
The move also opened a roster spot for the 2018-19 squad. And quickly, talk that Chris Bosh could be a target for the Lakers circulated on Twitter.
The Lakers seem well stocked at guard and forward but are thin at center, with just one veteran (JaVale McGee) and two young prospects (Ivica Zubac and rookie Moritz Wagner). James may get minutes in the middle as well, as part of the Lakers’ version of the “Death Lineup,” but if there’s an area of uncertainty, it’s at center.
Bosh won two titles (2011-12 and 2012-13) alongside James in Miami with the Heat. A mobile 6’11”, Bosh would fit in today’s pace-and-space game as a stretch center.
“That would be the Lakers Show plus the Old-Man Show,” Bosh told Ben Rohrbach of Yahoo Sports in August when asked if he and free agent Dwyane Wade could team up with James once again in Los Angeles.
Bosh hasn’t played in the league for over two years after being forced into premature retirement after suffering multiple blood clots, but he still craves a comeback.
“I’m going to give [playing] one more shot,” he said in an interview with ESPN’s Jackie MacMullan in March.
“I’m still trying to overcome that hump and trying to get something going. I’m looking forward to the challenge,” Bosh told Rohrbach. “I know I can still play ball and be a 3-and-D guy for somebody out there.”
So, what’s the issue? The Lakers need a center, Bosh wants to play. He has a relationship with Pelinka, joining Landmark Sports in November of 2016 before the former agent changed careers.
The answer is a lot more complicated than simply agreeing to terms with Bosh and signing a contract.
Bosh left the league with $52.1 million on his contract with the Heat, In June 2017.
