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October 13, 2010

Bosh was NOT key to Heat deal

J.A. Adande gets it wrong on Chris Bosh's centrality to the big deals, and I wonder why:
Bosh was the central figure in putting this all together. There are those familiar with the wheelings and dealings who insist Wade would have left Miami if he couldn't be assured of at least having Bosh by his side. And LeBron didn't want to replicate his experience in Cleveland as the only superstar. So no Bosh would have meant no Wade, so no LeBron.

"At least Bosh"? Well, LeBron is all that and more. "LeBron ... as the only superstar"? Well, Wade was already that himself. If that's not what Adande meant, then this is poor writing or editing.

I suspect Pat Riley fed Adande some of this, directly or indirectly, to keep Bosh pumped and happy. Otherwise, Chris, there's nothing wrong with being the third banana in this group. Ask, say, Lamar Odom in L.A.

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