Report: Bosh, Wade to opt out of deals

[crownontherocks]

According to multiple reports Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh will opt out of their deals and become free agents.

Sean highkin

[dreamgreen]

Hope they don't resign, like to see a shake up, and would love to watch Riley cry on tv again.

[knuckleballer]

Wow, it sounds like they are taking pay cuts along with Lebron to sign more talent.  I don't think it makes financial sense for them, but Lebron must have talked them into it.  That kind of sucks.  I don't want to see the Heat get better.

[SparzWizard]

Let's go after Bosh. He's an available Center!

[Jailan34]

Wow, it sound like they are taking pay cuts along with Lebron to sign more talent.  I don't think it makes financial sense for them, but Lebron must have talked them into it.  That kind of sucks.  I don't want to see the Heat get better.

I don't think they're going to take less, I think Bosh and Wade are trying to get their last large deals while they can. A lot can happen in a year, better to get it now.

[Rondo9]

So how will the Heat fill out their roster?

[knuckleballer]

Wow, it sound like they are taking pay cuts along with Lebron to sign more talent.  I don't think it makes financial sense for them, but Lebron must have talked them into it.  That kind of sucks.  I don't want to see the Heat get better.

I don't think they're going to take less, I think Bosh and Wade are trying to get their last large deals while they can. A lot can happen in a year, better to get it now.

Wade isn't worth his current contract.

[dreamgreen]

Wow, it sounds like they are taking pay cuts along with Lebron to sign more talent.  I don't think it makes financial sense for them, but Lebron must have talked them into it.  That kind of sucks.  I don't want to see the Heat get better.

It would be awful. You could only hope that a real team needs each player to take a certain role, and that to much talent wouldn't work.

[317]

this is why the max salary needs to be raised, would they really take ~$17 million each if the max was $30 million?

[pearljammer10]

this is why the max salary needs to be raised, would they really take ~$17 million each if the max was $30 million?

Probably. They don't need the money, they want to win. They've been to four straight Finals. The East is weak, if they take less money they can bring in more talent and keep going back to the finals to have a chance to win rings.

[dreamgreen]

this is why the max salary needs to be raised, would they really take ~$17 million each if the max was $30 million?

This is why the NBA needs a hard cap!

[BballTim]

this is why the max salary needs to be raised, would they really take ~$17 million each if the max was $30 million?

  I think an interesting idea is eliminating the max contract altogether. If someone wants to give LeBon $30M-$40M let them, and let them fill out their roster with MLE types. You'd get more competition for titles because you'd be pitting teams like that against teams with no super-duper stars but 3-4 very good players. In effect, the 2012 Celts vs the 2009 Cavs or similar matchups.

[j804]

If this is to go and get Melo or a fourth star those guys are a joke

[gpap]

Is there a link where I can find out more?

So, let's say they all opt out and take a little less.

It's not like they'll really have much cap space to make their team significantly better than last year, will they?

I mean, all they'll be able to offer is the mid-level exception and the vet minimum, right?

[Quetzalcoatl]

Bosh is going to Toronto and Lowry is going to Miami if the internet is to believed, which let's be honest, it isn't