The wheels were set in motion when LeBron James, Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade all decided to sign short-term contracts four years ago. More than likely, the trio decided then that they were all going to play together on the same team. On a hunch, I figured that team would be the New York Knicks. In The Cleveland Plain...
The wheels were set in motion when LeBron James, Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade all decided to sign short-term contracts four years ago.
More than likely, the trio decided then that they were all going to play together on the same team. On a hunch, I figured that team would be the New York Knicks.
In The Cleveland Plain Dealer on July 16, 2006:
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Just a thought, but are the shorter-term contract extensions signed by LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh all part of a master plan that will eventually land all three players in New York?
Can you imagine the hype and rivalry with James playing for the soon-to-be Brooklyn Nets and Wade with the New York Knicks? Or how about all three players on the same team, which would breathe new life into a basketball-crazed area that has been reduced to a faint pulse because of the subpar Knicks.
James, Wade and Bosh each agreed to three-year extensions with an option for the fourth year with their respective teams last week. They all could have signed a maximum of five years for $80 million, but they chose the shorter route. In four years, all of those awful mega contracts are off the Knicks’ books (Jamal Crawford will make $10 million in 2010-11) which means there will be room to sign free agents like James, Wade and Bosh.
Far-fetched?