big shot comes off the books next year according to this article
Ira Winderman: Pat Riley offers intriguing hedge to 2017
Why? Because if Bosh has played his final NBA game, if his career clock instead becomes one toward enshrinement in the Basketball Hall of Fame ahead of LeBron and Wade, then his salary would not come off the Heat's books until a year from such a declaration.
After 2016 free agency. But in plenty of time to jump all-in when it comes to 2017, when the lightning strike could be for the Thunder's Russell Westbrook instead of the Thunder's Durant, in arguably what would be a deeper free-agent class.
And that would make sense on many levels. It would allow the Heat to offer a one-year deal to the increasingly comfortable Luol Deng. It would allow Riley to offer one-year maximum-type deals to Wade and Hassan Whiteside. It would allow the Heat to formulate a future when Bosh's $25.3 million 2017-18 salary could be off the books, instead of with his $23.7 million 2016-17 salary still on the books.
Ira Winderman: Pat Riley offers intriguing hedge to 2017
Why? Because if Bosh has played his final NBA game, if his career clock instead becomes one toward enshrinement in the Basketball Hall of Fame ahead of LeBron and Wade, then his salary would not come off the Heat's books until a year from such a declaration.
After 2016 free agency. But in plenty of time to jump all-in when it comes to 2017, when the lightning strike could be for the Thunder's Russell Westbrook instead of the Thunder's Durant, in arguably what would be a deeper free-agent class.
And that would make sense on many levels. It would allow the Heat to offer a one-year deal to the increasingly comfortable Luol Deng. It would allow Riley to offer one-year maximum-type deals to Wade and Hassan Whiteside. It would allow the Heat to formulate a future when Bosh's $25.3 million 2017-18 salary could be off the books, instead of with his $23.7 million 2016-17 salary still on the books.