Chris Bosh‘s salary will officially no longer count against the Heat’s salary cap going forward, with the team announcing today in a press release that Bosh has been waived. The move formally brings an end to Bosh’s seven-year stint with the franchise.
“Chris changed his life and basketball career when he came to Miami,” team president Pat Riley said in a statement. “And he changed our lives for the better, in a way we never would have imagined, when he joined the Miami Heat. We will forever be indebted to CB for how he changed this team and led us to four trips to the NBA Finals and two NBA Championships. He is, without a doubt, one of the greatest players in the history of the franchise.
“The number ‘1’ will never be worn by another player and we can’t wait to someday hang his jersey in the rafters,” Riley continued. “Today, we are both moving on but we wish Chris, Adrienne and their family nothing but the best. They will forever be part of the Miami Heat family.”
As we detailed last month when an independent doctor ruled Bosh’s blood-clot issues to be career-ending, he will no longer count against the Heat’s salary cap due to his medical retirement designation. That clears more than $52MM in total salary from the team’s books for the next two years, including $25.3MM+ in 2017/18. Miami will still have to pay Bosh his remaining salary, though the team figures to recoup a significant chunk of that money through insurance.
It’s possible Bosh will attempt a comeback at some point, though NBA executives are skeptical about the odds of that. If his NBA career is officially over, the 33-year-old will finish with averages of 19.2 PPG and 8.5 RPG over 893 total games with the Raptors and Heat (14 total seasons, including 2016/17). Bosh was named to 11 All-Star teams and won two championships over the course of his career.
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Just hope he can live a good, healthy life. I always thought the “big 3” was really the “big 2” plus Bosh. He was a good player but not on their level.
Lol Heat never would have won without Bosh. Keep hating!! You have much more negative opinions than positive ones, hope that serves you well in the rest of your life being a jerk
Just comment on NFL stuff instead “retired nfl player”
Bosh was a 24pt and 10 rebnd C the year before he joined the Heat and had made 5 consecutive all-star appearances. You have to appreciate that subjecting yourself to being the 3rd option and accepting that role is what made the team better. The same as with Kevin Love with his role as the 3rd option. Both players are severely underappreciated by uninformed fans. While I’m not a fan of him personally, he is a legit HOF imo.
And he’s a lot better than Love. Love’s game has regressed to the point where I don’t think he can be a team’s first or second option. Bosh was the third option in Miami, but could heat up enough to be the main guy. Plus his defense was a lot better than Love’s.
How has Love’s game regressed? He’s simply not used the same way he was in Minnesota. Still a great shooter from outside. Still a great rebounder. Still a great passer. In your opinion, using metrics, how has he regressed.
He’s not as good as he was in Minnesota. Period.
Sucks to see such a great player’s career cut short. But I’m so glad he has made money already and has a chance to stay healthy for the rest of his life. Great move by the Heat by retiring his jersey number, best of luck to Bosh the rest of his life. He’s a really funny and smart guy so I hope at the very least he ends up as a commentator.
Bosh just went about his business and never looked to be in the spotlight. True professional and I hope he gets everything figured out with his health.
If he is healthy enough I would love to see him on the Cavs in a reserve role. Maybe play him 10-15 minutes a game?
I’m sure you would. Maybe call up Kobe and see if he’s willing to do the same. Any other ridiculous hopes for your team?
Why is that a ridiculous hope? He stated that if released he wanted to keep playing. I think he knows he can’t play 30-40 minutes a game. He’s friends with LBJ. He can probably be signed for the minimum. He can be an asset in the locker room and maybe play 10-15 minutes off the bench. Any reason to state what you said other than being a Richard?
Massive bummer and a huge what if on the scale of careers. He is a surefire HOF after 11 AS appearances and 2 rings but it’s still a curious thought on if he ends up a top 5 PF considering the development of his 3 point shot and the opportunity to show what the Heat could do without Lebron.
Really they need to retire his number??? Bosh was good but not that good
Bosh was the underrated part of the big 3 it’s kind of like Draymon Green on the warriors they say big 3 but it should be big 4 and does anyone else remember the ray Allen shot…….couldn’t of happened if it wasn’t for Bosh I mean Dinosaur