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Chris Bosh reminisced about his big free-agency break in 2010, one he used to form a monumental trio next to LeBron James and Dwyane Wade with the Miami Heat. As it turns out, those three almost teamed up with the Chicago Bulls that offseason.
The perennial All-Star admitted as much during a conversation with TrueHoop:
“My understanding is that it almost happened in Chicago,” said Bosh. “They had some cap space and they made a hard push. But they couldn’t get all three of us.”
Once the Bulls were resigned to the idea of a Big 3 in Chicago, they turned to making Bosh an individual pitch:
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“One of the things they did was they were trying to put me in the middle. They were saying if you come somebody’s definitely coming. Taj Gibson, Joakim [Noah], Luol [Deng], D. Rose who was coming off an MVP season … that was a very very solid foundation. And they were on rookie contracts. They had the potential to be pretty good.
“But you were living under Mike’s shadow. They were trying to negotiate with me: If you just sign …”
Asked if he considered signing with the Bulls, the lanky forward noted he didn't initially, but it was only a matter of time before he became receptive to the idea:
“I did consider it. I didn’t at first. But people start getting in your ear, and it’s a whole other ballgame,” said Bosh.”
Having a Big 3 in Chicago would have changed the Bulls' fortune and might have even gotten them a title or two in this past decade. As fate would have it, Bosh would be one of two major additions to a South Beach lineup that would terrorize the East for the next four years.
