The three biggest names in this year's free agent class are also three of the biggest names in the league. LeBron James, Chris Bosh, and Dwyane Wade are reported by some sources to have met to discuss the possibility of all signing with the Miami Heat.
My initial reaction when I heard the report was that there was no way Miami could afford to sign all three players to maximum contracts. Then I found out that with the cap space the Heat managed to clear, they were pretty close.
I started to salivate over the prospect of James, Wade, and Bosh dominating the league. Then I thought about the last time that we saw just two stars of this magnitude try to coexist.
The 2004 L.A. Lakers.
While that team achieved greatness, winning three NBA Championships, Kobe and Shaq eventually got sick of each other, with discrepancies about who to turn to as team leader, and in clutch moments. Each man headed his own way after losing in the 2004 NBA Finals.
Two stars who made a great run together, although it ended roughly. However, I just don't see LeBron, Wade, and Bosh lasting even that long.
I can't begin to imagine what t ...
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LeBron James, Chris Bosh, and Dwyane Wade Shouldn’t Join Together
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