LeBron James rejoined the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday, making Chris Bosh the new face of the Miami Heat.
Bosh signed a max contract worth $118 million over five years with Miami, keeping the 30-year old forward under contract through the 2018-19 season.
Not purely certain what LeBron James was going to do during the NBA’s free agency period, Bosh was enticed by other teams like the Houston Rockets, who offered him a four-year, $88 million offer.
A championship contender, Bosh was intrigued with the opportunity to play alongside Dwight Howard and James Harden: “I’d be lying if I sat here and said Houston wasn’t enticing,” Bosh told ESPN.com.
Bosh shared more of his thoughts over the weekend with ESPN while vacationing in Ghana:
“You look at their roster and you can kind of see why it makes sense for them to be interested in me, with the chance they have to be successful. They’re going to be a good team regardless next year. It just seemed like I would be that final piece that they needed. It was a hard choice to turn down.”
Bosh on LeBron James Cavaliers return:
“We’re going to be brothers regardless,” said Bosh. “No bitter feelings, man. It’s all love.”
