Chris Bosh and Kevin Love (Photo : Jason Miller / Getty Images Sport)
Chris Bosh, a player who has no qualms about playing behind LeBron James, might get to reprise his role.
An article from SI.com's The Cauldron named Chris Bosh as one of the players who could be traded before the deadline.
The article cited many reasons foremost of which is the Heat being on the repeat luxury tax while having an aging roster. Heat owner Mickey Arison actually traded Mike Miller to save on tax payments when they came off a championship-one can imagine that he's not very enthusiastic to do the same for the team they have now.
There's another player on the list that one may find surprising, and that's Kevin Love. Cleveland just signed Love to a five-year deal and it was their first order of business in the offseason. Not to mention that LeBron James himself declared Love as the "centerpiece" of their offense on Cleveland.com.
It should be noted that Zach Lowe discussed a Kevin Love sign and trade on Grantland last summer. No less than GM David Griffin mentioned that Love needs the ball to be excel and so does LeBron-and this is LeBron's team.
"LeBron needs to have the ball so much for you to be as good as you can be, and you need to be very selective about the guys who get to have it when he doesn't," Griffin said. "You cannot have too much ball dominance around him."
Why did the Cavs sign Love to a long-term deal and why are they making him the centerpiece of the offense? The Cauldron article mentioned that they need to make Love a prime trade chip. The long-term contract is one thing, but Love's trade value dipped when his stats suffered last season.
Placing Kevin Love in a central role will give him a chance to augment his numbers so the Cavs would take the best haul for him. On the other hand, Bosh should also prove himself healthy after suffering from blood clots.
Both players are playing well and it's just a matter of time before they realize that Bosh is the better team player and Love plays better playing a major role. Love is younger with a slightly cheaper salary and he could fit well with Hassan Whiteside and Goran Dragic as the new core of the Heat.
Bosh knows how to play around LeBron James and he has even played center when needed, as displayed when the Heat would sometimes use James at the four spot. A combination of Bosh and Tristan Thompson is a talented and versatile pairing.
This is pure speculation based on the possibility that the teams would really place Love and Bosh on the block. That is still dependent on how the season play out until the trade deadline.
