LeBron James may return to the Cavaliers, but Chris Bosh doesn’t want to go with him.
The Raptors and Cavaliers have worked out a deal that would send Bosh to Cleveland, but the power forward is not interested in playing there, according to an ESPN.com report. The Cavaliers appear the favorite to bring back their favorite son, but James has been unable to convince Bosh to join him.
The report states, “Both James and Bosh are aware that such a trade is possible, and James has tried to recruit Bosh to the Cavaliers several times in the past few weeks, according to sources.
“But right now, Bosh remains cold to the idea of playing in Cleveland. … Although Bosh wants to play with James, he wants to do it in Chicago, Miami or New Jersey”
If James cannot convince Bosh, it’s uncertain how this would affect a potential return to the Cavaliers.
Yahoo! Sports reports “Cavs officials are confident of two things now, multiple sources say: Chris Bosh won’t play for them next season, but LeBron James will.”
The Knicks already have a big man in place with Amar’e Stoudemire, so that may help their cause with James. Stoudemire said he would do his best to try to recruit James to New York.
Bosh is determined to work out a sign-and-trade with the Raptors, so he can earn the maximum amount of money.