Chris Bosh

ESPN is reporting that the Golden State Warriors have expressed interest in acquiring Chris Bosh from the Toronto Raptors. The conversations took place before the February 19th trade deadline, but Toronto obviously was not willing to trade their All-star Olympian, at least not yet.

There are some that suspect the Raptors will mix up their roster this summer, and one of those changes could be to move their young power forward. Bosh's contract runs until 2010, the same season that both Lebron James and Dwayne Wade are eligible to become free agent. He was paid $14,410,581 for the 2009 season, so we would have to match that with a combo of players.

To make this trade happen, the Warriors will certainly have to give up either Brandon Wright or Anthony Randolph. I assume that Wright would be more likely to be traded since he seems to have less upside, but is still an asset nonetheless. In addition to either Wright or Randolph, Golden State would have to include a number of other incentives. I am not sure what exactly would have to get included to make the trade both compatible and appealing for Toronto. The Warriors could use a first round draft pick, Monta Ellis, Andris Biedrins, Corey Magette, Kelenna Azubuike, Marco Belinelli, or Ronny Turiaf.

This is honestly just pure speculation, and its hard to tell what would be needed to make this deal go down. My ideal combination would be Andris Biedrins, Corey Magette, Marco Belinelli and a first round pick for Bosh. Toronto would most likely want us to take Jason Kapono or Marcus Banks.

Regardless of what happens, the Warriors are obviously very interested in making this trade. It is just a matter of how willing Toronto is to part with him if they choose to, and at what price. In addition, Chris Bosh's contract expires in 2010 and there is no guarantee he would sign with the Warriors. Lastly, the Chicago Bulls, as well as many other teams in the league I am sure, would be fighting to make the deal as well. We'll see how this plays out over the next couple months.

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