Chris Bosh To Bulls In Three Way?

February 16th, 2009 by Andrew Wamboldt

Update (12:29 AM, 2/17): Brian Hanley confirms the Chris Bosh trade talks.

Roman Modrowski on the Suntimes Full Court Press blog about a potential three way trade that sends Chris Bosh to the Bulls, Amare Stoudemire to the Raptors, and Drew Gooden and Tyrus Thomas to the Suns. Here is what he wrote:

Could Chris Bosh be a Bull on Thursday? (Photo by phillenium1979 on flickr)

“I have no “inside information” on what the Bulls hope to do before Thursday’s NBA trade deadline, but one person who does have a couple strong NBA connections says don’t be surprised if Amare Stoudemire heads to Toronto, Chris Bosh comes to the Bulls and a package featuring Drew Gooden and Tyrus Thomas heads to Phoenix.

What do you think?

Will the Suns want to trade Stoudemire now that Alvin Gentry has replaced Terry Porter as head coach and has vowed a return to Mike D’Antoni’s running, gunning ways.

Will the Suns want to deal with Bryan Colangelo?

Like Stoudemire, Bosh is part of that 2010 free-agent class if he doesn’t exercise his player option for 2010-11.

If the Bulls can make this deal, jump on it immediately.

Bosh is a fantastic 24-year-old power forward, averaging 22.7 points and 9.5 rebounds. He may not be as strong as Stoudemire, but he’s long and athletic. Another good fit for Derrick Rose.”

This is interesting to see this. This afternoon, when I inquired about whether the Amare Stoudemire trade, I was told about the possibility that the Bulls could make a run at Chris Bosh.

Is this trade a possibility? I have no idea. But I would have to think that Chris Bosh is more of a Bulls player than Amare Stoudemire, although I think the Bulls would love to have either of them.

Personally, I think Amare Stoudemire is a better player than Chris Bosh and think that Stoudemire would make the Bulls a better team than Bosh. However, if the Bulls land either of them, I will be ecstatic.

Would Toronto do this trade? I think so. It is hard to see Chris Bosh not leaving Toronto in 2010. It’s just not working out there with him and he can go make a lot of money, while playing with his buddy, Dwyane Wade, in Miami. Amare Stoudemire might rejuvenate the Raptors and give them a shot at re-signing him.

As with the trade talks just for Amare Stoudemire, everything still rests on whether the Suns find a package based on Tyrus Thomas and Drew Gooden as good enough value for Amare Stoudemire. We will just have to wait and see whether that package is enough to deliver.