Chris Bosh returns to Miami Heat on a Five Year Max Contract

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Hours after the news broke out that LeBron James will be leaving the Miami Heat for the Cleveland Cavaliers, one of the other members of the Big Three voiced out his decision on where he will be signing next season. 30 year old free agent, Chris Bosh has finally agreed to a five year max contract with the Miami Heat. Yes, Bosh as decided to remain with his current team and earn $118 million in the process.

Bosh received the max contract which was reserved for James if he decided to stay with the Heat. It was a difficult decision for Bosh as Houston Rockets has also offered him a max contract as well as the opportunity to play with Dwight Howard and James Harden. But it seems like the Heat is aggressive in pursuing Bosh.

It can be remembered during an end of the season interview that he wanted to be with Heat. "I want to be here. My family is here. I love working here. It's a great place."

Heat found it important to keep Bosh to the team having lost LeBron James to the Cavaliers. Bosh averaged 16.2 points on 52 percent shooting last season and may gain higher averaging for the team. Bosh has a total average of 19.2 points in 11 NBA seasons. Now that James is not with the Heats anymore, it is now the right time for Bosh to step up and take on bigger roles for the team.

Miami Heat President Pat Riley made a statement with regards to James departure; he said "Over the last 19 years, since Micky and I teamed together, the Miami Heat has always been a championship organization. We've won multiple championships and competed for many others. Micky, Erik and I remain committed to doing whatever it takes to win and compete for championships for many years to come. We've proven that we can do it and we'll do it again."

On the other hand, fellow big three, Dwyane Wade has not decided yet on where to go after becoming a free agent. But Miami Heat seems resigned to swiftly sign up Wade back to their team.

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