In the summer of 2010, the <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/miami-heat" rel="sponsored nofollow">Miami Heat</a> pulled off a historic move by pairing <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/lebron-james">LeBron James</a> with Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh in South Florida. Unsurprisingly, that paid off in two <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/nba">NBA</a> championships.



The Heat failed to get the trophy in the first season with their Big Three, suffering an unexpected loss to the Dallas Mavericks in the 2011 NBA Finals. However, they bounced back with consecutive rings in 2012 and 2013.



LeBron went on to succeed in Cleveland and Los Angeles, but those two victories with the Heat will always be special. Though Wade and Bosh played a pivotal role in his first titles, Gilbert Arenas believes Udonis Haslem deserves credit for The King’s success in Miami.



<h2>Gilbert Arenas says LeBron won in Miami because of Udonis Haslem</h2>



“The two championships LeBron got there, you got to credit him for it because he’s the one that took the pay cut to make it happen,” Gilbert Arenas said on his podcast. “UD was offered $33 million to go to Milwaukee, turned that down, and signed whatever was left. He protected his stars. You foul Dwyane Wade, you hit LeBron, you hit anybody on this team, I’m coming.“



<h2>When did LeBron James leave the Heat?</h2>



LeBron James left the Miami Heat in the summer of 2014, shortly after losing the NBA Finals to the San Antonio Spurs.



That offseason, The King decided to go back to the Cleveland Cavaliers, aiming to help the franchise that drafted him first overall in 2003 win its first ever NBA championship.



<h2>How many seasons did Udonis Haslem spend in Miami?</h2>



Udonis Haslem spent 20 NBA seasons with the Miami Heat from 2003 to 2023.


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UD40 was part of the franchise’s three NBA championships (2006, 2012, and 2013), spending his last six seasons in South Florida on minimum contracts.

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Neither Wade nor Bosh: Gilbert Arenas says another Heat player let LeBron succeed

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All good things eventually come to an end. After 19 seasons, Carmelo Anthony announced his retirement from the <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/nba">NBA</a>. Melo achieved some impressive feats along the way, though he never won a ring.



His lack of championships is without any doubt the only possible stain in his otherwise impressive career. In 19 years, Anthony made 10 All-Star appearances, won <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/nba/LeBron-James-and-the-top-25-leading-scorers-in-NBA-history-20230207-0007.html">a scoring title</a> and collected three Olympic gold medals.



Melo has played for eight different teams, but couldn’t go the distance with any of them. When looking back in time, Anthony seems to regret not listening to Dwyane Wade about signing a shorter deal with the <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/denver-nuggets">Nuggets</a> in 2006.



<h2>Carmelo Anthony regrets not testing free agency with Dwyane Wade, LeBron James, and Chris Bosh</h2>



(Via Chris Herring of Sports Illustrated)



“There were moments in his career that easily could have flipped the script. During the summer of 2006, while he was training with fellow Team USA players and draft class members LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh, Anthony chose to sign a five-year, $80 million maximum extension with the Nuggets, a choice that ran counter to the shorter, three-year deals those players were signing so they could later all test free agency simultaneously. ‘My memory of that is that I called Mel like right as he was sitting down to sign his deal,’ Wade says, ‘and by then, it was too late.’



“Anthony remembers it similarly, and says he now wishes he’d considered the upside of agreeing to a shorter deal at the time. ‘The only regret I’ve got there is not being intelligent enough about the business of the game,’ he says. ‘I got that call from [Dwyane] saying, ‘Take the three-year deal; we’re all doing that,’ and I’m like, ‘Do you know where I’m from, man?’ Like, I’m happy, bro. I’m cool with Denver.’”



As everyone knows, James, Wade, and Bosh joined forces in the summer of 2010 to become the faces of a star-studded Miami Heat. The Big Three went on to make the NBA Finals four times, winning two championships.

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NBA Rumors: Carmelo Anthony has one big regret

Getting into fans’ hearts is not easy for any basketball player. Maybe those who shine game in and game out have an easier time doing so, but that’s not the only way to build an unbreakable bond with an <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/nba-t19117" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NBA</a> franchise.
If not, just ask Udonis Haslem, who has built a long-lasting career in his hometown team<a href="https://bolavip.com/en/miami-heat-t100209" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Miami Heat</a> with hard work, commitment, and loyalty. The 41-year-old forward seemed destined to write history in South Florida.
Haslem is entering his 19th season in the <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/nba/nba-schedule-2021-22-find-here-the-complete-fixture-for-the-nba-2021-22-season-20211018-0008.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">National Basketball Association</a>, using his experience to lead in the locker room and guide the youngsters. And it’s been a fantastic road so far, having been part of all three titles the franchise has won.
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<h2>Udonis Haslem talks about his part in the LeBron, Wade, Bosh Heat ‘Big 3’ era</h2>
Throughout his nearly 20 years in Miami, Haslem has seen countless players come and go, building a special relationship with many of them. And he has shared the locker room with the biggest names in the league.
But the fact that he was part of the three championship-winning teams says a lot. He’s been there in the franchise’s best moments, including the ‘Heatles‘ era when <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/lebron-james-t92259" target="_blank" rel="noopener">LeBron James</a>, <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/nba/dwyane-wade-chooses-goat-between-lebron-james-michael-jordan-20210324-0006.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dwyane Wade</a>, and <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/nba/chris-bosh-tells-the-ultimate-kobe-bryant-story-20210913-0010.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Chris Bosh</a> set up the mightiest trio in the NBA. And in an extensive, worth-reading interview with GQ‘s Tyler R. Tynes, Haslem talked about his importance for that team that won two rings.
[Transcript via GQ]
“S–, I was almost outta here — they ain’t have no money left. I was about gone. They wasn’t saving enough for me. They just wanted the big boys. They wasn’t thinking about me, the only one who was was [Wade]. <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/nba/dwyane-wade-revealed-his-best-teammate-ever-and-its-not-lebron-james-20210325-0006.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">He understood my importance</a> to this city and franchise and thank God he did because it paid off. I don’t care what nobody say, I had my moments and we don’t win none of those rings without me. I did my job and that’s all you can do: Stay ready so you don’t have to get ready. I had some critical moments where I had to step in and hold down the fort. Thank God [Wade] stood up and said, ‘we need this mother—–.’Because sometimes people get caught up in dollar signs and what makes “cents’ doesn’t always make sense.
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“You can surround guys who drive the bus, who sit on the bus, but if you ain’t got somebody who can change the tires and the oil, your bus ain’t moving. You need a guy like me: who will do the dirty work, take that charge, do the things that won’t show up on the statsheet but it equals winning. [Wade] understood that, <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/nba/Ranking-the-top-40-of-LeBron-James-teammates-from-worst-to-best-NBA-20200527-0001.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">LeBron</a> understood that, [Bosh] understood that. If they didn’t, it’s no way those guys take less money and cut off a piece of their pie for me to stay. They didn’t know me. They didn’t have to do that. But they understood what I brought to the table and I was able to deliver.”
Well, UD just spoke facts there. This is a teamgame, and winning championships is rarely a one-man task. It takes many people to build a title-contending side, and as Haslem said, every role plays an extremely important part in the final result. If it wasn’t that way, he wouldn’t have built a 19-year career with the Miami Heat.
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Miami Heat's Udonis Haslem opens up on his role in 'Heatles' era with LeBron, Wade, Bosh

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There have been <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/nba/The-15-greatest-NBA-players-of-all-time-20200329-0002.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">countless legends</a> throughout <a href="https://us.bolavip.com/nba-t19117" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NBA</a> history. Nonetheless, just a handful of players has been able to stand out from the rest of the pack. The Bill Russells, Michael Jordans, Kobe Bryants, <a href="https://us.bolavip.com/lebron-james-t92259" target="_blank" rel="noopener">LeBron James</a> don’t come very often.
Besides their talent and impact on the court, those players also inspire the rest when they’re behind closed doors. Their work ethic, determination, and obsession to improve their craft make them so great.
That was in full display during the Olympics back in 2008, when <a href="https://us.bolavip.com/kobe-bryant-t127173" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kobe Bryant</a> gave the best players on Earth a lesson and showed them just how much of a hard worker he was, according to Hall of Famer Chris Bosh.
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<h2>Chris Bosh Tells The Most Kobe Bryant Story Ever During Hall Of Fame Speech</h2>
(Transcript via Fadeaway World)
“It was 2008, the Redeem Team was formed. We were in Vegas for the start of training camp and we’re getting ready for the Olympics in Beijing. I wanted to establish myself as a young leader on the team by waking up bright and early [on] day one. So the goal was to be the first one at breakfast. I set my alarm, I make sure I’m up by sunrise, I get out of bed, I put on my gear and I head downstairs…but when I get there, Kobe is already there with ice packs on his knees, drenched in sweat.”
“It took me a minute to figure it out, but this guy was not only awake before me, he had already worked out. He had just played in the Finals days earlier, meanwhile I’ve been off for months and I was still exhausted. What he did that day was incomprehensible to me…that dedication he had only days after falling short of an NBA championship, that taught me something I have never forgotten: legends aren’t defined by their successes, they are defined by how they bounce back from their failures.”
That’s just classic Kobe right there. Not only did he want to be the best player on Earth but also, he wanted to send a message and let everybody know that he work the hardest. Oh, Kobe, how do we miss you, man.
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The 2020 <a href="https://us.bolavip.com/nba-t19117" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NBA</a> Draft is just around the corner but for the first time ever, it seems like there’s no true consensus about the top-5, as the NCAA tourney was canceled and there’s a lot of uncertainty about the prospects.
But one of the few players whose name has alwaysbeen mentioned as a top-5 pick is James Wiseman. The big man had to drop out of the University of Memphis after a suspension and his <a href="https://us.bolavip.com/nba/2020-nba-draft-lamelo-ball-drawing-polarizing-opinions-around-nba-teams-20201022-0019.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">draft stock</a> took a major hit, but he was the consensus best prospect in the nation before the NCAA Season.
Wiseman is an athletic freak with the physical tools to become a dominant rim-protector, and even thoughthere are concerns regarding his fit in a modern-day offense, his former coach Penny Hardaway believes that he’ll be a superstar.
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<h2>Penny Hardaway Compares James Wiseman To Chris Bosh</h2>
In fact, the Orlando Magic legend went as far as to compare him with Chris Bosh, which was an odd comparison considering that Bosh was a reliable three-point shooter, while Wiseman rarely steps away from the restricted area:
 
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“Parts of his game remind me of Chris Bosh. I know that’s a stretch for a lot of people. But when I see him, the way he’s been able to work his way out to the 3-point line, there are similarities to Bosh. But he’s way more athletic,” Hardaway said, as quoted by TalkBasket.net
<h2>Penny Hardaway Encourages Golden State Warriors To Draft James Wiseman</h2>
Moreover, Hardaway didn’t hesitate to sale the <a href="https://us.bolavip.com/golden-state-warriors-t101550" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Golden State Warriors</a> into taking James Wiseman with the 2nd overall pick, claiming that he’d be a perfect fit for their system because of his rim-running abilities:
“He can easily keep up with the game and the pace. He’s very athletic, very fast. He’d instantly be one of the better rim runners in the league. He’s also a rim protector; he is going to protect the rim. His skill set is good enough now, and it’s going to get better, especially because he’d be playing with veterans like Draymond (Green), Klay (Thompson), and Steph (Curry),” Penny concluded.
 
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No one knows for sure what the Warriors are going to do with their pick. They could trade it away for a bonafide star or take a risk on a prospect, but there’s no denying that Wiseman offers an intriguing upside.

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