Chris Bosh To Houston Assured If LeBron James Leaves Miami Heat! The King Now Has 2-for-1 Decision! Rockets Could Lose Chandler Parsons To Mavericks!

Chris Bosh to Houston is now a 'conditional reality as it was reported that he will definitely sign with the Houston Rockets when LeBron James leaves Cleveland. But it will not come without a price for the Rockets.

ESPN was the first to report Bosh's terms after they learned that James did not have a commitment with Pat Riley after they met in Las Vegas. Dwyane Wade was also present as well as James' agent, Rich Paul. Bosh was not there, though.

"If James does choose to leave the Heat, free agent Chris Bosh will sign with the Houston Rockets, sources said. James not rushing to make a choice could put a time squeeze on Bosh. Though he hopes to remain with the Heat along with James, sources said, Bosh has secured a backup offer for four years and $88 million from the Rockets."

However, the Dallas Mavericks, who are also interested in Bosh but did not think they had a chance to contend, made the situation a difficult one for Houston. From CBS Sports:

"The issue becomes more complicated after the Mavericks sign Chandler Parsons to a max offer sheet Wednesday night at 12:01 a.m. Thursday. From the moment the offer sheet is signed and delivered to the Rockets, Houston has three days to match the offer for their restricted free agent or lose him. Until they match, only Parson's $964,000 qualifying offer counts against their cap, but after they match, his max offer at roughly $12 million per year counts against them, eliminating the room for Bosh."

The Rockets placed themselves at this risk, but they would think it's probably worth it. The implications:

"What does this mean? It means Chris Bosh has three days to figure out if James is coming back or not. If James takes until after midnight Sunday morning to decide to leave, Bosh may be stuck with Miami without James with an aging Dwyane Wade. If he signs before James does, he risks missing out on being a part of the Heat's Big 3 in Miami."

LeBron would probably make a decision soon, but Bosh's fate is not his responsibility. He seems to have made it clear that he's now thinking about his and his family's welfare only. That's just about right.