Udonis Haslem was a part of one of the greatest Miami Heat teams of all time .
Across 20 years, Udonis Haslem spent his entire career with the Miami Heat, and has stood witness to some of the very best basketball the team has ever produced.
Haslem was a three time NBA champion (2006, 2012, 2013) and has even had his number 40 jersey retired by the team.
In a new interview with Out The Mud, Haslem was asked to name his top five Miami Heat players of all time.
Udonis Haslem pays tribute to Chris Bosh
Udonis Haslem found it quite straightforward to name four of his top five Miami Heat players ever.
He responded instantly: “Dwyane Wade, Alonzo Mourning, LeBron James, Shaquille O’Neal…”
Haslem won all three of his titles alongside Wade, the latter two with LeBron James too, while Mourning and O’Neal were part of the 2006 team.
The fifth player on his list was Chris Bosh, a player Haslem says he is always keen to talk up, and claims the Heat’s ‘Big 3’ would not have worked without him.
He explained: “I’m gonna go Chris Bosh.”
“Every platform I get on I try to get CB his flowers. That team don’t work without CB. No he was not our best player but he was our most important player.
He added that if LeBron missed a game, Wade could have made up the scoring, and vice versa, but added: “If CB sat out, we couldn’t replicate that.”
LeBron James set the tone
While Chris Bosh was an integral part of the Miami Heat success, Haslem is keen to point out LeBron James was the driving force.
He explained: “When you best player is your hardest worker, that takes the team dynamic straight to another level. And that _______ was our hardest worker, hands down.
“He went through a full three hours [workout] before practice even started.”
“If you ain’t coming with that ____, you crazy. The tone has been set, by the man.”
