Rich Paul Dismisses The Heat’s “Big Three,” Calls Bosh a Role Player [Video]

Before two-time NBA Champion Chris Bosh made his way to the Miami Heat, he was a dominant forward for the Toronto Raptors. The fourth pick in the 2003 NBA Draft, Bosh was an 11-time All-Star and Olympic gold medalist. Deep vein thrombosis cut Bosh’s career short, and as he was still documented as one of the best forwards of his era, Rich Paul seemingly tried to find a way to minimize Bosh’s role within the Miami Heat team.

Paul joined Pat McAfee on his show and discussed a range of topics. He mentioned that he loves the idea of great duos but doesn’t believe Big 3s exist while explaining Bosh’s role in Miami.

“I don’t really love a big three. People talk big three, but the big three thing has never really worked. And you’ll say well what happened in Miami? That wasn’t really a big three. There was three guys that went in the lottery and they did really well individually on their teams so they had big numbers and had big accomplishments, but when you think about it, Bosh was the ultimate professional. He took a backseat and he played a role in which because had such a high IQ and he was such a professional as an individual. His approach to everything is what made that work.”

It was a random stray to an extent that confused a lot of fans.

For context, Bosh was part of the Miami Heat’s legendary “Big Three” alongside LeBron James and Dwyane Wade. The trio formed in 2010 and went on to make four straight NBA Finals appearances, winning two championships in 2012 and 2013. While Bosh did adapt his game to support LeBron and Wade—often sacrificing stats for spacing and defense—his contributions were critical to the team’s success. The Heat’s Big Three helped usher in the modern era of NBA superteams and became a blueprint for future roster building around the league.

Bosh is a Hall of Famer, and the Miami Heat is literally the modern example of a high-level trio. Check out some of the reactions on X, formerly known as Twitter, below.

Rich Paul says Wade, LeBron and Bosh wasn’t a “big 3”

“When you think about it, Bosh was the ultimate professional, he took a back seat and played a role”

(Via @PatMcAfeeShow) pic.twitter.com/JTLCj2pilR

— Sports Legacy (@Sports_Legacyy) April 15, 2025

Chris Bosh during the Big 3 era —

2x champ
4x All-Star
2nd most rpg
More orpg than Wade & Bron
More bpg than Wade & Bron
Better ts% than Wade
2nd most double-doubles

Rich Paul, you don’t know what the HELL you’re taking about🫵 https://t.co/DRMgTT8662 pic.twitter.com/6kYrn6DX4h

— HeatMuse (@Heat_Muse) April 15, 2025

Rich Paul knows the internet is full of kids so he’s trying to erase how good Chris Bosh was to push LeBron propaganda https://t.co/lbBah1I028 pic.twitter.com/qlLWq3DMhK

— Heat Culture (@HeatCulture13) April 16, 2025