How will Chris Bosh be remembered?

How will we remember Chris Bosh’s NBA career?

It has been nearly 16 months since Chris Bosh played in an game, and with last week’s news that an NBA doctor ruled him to have suffered a career-ending injury, he has likely played in his last.

Yet during these NBA Finals, he is as relevant as ever.

To see why, one needs only to take a cursory glance at the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Cavs, you see, have a problem.

On one hand, Tristan Thompson’s size and versatility make him an asset on defense, but his limited range hinders Cleveland’s effectiveness when it has the ball.  On the other hand, Kevin Love is a dynamic shooter and passer, but gets roasted on switches by a (now) heathy Steph Curry. The Cavs are left to choose the form of their destructor. It hasn’t gone well thus far.

The Warriors have no such choice to make. In Draymond Green, they have the best of both worlds: someone who can switch 1-5 defensively while also providing the shooting and passing needed to make the Warriors’ engine hum.

Green is the guy the Cavs wish they had. He is, in some ways, Golden State’s most important player.

He is their Chris Bosh.