Chris Bosh Explains Why It's Hard To Play On A LeBron James Super-Team

Chris Bosh has the reputation of being one of the smartest, most thoughtful players in the NBA.

This is a guy who's known for reading books about nanotechnology before games and writing an essay for Wired about the importance of learning to code.

On Thursday Bosh sat down with Bleacher Report's Ethan Skolnick in Brazil, where the Heat (LeBron's old super-team) will play the Cavs (LeBron's new one) in an exhibition game on Saturday.

It's a great interview.  Bosh talks about the hard parts of being the third option on a LeBron James-led team of stars. No one sacrificed more than Bosh when the Heat formed the Big 3. He went from taking 16 shots per game in his final year in Toronto to 12 shots per game in his final year with the Heat.

In the interview, he explains what it's really like to have to sacrifice for the good of the team when you're playing with LeBron.

The main takeaway is that proven NBA players who join super-teams don't realize how difficult it is to voluntarily take on a lesser role — both from a basketball perspective and a psychological perspective. And it never gets easier.