Chris Bosh said the Heat are unanimous in their support for the players' decision to pursue a legal strategy.

Bosh also sees the decisions made by himself, LeBron James and Dwyane Wade as contributing to some of the rules the leagues wishes to implement to restrict player movement.

"I mean, if you look at the free agents coming up in the same situations, with Chris Paul, Dwight Howard, Deron Williams, they can control their own fate," he said. "They have the power to control that and I think that's a great thing. In any job you want freedom to negotiate.

"With us doing what we did, and Carmelo going to the Knicks, I think that has a lot to do with it. Hopefully we can keep that and guys can come and go and make the deal that's best for them and their family."