The Chicago Bulls and veteran shooting guard Dwyane Wade have reached an agreement on a buyout, reports K.C. Johnson of the Chicago Tribune:
The Bulls and Dwyane Wade have reached agreement on a buyout, per sources.
— K.C. Johnson (@KCJHoop) September 25, 2017
Wade will return $8 million to Chicago, reports Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN:
Dwyane Wade gave back approximately $8M of his $23.8M salary to reach buyout agreement with Bulls, league sources tell ESPN.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) September 25, 2017
The Cavaliers, Spurs and Heat (and perhaps Thunder) are frontrunners to sign Wade, reports Wojnarowski:
Sources: Cleveland, San Antonio and Miami are leaders for Dwyane Wade post-Bulls buyout. OKC could become factor too.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) September 25, 2017
Immediately following this news, Wade “liked” tweets about joining the Thunder (where he would team up with Russell Westbrook, Paul George and Carmelo Anthony) and the Miami Heat (the team he spent the entirety of his career up until last season with):
The Cavs, Thunder and Heat are all unsurprising as potential destinations for Wade. The Spurs are a bit of a frontrunner, but they do have arguably the greatest coach in NBA history in Gregg Popovich, whom wade has much respect for.
If he signs with Cleveland, Wade would be a starter, per HoopsHype’s Alex Kennedy:
LeBron James and Dwyane Wade have obviously talked throughout the summer. I'm told CLE has made it clear Wade would start if he signs.
— Alex Kennedy (@AlexKennedyNBA) September 25, 2017
The Cavs are clear frontrunners for Wade, reports Wojnarowski:
Cleveland's clear frontrunner with LeBron James, but Wade may take a little time to decide, league sources tell ESPN. https://t.co/onXPOeaYfG
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) September 25, 2017
