If Dwyane Wade is just trying to bluff the Heat into giving him the contract he wants he and his camp including his father are doing a pretty good job of at least giving Miami fans reason to worry. On Tuesday he referred to his Heat career in the past tense on national TV and Sunday brought more reasons to wonder if he ll be playing for a new team this season.
Sports Illustrated s Chris Mannix tweeted out rumors of mutual interest between the guard who has played in Miami for the entirety of his 12 years in the NBA and the Lakers. Wade could opt out of a player option and make himself a free agent while the Heat would prefer that he opt in.
While many execs still see Wade/Heat as contract saber rattling a Wade option will be the Lakers. Mutual interest per league sources.
Chris Mannix ( ChrisMannixSI) June 21 2015
Hard to see LA offering Wade a better chance to win than Miami especially in the West. But it is LA and they do have money to burn.
Chris Mannix ( ChrisMannixSI) June 21 2015
Indeed the Lakers have over $20 million to spend in free agency this summer and with Kobe Bryant possibly playing his final season the team surely won t let all that cash burn a hole in its pocket. It doesn t seem like the ideal pairing given that both play the same position but it could work in this small ball NBA era and Los Angeles would have plenty of veteran scoring ability to go with the No. 2 overall draft pick.
But could Wade actually be eyeing a reunion with his pal LeBron James this time on the Cavaliers There have been rumors to that effect and on Sunday Wade s father Dwyane Wade Sr. fanned those flames. Here is what he wore at a Miami church appearance
Hmmm interesting choice of apparel there Pops (happy Father s Day by the way). According to CBS Sports Wade Sr. also had this to say to an Internet radio station
Host We have a question from David in Miami. He wants us to ask you Is D Wade going to stay with Miami next year
Dwyane Sr. You know I ve heard that maybe two to three hundred times. And the best answer I can probably give to that is you guys have had D Wade ever since he came in the league let s just pray with God that he stays here the rest of the way.
Well it sounds like Wade Sr. wants his son to stay with the Heat. So what was with that shirt Also kind of an odd line there you guys have had D Wade ever since he came in the league.
Is that a hint that Wade feels like he s spent long enough in Miami and wants to try somewhere else for a spell Or is this all posturing by Team Dwyane in order to put pressure on the Heat to pony up
We re just going to have to stay tuned to the NBA s offseason one in which the fate of Wade could turn into a major story line.
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