Wade

[drewm88]

I think Wade's camp realizes that the Heat aren't biting on the teams with more money pursuing him. It may be more realistic that he give up the money entirely to go play with his BFF on a contender, thus more leverage by meeting with the Cavs than with the Nuggets, etc.

[BM1090]

Which teams could legitimately offer him 25 mil a year? The Bulls? Sacramento? Doubt he would want to go to wither of those places.

As of now, Denver.

[MU82]

I like Wade, one of my favorite players ever. But I don't feel "sorry" for him or believe he is being "screwed over" by the Heat.

He has been great for the Heat and they, in turn, have paid him a boatload of money. He wanted them to get LeBron and Bosh and a nice supporting cast, and they did.

It's business. He wants to be "re$pected," and we all know what that means in pro sports. The Heat want him to stay but don't want to hurt their roster to make it happen or overpay (in their eyes) for a guy who has a lot of wear and tear on him.

If Dwyane wants to accept a "bargain" wage to go help LeBron win another title, cool.

If he stays with the Heat for $20M, cool.

If he goes to Denver for $25M, cool.

I don't know if he is publicly whining about the situation, but if so ... not cool.

[wadesworld]

I like Wade, one of my favorite players ever. But I don't feel "sorry" for him or believe he is being "screwed over" by the Heat.

He has been great for the Heat and they, in turn, have paid him a boatload of money. He wanted them to get LeBron and Bosh and a nice supporting cast, and they did.

It's business. He wants to be "re$pected," and we all know what that means in pro sports. The Heat want him to stay but don't want to hurt their roster to make it happen or overpay (in their eyes) for a guy who has a lot of wear and tear on him.

If Dwyane wants to accept a "bargain" wage to go help LeBron win another title, cool.

If he stays with the Heat for $20M, cool.

If he goes to Denver for $25M, cool.

I don't know if he is publicly whining about the situation, but if so ... not cool.

Kind of like when LeBron was leaving Miami?

"What I do on the floor shows my value. At the end of the day, I don't think my value on the floor can really be compensated for anyways because of the (collective bargaining agreement)."

"I have not had a full max deal yet in my career -- that's a story untold," James said.

"I don't get [the credit] for it. That doesn't matter to me, playing the game is what matters to me. Financially, I'll sacrifice for the team. It shows for some of the top guys, it isn't all about money. That's the genuine side of this, it's about winning. I understand that."



Hilarious that he thinks his taking less money to play in Miami was an "untold story" lol.

[GGGG]

I like Wade, one of my favorite players ever. But I don't feel "sorry" for him or believe he is being "screwed over" by the Heat.

He has been great for the Heat and they, in turn, have paid him a boatload of money. He wanted them to get LeBron and Bosh and a nice supporting cast, and they did.

It's business. He wants to be "re$pected," and we all know what that means in pro sports. The Heat want him to stay but don't want to hurt their roster to make it happen or overpay (in their eyes) for a guy who has a lot of wear and tear on him.

If Dwyane wants to accept a "bargain" wage to go help LeBron win another title, cool.

If he stays with the Heat for $20M, cool.

If he goes to Denver for $25M, cool.

I don't know if he is publicly whining about the situation, but if so ... not cool.

I can't get all worked up about Wade getting screwed by the Heat. 

Hey Kevin Durant is an adult.  He can work where he wants to work.  The Stephen A. Smith's of the world can turn that into controversy all they want.  He doesn't owe anything to OKC. 

At the same time, the Miami Heat don't owe Wade a damn thing.  They can pay him what they want to pay him.

[Dawson Rental]

The Bucks should just wait a year and sign that kid that has the best handle of any guard, what's his name again?  Oh yeah, Kostas.

[GooooMarquette]

The Bucks should just wait a year and sign that kid that has the best handle of any guard, what's his name again?  Oh yeah, Kostas.

Well played.

[Herman Cain]

Will be interesting to see what the Nuggets end up offering Wade. I think if they put 4 years and $100 million on the table, he would have a hard time walking away from that.

[brewcity77]

The Bucks should just wait a year and sign that kid that has the best handle of any guard, what's his name again?  Oh yeah, Kostas.

Oh yeah, the Greek Threek.

[naginiF]

Will be interesting to see what the Nuggets end up offering Wade. I think if they put 4 years and $100 million on the table, he would have a hard time walking away from that.

Mostly because he's 32, shown signs of wear and tear on his knees, his last name isn't James, AND HE'S NOT AN IDIOT.

other than that...........

[Herman Cain]

Mostly because he's 32, shown signs of wear and tear on his knees, his last name isn't James, AND HE'S NOT AN IDIOT.

other than that...........

Half way there...
http://www.foxsports.com/nba/story/dwyane-wade-denver-nuggets-miami-heat-nba-free-agency-070516

[GB Warrior]

Will be interesting to see what the Nuggets end up offering Wade. I think if they put 4 years and $100 million on the table, he would have a hard time walking away from that.

It's always a good idea to get into a bidding war with yourself

[MU82]

It's always a good idea to get into a bidding war with yourself

Ha! I remember when the Dodgers did that with Kevin Brown and the Cubs did it with Todd Hundley.

I mean, what could possibly go wrong?

[Herman Cain]

Bulls back in the fray for Wade....
http://www.csnchicago.com/chicago-bulls/report-bulls-will-meet-dwyane-wade-offering-partially-guaranteed-third-year

[jsglow]

Meeting back on in Milwaukee.

http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/sports/385693451.html

[Herman Cain]

Meeting back on in Milwaukee.

http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/sports/385693451.html

Looks like he is meeting with one of the Bucks owners in NY. Big Day for Wade with all these meetings.

[Herman Cain]

Butler lobbying for Wade. Good for MU.

https://twitter.com/AlexKennedyNBA/status/750701339873869824

[GB Warrior]

Butler lobbying for Wade. Good for MU.

https://twitter.com/AlexKennedyNBA/status/750701339873869824

I'm not sure how impactful a recruitment from Rondo still is these days...

[ChitownSpaceForRent]

Well a lineup of Rondo, Wade Butler, Gibson and Lopez would be infinitely better than the lineup I thought the bulls were gonna roll out with prior to the Rose trade.

[GB Warrior]

Well a lineup of Rondo, Wade Butler, Gibson and Lopez would be infinitely better than the lineup I thought the bulls were gonna roll out with prior to the Rose trade.

That team is going to be a duplication of the Bucks' 2015 season minus the upside. No spacing to be found.

[Herman Cain]

Sources  say  Nuggets  meeting with Wade went well.

https://twitter.com/chrisadempsey/status/750743639504982016

Nuggets brought Mike Miller to the Wade meeting to try and make the sale.

https://twitter.com/LegionHoops/status/750701571533639680?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet

My guess is they try to bring Udonis Haslem to the Nuggets as well. That way they are bringing another member of the band back.

[Pakuni]

That team is going to be a duplication of the Bucks' 2015 season minus the upside. No spacing to be found.

Which is why Mirotic starts ahead of Taj at the four.

[GGGG]

Well a lineup of Rondo, Wade Butler, Gibson and Lopez would be infinitely better than the lineup I thought the bulls were gonna roll out with prior to the Rose trade.

Yeah but I don't think it is a terribly good line up either.

[GB Warrior]

Sources  say  Nuggets  meeting with Wade went well.

https://twitter.com/chrisadempsey/status/750743639504982016

Nuggets brought Mike Miller to the Wade meeting to try and make the sale.

https://twitter.com/LegionHoops/status/750701571533639680?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet

My guess is they try to bring Udonis Haslem to the Nuggets as well. That way they are bringing another member of the band back.

Can't wait for the Michael Beasley sighting.

[Herman Cain]

Bulls missed meeting with Wade  supposedly for flight reasons. Pretty hard to believe.
http://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/report-bulls-missed-meeting-with-dwyane-wade-because-of-flight-issues/