A lot of talk has been circulating around the Miami Heat and Dwyane Wade and whether or not the two sides can come toan agreement on a deal. Wade has been taking meetings with several teams and it looks like he might be close to signing with one of them.
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The team Wade is close to signing with is not the Heat though despite Pat Riley coming in and trying to seal the deal. It looks like it might be a teamy that he didn't even get to meet with on Wednesday!
Pending Chicago's belief they have deal to clear cap space, Dwyane Wade is nearing commitment to sign with Bulls, sources tell @TheVertical
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 7, 2016
That's some heavy news and it would require a pretty hefty overhaul according to Adrian Wojnarowski.
Sources: The Bulls are working to complete deals to trade Jose Calderon and Mike Dunleavy to help clear space for Wade.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 7, 2016
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Wade was originally leaning toward the Denver Nuggets since they were the only ones offering over $25 million a year. However, it seems that he used them as leverage a bit in hopes of getting the Heat to pony up some money and give him the money he felt was owed after taking hometown discounts his last three deals to bring in Chris Bosh, LeBron James and other guys last year.
The Bulls already have Jimmy Butler, Rajon Rondo, Brook Lopez and second-year head coach Fred Hoiberg so there's a good core to get this team going again without having to fully rebuild.
Here's also some news on where Dunleavy might land now that the deal is done.
The Bulls are in talks to send Mike Dunleavy to the Cavs, sources told ESPN
— Brian Windhorst (@WindhorstESPN) July 7, 2016
And now the deal is official and Wade will return to Chicago to likely finish out his career.
Dwyane Wade has informed the Bulls he plans to sign a deal with them, sources tell @TheVertical. Bulls sending out contracts now.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 7, 2016
