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I guess they are happy with being a low seed with no chance to win a championship.
Probably rileys plan the entire off season.Miami probably happy about this. Lots of money to reload with younger FA talent.
Miami's loss. They gave Shaq and Lebron big paydays and Wade compromised. Now Wade's older and the star of the team, deserves respect which would be shown via a contract that he wants. But no, they give another star, Whiteside, a huge contract and Wade takes less money once again. So I don't think this is about money, but what that contract represents. 13 years and not being compensated for his loyalty. Good riddance. Butler moves to the 3 and Bulls make the playoffs, while Heat has a weak backcourt and a big man who can't take over with scoring.
Miami's loss. They gave Shaq and Lebron big paydays and Wade compromised. Now Wade's older and the star of the team, deserves respect which would be shown via a contract that he wants. But no, they give another star, Whiteside, a huge contract and Wade takes less money once again. So I don't think this is about money, but what that contract represents. 13 years and not being compensated for his loyalty. Good riddance. Butler moves to the 3 and Bulls make the playoffs, while Heat has a weak backcourt and a big man who can't take over with scoring.
why the hell is Snaq being brought up? He was traded for not signed and he was traded away before he became a free agent.
Wad also only took a whopping .5 million less than Bern and Bish did in 2010 and they all took discounts.
Shaq signed a 5-year 100 mil deal with Miami in 2005. Wade, in his 13 years with the Heat, was never the highest paid player of any version of the MH. He now wanted the extra 5 and didn't get it. He's made close 160 mil in salaries alone in those years. You think the 5 was because he really needed the money?
This doesn't apply to what I said. You have to opt out if you're a great player. Whiteside was offered another max deal by Dallas, so Miami chose to give Whiteside the 4-year max. This led to Wade once again not being the highest paid player in Heat because of Bosh's contract. Giving Wade what he wanted would've been symbolic, remembering what he has done and can still do. Yet Miami hesitated, Wade was disappointed and left.
- Wade chose to take slightly less in 2010 in order to make the Big 3 happen
- Wade got screwed out of $millions in 2014 first by LeBitch then by Bosh. Miami didn't induce Wade to opt out of his $20+/yr deal
- Miami gave Wade a deal above market value in 2015
- Miami just offered Wade all of their available capspace
- Wade is the highest paid player in Miami Heat history
- Miami offered to make Wade one of the 10 highest paid players in NBA history
This doesn't apply to what I said. You have to opt out if you're a great player. Whiteside was offered another max deal by Dallas, so Miami chose to give Whiteside the 4-year max. This led to Wade once again not being the highest paid player in Heat because of Bosh's contract. Giving Wade what he wanted would've been symbolic, remembering what he has done and can still do. Yet Miami hesitated, Wade was disappointed and left.
they give another star, Whiteside.
i agree, he's not as good as many believe. Often does a Howard.lol @ another star.
lol @ putting whiteside anywhere near star status or anywhere near numero tres.
sheeeeet. miami shit the bed. hard. lotto LOOMs!!!
Whiteside isn't the 2nd most sought after FA, but that doesn't matter. It's not about circumstances or money, but where Heat's priorities are. Wade is the best player of that team and has stayed there the longest, yet he was never the highest paid. Not when circumstances arose, not before that and not after that. Whiteside can't carry a team and these are his prime years. Wade still plays at an all-star level and can take over when the going gets tough. The Bulls won here and the Heat brass looks like shit.So Miami should've let the 2nd most sought-after FA just walk so that they could give Wade a few extra $million?
Or should they have given up either Winslow or Richardson or Dragic for free in order to move McFlop so that they could get those additional $millions there?
Because those were literally the only two options Miami had
Butler will move to small forward, which sort of makes sense given he's a good rebounder and overall defender.2 years 47 million for a shooting guard when they're already paying another shooting guard 92 million over 5 years.
Good for the Heat for dumping his bitch ass tho. Now they can grab Westbrook and Steven Adams in the 2017 Thunder fire sale