Dwyane Wade says he and Pat Riley are on good terms again, but the future Hall of Famer still believes the Miami Heat president did the wrong thing during the summer of 2016.
Things were murky back in 2016 when Wade left the Heat for his hometown Chicago Bulls after Riley didn’t offer Wade a deal he liked.
“I would never believe Pat did the right thing when it came to me, but once again, everything happens for a reason,” Wade told ESPN. “So glad I got an opportunity to play for my hometown team, but, you know, do I feel the way that it was handled would be something that I would never forget? Of course, but I learned from it, I've grown from it, I've moved on from it and we are hopefully better for it.”
Wade played one season for the Bulls, putting up 18.3 points per game. Chicago went to the playoffs, but they lost to the Boston Celtics in the first round in six games after taking a 2-0 series lead.
After his one year in Chicago, Wade signed with the Cleveland Cavaliers in the summer of 2017, reuniting with LeBron James. D-Wade only played 46 games with the Cavs, though, before Cleveland traded him to the Heat.
Wade is the best player in Miami franchise history. He won three titles in South Beach and will get his No. 3 jersey retired later this 2019-20 campaign.
The way Wade ended his NBA career with the Heat was epic last season. He recorded a triple-double in his last game against the Brooklyn Nets with his best friends courtside.
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