One of the most surprising trades that happened on trade deadline day saw Dwyane Wade go from the Cleveland Cavaliers back to the Miami Heat, but maybe it really shouldn't have been that surprising and it seems like the writing was on the wall.
When longtime agent Henry Thomas passed away a few months ago, Wade was deeply troubled and he talked with Michael Lee of Yahoo! Sports about how he needed that reunion.
“I think I had a little depression that last couple of days in Cleveland, This definitely gave me a little jolt. I’ve never lost anyone close to me, that Ioved. So this definitely has taken a little time to get over. But being back here kind of helps that, being in my environment, my comfort zone with people that love me and that I love. That was a sad moment.”
It all happened at once for Wade. He had lost his close personal friend and agent, the Cavaliers were struggling and had a lot of locker room issues, and he made some peace with Pat Riley and the Heat, which opened up the door for a return.
With all those things happening, it was only right that Wade needed to return to the place that he was most familiar and comfortable with. He always knew he wanted to return to the Heat but it was a shock that it all came together so quick.
The big turning point for the Heat and his relationship happened at Thomas' funeral where he ran into Pat Riley. They shared a big hug, and that was all that was needed to know everything would be okay between he and the Heat.
“It sounds simple. But it’s like, sometimes, as a kid, you just need that embrace from your father,” Wade told Yahoo Sports. “Him coming to my agent’s funeral, a very vulnerable time for myself and [Udonis Haslem, who was also represented by Thomas], meant a lot to me. Just that warm embrace meant a lot to me as well.”
“You know the business can get in the way. I understand that. I made the decision I made [to leave], but at the end of the day, I know that guy [Riley] would run through a brick wall for me. And this organization would. It felt right. I think that had a big thing to do with this trade happening to bring me back at this time.”
It seems all is right in the world of Dwayne Wade at this time, as he is where he was always meant to be, in South Beach with the Heat.
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