The Miami Heat and Dwyane Wade are reportedly $24 million apart in contract talks, and a report from the Miami Herald suggest that both parties are hopeful the cap can be closed.
A friend of Dwyane Wade has been telling people that Miami’s preference is to give Wade $36 million over three years — $16 million this season, then $10 million and $10 million.
That’s quite a difference from Wade’s preference for $60 million over three, according to that friend. Neither the Heat nor his agent is confirming numbers. I would expect that gap to close somewhat, but the question is how much.
It will be interesting to see who blinks first in this game of chicken, and if Wade would really consider playing in another uniform.