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"I feel like it's right to ask you guys to join
me for one last dance, for one last season," he said about his
decision to return to the Miami Heat for a 16th NBA season.
Wade, a 36-year-old free agent, had previously said it was
either play for the Heat this season or retire, and he opted for
the former.
"This is it. I've given this game everything that I have, and
I'm happy about that. I'm going to give it for one last season,
everything else I have left," he said in the 10-minute video
titled "One Last Dance ..." and posted on YouTube.
The 12-time All-Star played his first 13 seasons with the Heat
before signing with the Chicago Bulls for 2016-17. He started
the 2017-18 season with the Cleveland Cavaliers before being
traded back to Miami for the final 21 games of the season.
Wade holds career averages of 22.5 points, 4.7 rebounds, 5.5
assists and 1.6 steals per game. He averaged 12.0 points, 3.4
rebounds and 3.1 assists per game coming off the bench for the
Heat last season.
He was a key part of three NBA championship teams in Miami, the
first alongside Shaquille O'Neal in 2006 and then two with
LeBron James and Chris Bosh, in 2012 and 2013. Wade was the NBA
Finals MVP in 2006.
Wade was selected to the NBA All-Defensive team three times, and
he won the league's scoring championship in 2008-09 when he
averaged 30.2 points.
Wade reportedly received a three-year, $25 million offer to play
this summer for the Zhejiang Golden Bulls in China.
Wade's return leaves the Heat with 20 players, the maximum, on
their training camp roster.
--Field Level Media
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