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Wade, 34, is also a free agent for the second straight summer. He said Monday that he doesn't expect negotiations with the Heat to be as tenuous as they were last summer before the sides came together on a one-year, $20 million contract.
Wade is coming off his healthiest season since 2010, having played in 74 games and averaged 19 points, 4.6 assists and 4.1 rebounds during the regular season. His production was even higher in the playoffs, when Wade averaged 21.4 points, 5.6 rebounds and 4.3 assists through 14 games.
"He had the best season he's had since prior to the Big 3," Riley said, referring to the season before James and Bosh joined Wade in Miami for the 2010-11 season. "Compensation to a player is not just a way to get paid and live your life. Compensation to a player is about recognition and respect and place.
"We know where he belongs. The day we give him his contract, then I'll go to him to cash my check."
Heat goals: Healthy Bosh; keep Wade, Whiteside
Don't practice what you preach brehs
Wade is coming off his healthiest season since 2010, having played in 74 games and averaged 19 points, 4.6 assists and 4.1 rebounds during the regular season. His production was even higher in the playoffs, when Wade averaged 21.4 points, 5.6 rebounds and 4.3 assists through 14 games.
"He had the best season he's had since prior to the Big 3," Riley said, referring to the season before James and Bosh joined Wade in Miami for the 2010-11 season. "Compensation to a player is not just a way to get paid and live your life. Compensation to a player is about recognition and respect and place.
"We know where he belongs. The day we give him his contract, then I'll go to him to cash my check."
Heat goals: Healthy Bosh; keep Wade, Whiteside
Don't practice what you preach brehs