Dwayne Wade Hopes Bulls Approach Him With A Buyout

[Mr KLC]

At age 35, with three NBA championship rings and a legacy to protect, Dwyane Wade isn’t into rocking the boat.

So while his future with the Bulls now feels like a staring contest between the future Hall of Famer and the front office, it’s actually more of a waiting game for Wade. He has $24 million reasons to be a good soldier when training camp starts next week. And he already has been the top of the mountain — which continues to elude Bulls general manager Gar Forman and vice president of basketball operations John Paxson after a series of missteps.

All eyes will be on Wade as he enters his 15th season, with the 6-4 hometown kid’s stay in Chicago possibly nearing its end. After fellow guard Jimmy Butler was dealt to Minnesota in a draft-night trade, Wade — who had exercised his $23.8 million option for the 2017-18 season — made it known in his circles that he wanted a buyout. According to one source, however, he has not gone to the front office with that request.

Don’t expect that to change. According to the same source, Wade is hoping the Bulls approach him first — with a suitable monetary amount.

Source: Joe Cowley of the Chicago Sun-Times

[jjgold]

Buyout??

Lol guy acting like he is 25 years old

[manny24]

guy can't even jump out of bed anymore where is he going?

[Mr KLC]

Hoping to get out of his deal so he can sign with the Cavs.

[Mac4Lyfe]

DWade is old but he's money if you give him enough rest. He's been consistent in the playoffs the last 2 years. This would be a no brainer for Cleveland to have a hall of famer that can produce in crunch time versus JR Smith, Shumpert, DWill, etc., choking up hairballs.

[thomorino]

DWade is old but he's money if you give him enough rest. He's been consistent in the playoffs the last 2 years. This would be a no brainer for Cleveland to have a hall of famer that can produce in crunch time versus JR Smith, Shumpert, DWill, etc., choking up hairballs.

There is no reason for the Bulls to buy Wade out, they will horrible with him, they will be horrible without him. Make him earn his money.

[packerd_00]

Hoping to get out of his deal so he can sign with the Cavs.

Yeah I bet after he pockets 23 million.

[Mr KLC]

While Dwyane Wade is expected to open the regular season with the Bulls, a buyout remains a strong possibility at some point during the league year. Asked today during an appearance on WSCR 670 AM in Chicago about that possibility, Bulls executive VP of basketball operations John Paxson reiterated that the club is willing to discuss a buyout with Wade.

“We’ve talked to his representatives,” Paxson said, per Cody Westerlund of 670TheScore.com (Twitter link). “[Bulls GM] Gar [Forman]‘s been on the phone with his guy several times in the last few weeks. So some dialogue is going on. We haven’t heard directly from Dwyane. But we understand where he is at this time of his career. We’re more than willing to work with him.”

Although Paxson stressed that the rebuilding Bulls are happy to work something out with the veteran guard, he also repeated a sentiment he expressed in June — in order a buyout to get done, it would have to be advantageous for the Bulls.

“It can’t be something the player wins because that’s what he wants. We have to do what’s in our best interest,” Paxson said. “We want to work with Dwyane because we respect [him] very much. If he doesn’t want to be here, then we want to do [a buyout]. But again, the bottom line is always – and it has to be – that we have to do what’s in our best interest.”

The Bulls remain well below the salary floor at this point, so it’s not as if the club needs to save money in negotiations with Wade in order to put that money toward another signing. However, as K.C. Johnson of The Chicago Tribune notes (via Twitter), if Wade gives a certain amount of his salary back, it could allow the Bulls to re-sign Nikola Mirotic and still have enough cap space to go out and acquire an unwanted contract in a trade, getting a young player or a pick as a sweetener for their willingness to take on salary.

[reppin_the_847]

The Chicago Bulls & New York Knicks for being two large markets have the absolute worst management teams in the NBA. And to think these previously lucky franchises once had teams routinely winning titles (Chicago Bulls) and competing in the playoffs and even Finals once (NY Knicks) in the 1990's.

The Bulls management brass are old school cheapskates that can't put together a winner if their life depended on it. They got LUCKY drafting Michael Jordan and later Derrick Rose (before the injury).