When Dwyane Wade put pen to paper on his new contract with the Miami Heat, there were no feelings of regret, nor signs of resentment toward the parties involved or the major one no longer involved.
Wade has reasons to be upset over how the offseason has played out—42 million of them, in fact.
That's how much money was left on the final two years of his contract, which he opted out of to increase the franchise's summer spending power.
The ultimate goal of that pursuit was to keep four-time NBA MVP LeBron James on board by bringing him the help he clearly didn't have (follow required) in the 2014 NBA Finals. However, the King headed back to Cleveland, leaving Wade on the losing end of his $42 million wager.
He could have looked to recoup that money and then some in his next deal with the Heat. After signaling his return on Twitter, some wondered if he'd done just that.
He hadn't. According to Tim Reynolds of The Associated Press, Wade agreed to a two-year deal worth in the range of $32-34 million:
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Article written by Zach Buckley