Just one day after speaking about his solitary recruitment of Kevin Durant during free agency, New York Knicks star Carmelo Anthony told Frank Isola of the New York Daily News they had "a chance" to sign guard Dwyane Wade.
Instead, the veteran Wade left the Miami Heat, a team he spent 13 years with, and joined his hometown Chicago Bulls on a two-year, $47.5 million deal. While he officially signed with the team July 15, Wade alerted the Bulls on July 6 he would take up residence in the Windy City, per The Vertical's Adrian Wojnarowski.
According to Anthony, the Knicks were too late. "If it was two days earlier, we probably would have had D-Wade," he told Isola.
However, two days prior to Wade's decision, the Knicks agreed to terms with Brandon Jennings on a one-year, $5 million deal, as he joined new additions Derrick Rose and Courtney Lee in New York's backcourt.
Lee agreed to a four-year, $48 million deal July 2, according to Ian Begley of ESPN.com, while the Knicks acquired Rose from Chicago via trade. On top of that, they added Rose's former teammate, Joakim Noah, on a deal ESPN's Ramona Shelburne reported ...
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Carmelo Anthony Says Knicks Had ‘A Chance’ to Sign Dwyane Wade
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