Two days ago Dwayne Wade felt he was not treated fairly in the contract Miami offered him: 2 years for 40 million dollars, and instead made a decision to sign with his hometown Chicago Bulls for 2 years 47 million dollars.
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When Kaplan asked Karl if the Bulls will have a better backcourt with Rondo and Dwyane Wade as opposed to Derrick Rose and Jimmy Butler (Butler will slide to the 3 this season), Karl choose the new duo.
“Jimmy’s the youngest, he’s the engine here”, Rondo told reporters on Thursday. It’ll be Jimmy, Wade, and then it will be a pecking order.
“It’s so surreal. I’m still numb”, he said.
“We have three alphas on the team”.
Wade’s move brings down the curtain on 13 seasons with the Heat, where he was an integral part of three championship-winning teams, two of them with LeBron James as his team mate.
Pointing to his experience with the Celtics, where he played alongside the “Big Three” of Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce and Ray Allen, Rondo added: “I was able to see how those guys interacted with one another. Knowing that everything doesn’t have to be flawless in practice”, he said. “Egos go out the window and we all have one common goal”.
The Chicago Bulls traded swingman Mike Dunleavy to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday night as a means of opening up cap space to land free-agent star Dwyane Wade.
Rondo replaces former MVP Derrick Rose, who was traded to NY before the draft.
The Crabbe offer sheet was first reported by The Vertical and confirmed by ESPN.
A return to wintry weather notwithstanding, Wade said he “always envisioned” playing basketball in Chicago and that he’s excited for the chance.
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In a report by Jeff Zillgitt for USA Today, the Bulls are purportedly offering him $47.5 million which also lasts for two years.
