That is why there has been reports of them targeting some in free agency. Unlike center, where the Knicks have people on the depth chart in Kyle O’Quinn and undrafted free agent Marshall Plumlee, with Willy Hernangomez looking like he will come over after spending last season in Europe, shooting guard is barren.
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Hassan Whiteside and the Dallas Mavericks are on the brink of agreeing to a four-year max contract, according to a reliable league source. “I’m not ready for there to be a ninth”.
At the time, the Miami Herald’s Barry Jackson reported Wade was “open to considering other teams this summer if the Heat [do] not raise [their] offer”.
On Friday, the Heat reached a verbal commitment with center Hassan Whiteside on a four-year contract that could be worth up to $98 million.
But Wade is seriously considering the only team he’s played for, according to Wojnarowski, because of the pay cut Miami wants him to take after Wade agreed to less than his maximum-value salary in each of his last three contracts.
The latest news in National Basketball Association free agency as the frenzy is about to start centered on Hassan Whiteside’s shocking snub of the Lakers. All this comes as Wade sits on the sidelines with little action from Miami.
It’s uncertain how serious Wade is about leaving the Heat but he reportedly is unhappy that Miami has targeted other players in free agency without addressing his situation. Wade has personal ties to Chicago (his hometown) and Milwaukee (he played at Marquette), and met with the Bulls when he was a free agent in 2010.
Re-upping with Wade, 34, clearly was not the Heat’s top offseason priority, perhaps because they figured they could circle back to him eventually. The Magic can continue remodeling their team into a playoff contender by signing Wade, and he could even be a mentor to the team’s young yet inexperienced players. “And of course, we’re going to need him to be his best”.
Call it insulting and a slap in the face, but I don’t know how you can fathom Dwyane Wade in another jersey at the start of next season.
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At first it looked like the Mavericks were the frontrunners to land Whiteside. 7 blocks last season at an awesome PER of 25.69.
