Miami, FL (SportsNetwork.com) – Dwyane Wade has re-signed with the Miami Heat.<\/p>\n
After Wade indicated online Tuesday that he would be back in Miami, the Heat announced the deal in a news release calling the veteran guard the “franchise cornerstone.”<\/p>\n
Terms of the deal were not released, but multiple reports indicate Wade signed a two-year contract worth less than the two-year, $42 million he had remaining on the deal he opted out of last month, giving Miami room to sign other free agents.<\/p>\n
“Home Is Where The Heart Is … My Home, My City, My House,” Wade tweeted on Tuesday, along with the hashtag #HeatLifer.<\/p>\n
Indeed, he has spent his entire 11-year career with the Heat, helping them win the first three NBA titles in franchise history.<\/p>\n
“Dwyane has been the franchise cornerstone for this team since the day he arrived 11 years ago,” Heat president Pat Riley said in a statement. “He has shown his commitment to the Heat many times over the course of his career and has always been willing to sacrifice in order to help build this team into a champion.<\/p>\n
“This time is no different. I am ecstatic to have him back in the fold and I am confident that Dwyane, as always, will be leading this team as we look to contend for NBA championships.”<\/p>\n
Wade, 32, opted out of his contract last month along with LeBron James and Chris Bosh.<\/p>\n
After James announced last week that he was leaving to play for the Cleveland Cavaliers again, Bosh re-signed with the Heat on a reported five-year, $118 million deal.<\/p>\n
So two of the Heat’s Big Three will be back after four straight trips to the NBA Finals, including back-to-back championships in 2012-13.<\/p>\n
Wade led Miami to its first title in 2006 but his scoring output has declined in each of the past five seasons since he led the NBA in 2009.<\/p>\n
He averaged 19.0 points in 54 games this past season as he battled knee and hamstring ailments, his lowest output since his rookie season out of Marquette in 2003-04.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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