Dwyane Wade leaves Miami as a Heat legend

Dwyane Wade will finally be the highest-paid player on his team, but it won’t be with the Miami Heat.

Wade reportedly agreed to join theChicago Bulls on Wednesday, agreeing to a two-year deal worth $47 million.

A Miami legend

Wade leaves the Heat as their all-time leader in several major categories, as noted in the chart below.

Dwyane Wade

Wade’s tenure with the Heat also resulted in championships. Elias research notes that Wade is one of six top-five picks in the common draft era (since 1966) to win at least three titles with the team that drafted him.

The others on that list are Tim Duncan, Michael Jordan, James Worthy, Kevin McHale and Magic Johnson.

Wade left a lot of money on the table while playing for the Heat to ensure he would be surrounded by top talent. In his 13 seasons with the team, he was never Miami’s highest-paid player.

He isn’t what he used to be

Wade ranked 39th among shooting guards in real plus-minus last season, trailing two of his teammates: Josh Richardson and Tyler Johnson.

His field goal percentage was also 45.6 percent, the lowest of his career.

Wade was fifth in the NBA in usage rate, but he had the second-worst player efficiency rating among players in the top 10 (only Kobe Bryant had a worse efficiency). His PER of 20.3 was his lowest since his rookie year.

A look ahead to Chicago

For the time being, the Bulls plan to have Wade, Rajon Rondo and Jimmy Butler on their perimeter. The trio combined to shoot 31.7 percent from three-point range last season.

No team had worse shooting from their point guard, shooting guard and small forward last season (Lakers starters at those positions shot 32.5 percent, lowest in the NBA).

Wade is originally from Chicago. He played at Harold L. Richards High School in Oak Lawn, Illinois, before making the trip north to play his college ball at Marquette University.

Signing with Chicago means a return home and the opportunity to be his team’s highest-paid player. It also could mean a new division rivalry with former teammate LeBron James
Source:ESPN