It does not appear as though the separation between Chicago Bulls guard Dwyane Wade and his former employer, Miami Heat President Pat Riley, is going well.
Wade spent 13 years with the Heat, the team that drafted him fifth overall in 2003 out of Marquette, and his name is littered throughout the franchise's history books:
After helping the team win a title in 2006 and two more in 2012 and 2013 alongside LeBron James and Chris Bosh, Wade signed a two-year deal with his hometown Bulls after his contract demands were not met by Riley and the Heat at the end of last season.
Yet, his departure wasn't a surprising one after knowing Riley for so long, although he did say he's been in contact "with everyone else" in Miami:
After Wednesday night's game against the Atlanta Hawks, Wade and the Bulls will travel to Miami to take on the Heat on Thursday for the first time since his departure from South Beach.
While he has to contend with a back-to-back schedule upon his arrival, Wade doesn't know what to expect in the city in which he still has roots:
The 34-year-old Wade has averaged 16.9 points in seven games with Chicago this season, which is 4-3 and currently in sixth place in the Eastern Conference.
Considering everything he's done for the franchise, Wade should receive nothing short of a warm welcome upon walking into the AmericanAirlines Arena.
Stats courtesy of Basketball-Reference.com.
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