Dwyane Wade is headed to Cleveland to join forces with his long-time friend and former teammate LeBron James. Wade chose the Cavaliers and their 1-year, $2.3 million offer on Tuesday after considering three other teams following his buyout agreement with Chicago.
No one was surprised by Wade ending up with LeBron and the Cavs, as their friendship is well known and it wasn’t a very well kept secret that the two wanted to reunite should Wade be able to reach a buyout with the Bulls. Wade’s signing has yet to be made officially official with a press conference, but it’s been official enough that James spoke excitedly about the signing after practice on Wednesday.
While we wait for the official release and press conference to come out — including the very interesting question of what number Wade will choose, being that Isaiah Thomas has the No. 3 — the good folks at NBA 2K18 dropped the first look at the virtual Wade in his new Cavaliers threads.
.@DwyaneWade is officially joining the @cavs. The band is back together. Buckle up. #NBA2K18 pic.twitter.com/rW8EvaIZ93
— NBA 2K (@NBA2K) September 27, 2017
It’s going to be strange seeing Wade in a Cavs jersey, just as it was strange seeing him in a Bulls jersey after so many seasons in Miami. NBA 2K18 was also smart enough to go with the “above the number” shot, since we still don’t know what he’ll be wearing.
We’ve seen renderings ranging from the No. 6 (an interesting choice being the number LeBron wore in Miami) to the No. 2 (even more interesting as Kyrie Irving’s former number). I’m hoping it’s the latter, simply for the pettiness of it all and the Cavs immediately handing out Irving’s old number and doing so to LeBron’s best friend.
