Fans of the Miami Heat are thrilled that the best player in franchise history, Dwyane Wade, is back where it all began. In fact, fans around the NBA are generally pleased with the future Hall of Fame shooting guard returning to Miami and there has been a great deal of interest surrounding the reunion of player and team.
In fact, Wade has already shared plans to stay with the Heat until he retires from the NBA and, of course, that would be the logical conclusion. However, the 36-year-old will become an unrestricted free agent on July 1 and, if the basketball world has learned anything in recent years, that distinction comes with at least a twinge of uncertainty.
To that end, an amusing revelation came to light on Thursday, with Wade’s already famous “Vice” jersey being restocked and shipping again … on exactly July 1.
Heat just sent out email about Wade Vice jerseys being available. But check out the shipping date. pic.twitter.com/t6iv8W3uXJ
— Ira Winderman (@IraHeatBeat) February 22, 2018
Whether the Heat were intentional in this almost doesn’t matter but, even if every assumption is that Wade returns to Miami on his next (and potentially final contract), nothing is ironclad just yet. In the grand scheme, it is also a long time to wait for a jersey to arrive after ordering it in late February and even the most ardent Wade supporter might balk at that particular lag time.
Dwyane Wade is probably staying in Miami, and it wouldn’t be a surprise if he signed a new contract on July 1. If, for some reason, that doesn’t happen, there will be a lot of collectible jerseys available featuring a player’s name that is, once again, employed by another organization.
