Let Dwyane Wade tell it, and 2018-19 will be his final season with the Miami Heat.
But his game is having a different conversation, one that starts its sentences with “Son, let me tell you something”.
The hallmark of Miami’s third preseason game is not the continued high-level effort given by Hassan Whiteside, nor is it that Justise Winslow may have finally found his scoring touch.
Well, those are great too.
However, against the Washington Wizards Friday, the nightly notable was 10 consecutive points manufactured by Wade.
The preseason rust that looked to have settled on Wade in the first two preseason games – he shot a combined 5-for-21 from the floor – shook itself off from tipoff, as Wade helped Miami wine and dine its way to a first half lead.