That’s a sentence I never really thought I’d write. After everything that went down, and even after Wade’s comments about retiring with the Heat, I always thought it would be a Paul Pierce type situation. But no, it’s official and all of us at Hot Hot Hoops are pumped.
As reported by The Miami Herald’s Barry Jackson, Heat president, Pat Riley spoke at length about the Wade acquisition and their relationship. His quotes are below.
On why he pursued Dwyane:
“Once Dion went down, we felt a real need to do something at that spot with a front-line player.