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Associated Press

Together again: LeBron and D-Wade. Just like old times.
Dwyane Wade has decided to sign with the Cleveland Cavaliers and reunite with LeBron James.
Wade is expected to clear waivers on Wednesday and then join the Cavs, according to a person familiar with the situation who spoke on condition of anonymity because the deal cannot be completed until the 12-time All-Star goes through the waiver process.
In Cleveland, Wade will be reunited with James, his close friend, former Miami teammate and a player he confided in before signing with his hometown Chicago Bulls last year.
Wade and James won two NBA titles together during four seasons with the Heat and will now chase another one with the Cavs, who have been revamped after losing to Golden State in last season’s Finals.
On Monday, James said he would love to play with Wade again.

“He brings another championship pedigree, championship DNA,” James said at Cleveland’s media day. “He brings another player to the team who can get guys involved, can make plays and also has a great basketball mind ... I hope we can bring him here. I would love to have him.”
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Once Wade completes the waiver formality, he’ll be the latest high-profile player to join the Cavs, who traded for All-Star point guard Isaiah Thomas, signed former league MVP Derrick Rose and added two strong wing defenders in Jae Crowder and Jeff Green, who could help them defend the Warriors if those teams get back to a fourth straight Finals match-up.
Thomas isn’t expected to play until January because of a hip injury, but until he returns the Cavs have plenty of firepower in James, Wade, Rose and All-Star Kevin Love, who could thrive as Cleveland’s No. 2 scoring threat now that Kyrie Irving is in Boston.

Wade agreed to a contract buyout earlier this week with the Bulls, who signed him before last season as a free agent. He’ll get a veteran’s minimum contract worth $2.3 million with Cleveland, which now has a surplus of shooting guards with Wade, J.R. Smith and Kyle Korver and Iman Shumpert on the roster.
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Cavs coach Tyronn Lue has depth and decisions to make.
“There’s a challenge every year when you add new guys and add all the guys we added,” Lue said. “Four or five new guys, it’s always tough and challenging. Anytime you get new pieces and new players it’s always challenging, but I’m up for the challenge and so are the players. We will figure it out. It will be a good year for us.”
The Cavaliers emerged Tuesday as front-runners over the Heat and Oklahoma City Thunder to land the 35-year-old Wade, who many feel has plenty of game left.

He’ll now have a shot at another championship – his fourth – while playing alongside James, whom he has been friends with since they broke into the league together in 2003. When James left Cleveland as a free agent in 2010 and signed with Miami, much of his reason for leaving his home state was a chance to play with Wade and Chris Bosh.
Wade played his first 13 seasons in Miami, leaving in the summer of 2016 to sign a two-year deal with the Bulls. But the Bulls are in a rebuilding mode after trading Jimmy Butler this summer, and instead of paying Wade $23.8 million to play for what likely will be a struggling team they agreed this weekend to buy him out and let him find a better situation.


In an interview with Associated Press, Wade said whatever decision he makes would be “a pure basketball decision and I’ll make the one that I feel fits me best at this point in my career and with what I feel I have to offer a team that needs what I have to offer.”
Following practice on Tuesday, Cavaliers forward Tristan Thompson said Wade would be a great fit in Cleveland.
“He’s a guy that’s proven, not just individually, but a team that won three championships,” Thompson said. “He’s pretty familiar with most of the guys on our team. ... He’s always been a good locker room guy. We’ve never heard anything bad.
“It would be great for our team to have another championship-mentality player.”
Wade has averaged 23.3 points, 4.8 rebounds and 5.7 assists in 14 seasons. He averaged 18.3, 4.5 rebounds and 3.8 assists for the Bulls.
One of the game’s premiere closers in the postseason, Wade has averaged 22.5 points, 5.3 rebounds and 5.0 assists in 172 playoff games.


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Dwyane Wade will give the Cavs plenty of options in his position. Photo: AFP

(FILES) This file photo taken on June 15, 2014 shows Dwyane Wade (L)formally of the Miami Heat passes the ball wile Manu Ginobili of the San Antonio Spurs guards him during Game 5 of the NBA Finals in San Antonio,Texas. Dwyane Wade and the Chicago Bulls have agreed to part ways after the veteran point guards' first season with his hometown team, the US media reported on Sunday night. The 35-year-old Wade has reached a buyout agreement with the Bulls, according to American broadcaster ESPN.The Cleveland Cavaliers, Oklahoma City Thunder, San Antonio Spurs and his former Miami Heat team could all make a pitch for Wade. The Cavaliers are believed to be the frontrunners. / AFP PHOTO / ROBYN BECK

FILE - In this March 2, 2017, file photo, Chicago Bulls guard Dwyane Wade, center, looks to pass between Golden State Warriors guard Patrick McCaw, left, and center Zaza Pachulia during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)

Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade drives against Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James on December 25, 2014, at the AmericanAirlines Arena in Miami. The two are expected to team up for the 2017-18 season with Wade on the verge of a deal with the Cavs. (David Santiago/El Nuevo Herald/TNS)

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Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry has helped the NBA expand its reach in China – and it can only get bigger. Photo: AP

FILE - In this May 30, 2016, file photo, fans cheer as Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry yells after the Warriors defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 7 of the NBA basketball Western Conference finals in Oakland, Calif. One of the NBA's biggest bargains until now, Curry is about to receive his massive payday. Golden State general manager Bob Myers said Friday, June 30, 2017, the Warriors will finalize a contract with the two-time MVP once the free agency moratorium ends July 6. (AP Photo/Ben Margot, File)

Passengers try to kill time during the lengthy train ride home by chatting, sleeping, watching movies or playing games on their cell phones. 05FEB13

(L TO R) David Shoemaker, CEO of NBA China; Yao Ming, founder of the Yao Foundation and Chairman of the Chinese Basketball Association; Lu Hao, Committee Member of the Yao Foundation; and Andy Lo Yun-sum, Chairman of South China Athletic Association, attend the signing ceremony of the cooperation memorandum of the 2017 Yao Foundation Charity Game for celebration of the 20th Anniversary of the establishment of the HKSAR at South China Athletic Association in Causeway Bay. 03MAY17 SCMP / Nora Tam

NBA Finals 2008/2009 most valuable player Kobe Bryant greets with young and fans in Hong Kong during his Asia tour at Southorn Stadium in Wan Chai. 24JUL09

Former NBA basketball player Kobe Bryant attends a basketball teaching activity in Haikou in China's southern Hainan province on September 12, 2017. Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant announced plans on September 12 for China's first NBA basketball school, a development the 18-time All-Star says will improve the game in the country. / AFP PHOTO / STR / China OUT

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Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry dribbles past Los Angeles Lakers forward Kobe Bryant, but it is Bryant who still rules in China. Photo: USA TODAY Sports

Houston Rockets Yao Ming of China (C) goes up to shoot past Los Angeles Lakers Kobe Bryant (L) and Pau Gasol of Spain during their NBA game in Los Angeles, California, October 26, 2010. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson (UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT BASKETBALL)

(160414) -- SHENYANG, April. 14, 2016 (Xinhua) -- Students pose for group picture with a big portrait of Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers on the ground of Shenyang Sport University in Shenyang, capital of northeast China's Lianing Province, April 14, 2016. Students watched the live broadcast of Kobe Bryant's last NBA basketball game against the Utah Jazz at school and painted a big portrait to show their respects to the NBA legend. (Xinhua/Pan Yulong)

November 16, 2014; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) moves the ball past Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant (24) during the second half at Staples Center. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports

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