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Report: Dwyane Wade will sign deal with Bulls

NBA players react to Dwyane Wade’s decision to leave the Heat

Dwyane Wade agreed to sign with the Bulls, and players from Heat center Hassan Whiteside, to Bulls forward Bobby Portis reacted in total shock.
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Three-time NBA champion Dwyane Wade left the league in shock on Wednesday night when he agreed to leave the Miami Heat after 13 years to sign a free-agent contract with the Chicago Bulls. 

Wade, 34, decided to leave town after the Heat re-signed center Hassan Whiteside to a long-term max deal, and failed to offer him a salary he felt was acceptable after years of taking pay-cuts. His new deal will reportedly pay him $47.5 million over two years, with a player option in year two.

Players from Whiteside, to Bulls forward Bobby Portis reacted in total shock to the move. 

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