Dwyane Wade gets three-year, $25 mln offer from China

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With his NBA future still undecided, Dwyane Wade is apparently being courted heavily by teams in the Chinese Basketball Association.

According to a report from Chinese journalist Zhang Dou, the Zhejiang Golden Bulls have offered Wade 25 million US dollars over three years. A report over the weekend indicated the Xinjiang Flying Tigers were preparing to offer Wade a “monster deal”.

A variety of former NBA players have suited up for the Zhejiang Golden Bulls over the years, including Eddy Curry, Jarnell Stokes, Mike James, J.R. Smith, Kirk Snyder, Ivan Johnson and others.

Dwyane Wade dunks against the Philadelphia 76ers in the 2018 NBA Playoffs, April 21, 2018. /VCG PHOTO

Wade, who made just over 2.3 million US dollars last season with the Cleveland Cavaliers and Miami Heat, is in the middle of a marketing tour in China after signing a lifetime contract last week with Chinese apparel company Li-Ning, which he’s represented since 2012. Wade announced the deal Wednesday in Beijing while unveiling his new Way of Wade 7 shoe.

Financial terms of the deal were not announced, but the contract calls for him to increase his presence at developmental camps and clinics in China and around the world.

Wade’s former Cleveland teammate JR Smith played for the Golden Bulls during the NBA lockout in 2011. /VCG Photo

The 36-year-old has been in no rush to decide whether he will continue his NBA career, after he averaged 11.4 points and 3.4 assists in 22.9 minutes per game, all career lows, across a combined 67 games for Cleveland and Miami last season. He bumped those numbers to 16.6 points and 3.6 assists in 25.4 minutes in the Heat’s five-game postseason series loss to the Philadelphia 76ers.

The 15-year veteran last made an All-Star team in 2016.

(With input from agencies)