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I've confirmed the Wade-Bulls meeting tonight. Source believes Wade is leaning toward joining Bulls ... Link coming
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Wade had dinner with Bosh in Chicago on Thursday night and according to the source, one topic of discussion was the advantages of playing with the Bulls versus the Heat.
The source said Wade is unclear how the Heat, who currently have just two players under contract, will be able to build a championship contender around him given salary-cap constraints. While the Heat have the money to bring in one more max player (and possibly a second if they do a sign-and-trade), the team will have to fill the rest of the roster with minimum salary players.
The Bulls on the other hand, already have several key players including Derrick Rose and Joakim Noah in place. If the Bulls can work out a deal to ship Luol Deng's contract out of town, they would have the funds to add James or Bosh to the puzzle, too.
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CHICAGO -- Dwyane Wade met with the Chicago Bulls for a second time on Friday, but left the meeting without making a formal commitment to the Bulls, a source told ESPN.com's Chad Ford on Friday evening.
The 2½-hour meeting included the Bulls' front office, Wade and his agent Henry Thomas.
"Things are getting very interesting," Wade said after the meeting.
The same source told ESPN.com earlier on Friday that Wade went into the meeting leaning toward committing to the Bulls. After the meeting, Wade remains on the fence, according to the source.
If Wade were to agree to join the Bulls, it could clear the way for fellow free-agent superstars Chris Bosh or LeBron James to join Wade in Chicago.
The Bulls also met with Bosh on Friday evening and are scheduled to meet with James on Saturday in Ohio. Wade was asked whether James will have any influence on what he does.
"I can't say. We're both going to make our own decisions," Wade said, then added: "We're real good friends."
