MIAMI — Dwyane Wade knew he wasn’t long for Cleveland when he signed with the Cavaliers, because LeBron James wasn’t either.



“LeBron, first of all, he’s a guy who always plays his cards close to the vest, but I knew his ultimate goal was to be in Los Angeles,” Wade told The Athletic. “He recruited me and he talked to me about signing there (Cleveland), and I said, ‘listen, I know you might not be there long, you’re gonna be a free agent and there are some things that might happen, and we’ll have a conversation.’ I just thought I’d make it through the season first.”



So the scene last night, Wade hugging Channing Frye and whispering words of wisdom to Collin Sexton after Wade’s Heat thumped the bottom-dwelling Cavs, 118-94, it probably still would’ve happened.



Wade, who is 36, wanted to play one more season and, it’s true, he did want to retire in Miami, where he won...