National Basketball Association

AP source: Dwyane Wade leaving Heat for Bulls

Published Jul. 6, 2016 11:01 p.m. ET

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MIAMI (AP) Dwyane Wade is leaving the Miami Heat after 13 seasons and going home to Chicago after agreeing to terms on a contract with the Bulls on Wednesday night, a person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press.

The person spoke on condition of anonymity because nothing can be finalized before Thursday, when the NBA's offseason moratorium on player movement is lifted.

Wade met with the Heat on Wednesday in New York, as well as representatives from the Denver Nuggets and Milwaukee Bucks before finalizing his decision. It mirrors, in some respects, the decision Wade's close friend LeBron James made when he left Miami two summers ago to go back to his northeast Ohio roots in Cleveland.

In James' case, it was a return to the place where he spent his first seven pro seasons. In Wade's case, it's a totally new chapter and comes after three championships and 12 All-Star appearances in Miami.

He was the face of the franchise, Miami's leader in most major statistical categories. And now, the era ends.

Yahoo Sports first reported the agreement.