NEWS: Dwyane Wade opens up about almost signing with Bulls in 2010

Dwyane Wade almost became a Chicago Bull in the summer of 2010. That part of Wade's return to the Bulls -- in 2016 -- has been well-documented. But in an informative post-practice news conference, the All-Star guard expounded on why the reunion with his hometown team didn't happen six years earlier.

"Chris Bosh effect," Wade said, explaining why he and LeBron James didn't sign with the Bulls in 2010. "Had the opportunity for us three to play together and we both separately really wanted to play with Chris Bosh. So it was going to be kind of a sense where Chicago wanted two players, they could have got two players. It probably was going to be LeBron and Chris or me and Chris, right? It kind of was moreso that effect, that they could only do two. And Miami was able to get all three of us. And we really wanted to play together at that moment once we found out it could be a thing. So instead of it being me, LeBron and Derrick Rose, it's going to be a tough one. So we decided to pick what we thought was better from a basketball standpoint."

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The rumors about Wade coming to Chicago six years ago were all over the place. Some within the organization were very confident after speaking to both players that not only would Wade sign with the Bulls during the game-changing summer, but Bosh would as well. Wade's comments on Tuesday reaffirmed how important Bosh's presence was in the entire scenario, which ultimately led to all three players deciding to play in Miami.