Nike has officially announced that Dwayne “Flash” Wade will be leaving the All-Star brand to join an all-star team at Jordan Brand. The Miami Heat Hero was quoted by the Associated Press by saying, "I didn’t want to be in the Converse brand anymore because it seemed like they didn’t know what to do with me,” today at the press conference. It seemed that change was on the rise for Flash as he baited the world on upcoming good news the night before via Twitter by saying “good news is coming….stay tuned”. Now Wade joins the collection of popular athletes under Jordan such as Carmelo Anthony, Ray Allen, Chris Paul and Derek Jeter.
“I grew up on the south side of Chicago idolizing Michael Jordan and have worked hard to achieve the same success that he’s had on the court,” Wade said. “I have enormous respect for this brand.” Wade told The Associated Press that he inquired about switching allegiances from Converse to Jordan’s brand before the 2008 Beijing Olympics, doing so, he said, out of concern over Converse’s long-term viability in the basketball marketplace. Coming off a year where the Heat went from 15 to 43 wins and Wade won his first scoring title, Nike apparently agreed that the switch now made sense. “I’m thrilled to have Dwyane Wade join the Team Jordan family,” Michael Jordan said. The deal was finalized Thursday afternoon. Complete terms were not released, although it was believed that the new deal, at minimum, matches the remaining three years on the Converse contract.
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