MIAMI (CBSMiami) – After a long summer of waiting, the Miami Heat’s latest season tips off Wednesday night in Orlando.
The Heat enter the season as a bit of a wild card in what many consider a wide-open Eastern Conference, now that LeBron James has taken his talents out west.
Perhaps the biggest story surrounding Miami as they begin the season is that this will be Dwyane Wade’s last.
Wade announced in September that this season, his 16th in the NBA, will be the final one of his Hall of Fame career.
The 36-year-old has been with Miami during all three of the team’s NBA Championships and each of its five NBA Finals appearances.