Nuggets offer Wade two-year, $50 million deal

The Denver Nuggets have offered Dwyane Wade a two-year, $50 million deal, surpassing Miami's reported offer of $40 million over two years.

The Nuggets' two-year offer to Dwayne Wade is north of $50 million, according to league sources, with Denver still hopeful Wade accepts it.

— Marc Stein (@ESPNSteinLine) July 6, 2016

The Heat were more than $10 million short of Denver's offer at last report but most league observers still expect D-Wade to wind up in Miami

— Marc Stein (@ESPNSteinLine) July 6, 2016

Sources: Free agent guard Dwyane Wade meeting with Denver Nuggets officials on Wednesday in New York. Story soon on @TheVertical.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojVerticalNBA) July 6, 2016

News of Denver's offer to Wade comes on the heels of rumors that Wade will join LeBron James and sign with the Cleveland Cavaliers. It would be strange to see Wade play on the Cavaliers, with Kyrie Irving needing the ball in his hands to stay effective. But then again, why is a 34-year-old Wade thinking about joining a team that went 33-49 last year?

Who expected this messy negotiation to take place with a so-called #HeatLifer? We'll have to see if Wade will put on another jersey.