Dean Wade was just like everybody else when the Philadelphia 76ers signed LeBron James. He was enjoying the offseason with his family as he was outside with his daughter and nephews. He didn't even have his phone near him when the news broke. He found out when he went back inside.
"I think I was at my sister's house, actually," Wade marveled as he told Sixers Wire. "I took my daughter and my nephews were playing outside, and I didn't really have my phone, but I checked my phone, and everyone was just like, 'Dude, what do you think? What do you think?' I'm like, 'What are you talking about?' And then, yeah, I looked at my phone. I was like, 'Wow.' It was crazy. It really was. It, like, doesn't even feel real, really."
James will enter his 24th season still playing at such a high level. Wade, 29, was six years old when James made his NBA debut back in October of 2003. Playing next to a guy like James is an interesting moment for somebody like him at this stage of his career.
"Yeah, absolutely," Wade smiled. "Playing with somebody that's considered the greatest of all time is definitely a surreal thing. I mean, it's awesome. The opportunity is going to be amazing, and I'm excited for it, but yeah, it does feel kind of surreal and kind of different."
Wade is among the new additions to a Sixers roster that has gone through a complete overhaul in the 2026 offseason. After seven seasons with the Cleveland Cavaliers after going undrafted out of Kansas State, the Wichita, KS native is joining the Sixers and looking to make an impact alongside James and Co. He sat down with Sixers Wire and reflected on his journey to Philadelphia:
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"I think I was at my sister's house, actually," Wade marveled as he told Sixers Wire. "I took my daughter and my nephews were playing outside, and I didn't really have my phone, but I checked my phone, and everyone was just like, 'Dude, what do you think? What do you think?' I'm like, 'What are you talking about?' And then, yeah, I looked at my phone. I was like, 'Wow.' It was crazy. It really was. It, like, doesn't even feel real, really."
James will enter his 24th season still playing at such a high level. Wade, 29, was six years old when James made his NBA debut back in October of 2003. Playing next to a guy like James is an interesting moment for somebody like him at this stage of his career.
"Yeah, absolutely," Wade smiled. "Playing with somebody that's considered the greatest of all time is definitely a surreal thing. I mean, it's awesome. The opportunity is going to be amazing, and I'm excited for it, but yeah, it does feel kind of surreal and kind of different."
Wade is among the new additions to a Sixers roster that has gone through a complete overhaul in the 2026 offseason. After seven seasons with the Cleveland Cavaliers after going undrafted out of Kansas State, the Wichita, KS native is joining the Sixers and looking to make an impact alongside James and Co. He sat down with Sixers Wire and reflected on his journey to Philadelphia:
#sixers #really #philadelphia
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