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Dwyane Wade can become a free agent after next season.

Dwyane Wade said in a recent interview, regarding his eventual free agency, "The plan has always been to stay with the Heat, and that's still the plan."

The Heat can offer Wade about $30 million more than any other team, and he also said, "I want to be one of those players that stays with one franchise for his entire career."

This is sweet music to the Heat organization and its fans, though obviously anything can happen once the 2010 free agent bonanza gets underway.

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