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Dwyane Wade says he’ll report to training camp for Chicago Bulls on Sept. 25

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SPRINGFIELD, MA - SEPTEMBER 7: Manni Jackson Human Spirit Award Winners Bob Hurley, Nancy Lieberman, Dwyane Wade and Mannie Jackson pose at the Bunn-Gowdy Awards Dinner as part of the 2017 Basketball Hall of Fame Enshrinement Ceremony on September 7, 2017 at the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2017 NBAE (Photo by David Dow/NBAE via Getty Images)
SPRINGFIELD, MA - SEPTEMBER 7: Manni Jackson Human Spirit Award Winners Bob Hurley, Nancy Lieberman, Dwyane Wade and Mannie Jackson pose at the Bunn-Gowdy Awards Dinner as part of the 2017 Basketball Hall of Fame Enshrinement Ceremony on September 7, 2017 at the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2017 NBAE (Photo by David Dow/NBAE via Getty Images)

In an interview with the Chicago Tribune before he received a humanitarian award at the Basketball Hall of Fame on Thursday, Chicago Bulls guard Dwyane Wade confirmed that he would be at training camp for the Bulls on Sept. 25.

The Chicago Bulls are going to be a pretty bad team during the 2017-18 NBA season in the midst of a rebuilding phase and after the trade of his good friend Jimmy Butler, questions have surrounded guard Dwyane Wade about his future in Chicago.

Would he play out the rest of his contract he signed last summer? Would he and the Bulls come to some sort of buyout agreement so that Wade could play for a contender to close out his career?

During an interview with K.C. Johnson of the Chicago Tribune on Thursday at the Basketball Hall of Fame where Wade was receiving the Manny Jackson Human Spirit Award, Wade kept it simple and said that he will in fact be at training camp when the Bulls are scheduled to report on Sept. 25.

"“The only thing I’ll say is right now my plan is to be in training camp,” Wade said."

According to Johnson, Wade did not comment on his future past that, on the trade that sent Butler to the Minnesota Timberwolves on draft night or the new direction the Bulls are heading in this season.

In another interview with Turner Sports‘ David Aldridge (h/t K.C. Johnson for the transcript), Wade had this to say:

"“When the time is right for me and the Chicago Bulls organization to sit down and talk about the future, we will do that. … Hopefully, we get an opportunity to sit down and talk about the direction and go from there. I’m 35 years old. I’m a grown man. I can definitely sit across the room from you and listen to your truth and hopefully (you) hear mine.”"

From the sound of things again, there’s really be no discussions taking place between Wade and the Bulls front office about either of their futures. Wade is going to turn 36 years old during this season.

Outside of Robin Lopez and his nine years of NBA service, nobody on the current Bulls roster has more than Quincy Pondexter‘s five years. It’s a new day for the franchise; one that Wade might not a part of for too much longer, but that’s yet to be confirmed.

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Also, Wade commented on the chaos that is evacuating South Florida for his friends and family before Hurricane Irma hits the area hard, Bulls head coach Fred Hoiberg coming to the Basketball Hall of Fame to see Wade receive his award and what it means to win such a prestigious award during his first of likely two trips to the Basketball Hall of Fame.

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