Hassan Whiteside has been a basketball nomad since he turned professional, never lasting in one place too long because either he wanted to leave or nobody wanted him to stay.Those days are long gone now.Sticking to his plan to decide quickly, Whitesides foray into free agency ended early Friday morning--only a few hours after it formally began, with him accepting a four-year offer to stay with the Miami Heat. The deal as structured right now calls for Whiteside to earn $98 million, a person familiar with the terms told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because nothing can be signed and finalized until at least July 7.Whiteside made his announcement Friday on Snapchat and through a post on The Players Tribune, a few hours after he met with the Heat and the Dallas Mavericks in New York to hear their sales pitches. He went into those meetings leaning toward the Heat, and apparently emerged even more convinced that staying with the franchise that helped him resuscitate his career was the best move.Ive played on eight teams since college -- from Reno to Sioux Falls to Sichuan, China, Whiteside wrote on Players Tribune. I am not ready for there to be a ninth. I have decided to re-sign with Miami. I just wanted to take this time to tell all the fans how much you mean to this team, and to me. Cant wait to get back to work and try to bring another championship to Miami.It is life-changing money after a breakout season. Whiteside will be signing a contract worth roughly 100 times more than what he made this past season, when he averaged 14.2 points, 11.8 rebounds and a league-best 3.7 blocked shots per game. His career path is well-known, taking him to less-than-glamorous leagues in Lebanon and China, stints in the NBA Development League and even getting cut from teams at that level.Wade ended his tweet with the hashtag, Caniborrow5dollars, a nod to the financial stratosphere Whiteside will soon enter.The Heat signed him in November 2014, and less than two years later Whiteside has become one of the games most dominant centers -- and one of the highest-paid players in Miami franchise history.Whiteside made about $980,000 this season, a minimum salary for a player with his level of experience. Hell now become a maximum-salary guy, or at least close to that level.Regardless of what the final numbers will be, it is life-changing money after a breakout season. Whiteside finished third in the Defensive Player of the Year balloting and became a huge part of not just Miamis path to the No. 3 spot in the Eastern Conference playoffs but also the teams thinking going forward.Part of that is simply because of the enormous jump in the salary cap this summer, but part of that is because of the potential the Heat see in Whiteside. What he did this past season left such an impression on Heat President Pat Riley that the nine-time NBA champion went into this summer stating publicly that keeping Whiteside was Miamis No. 1 priority.If that truly was the case, especially given the uncertainty over Chris Boshs status going forward because of how his last two seasons ended early due to blood clots, then keeping Wade had to be priority No. 1A. It took a $20 million deal for the Heat to keep Wade this past season, and negotiations on a new deal havent gone particularly well so far.But Whiteside is staying and made his announcement with flair.On his Snapchat video, someone asks Whiteside, Hey cuz, where you gonna sign?Whiteside replies, Miami, -- as Will Smiths hit Welcome to Miami plays and the words Heatnation it is appear on the screen.Congrats to the big fella, Bosh wrote Friday on Twitter. Great to have you back bro!For the Mavericks, its the second consecutive year where they fell short on the chase for a marquee center.Dallas had a commitment from DeAndre Jordan last summer, in what seemed like a huge move for the Mavs before it turned into a peculiar farce. 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Following a Cavs timeout, Smith limped to the locker room on his own power, biting a towel as he made his way through the tunnel.I just landed wrong, said a despondent Smith after the game. Was just trying to shoot my normal floater and I came down on it wrong.Initial X-rays on Smiths knee were negative, a team source told ESPN.com. Despite Smiths recent desire to avoid getting an MRI, Smith will travel back to Cleveland on Tuesday and receive further examination, imaging and evaluation at Cleveland Clinic Sports Health, according to the team.I mean, I got to get it done now, so, yeah, I just cant put it off no more, Smith said of the MRI.Smith, 31, came into the Raptors game mired in a tough shooting slump, averaging just 4.3 points on 7-for-40 shooting (17.5 percent) in his past five games. He finished Monday with two points on 1-of-2 shooting in 10 minutes.The Cavs starting shooting guard has been favoring the knee for at least a week, but he told Cleveland.com after Clevelands 113-94 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers last Thursday that he did plan to receive an MRI on the joint.Its something hes been trying to play with, said Cavs coach Ty Lue when asked about Smiths knee prior to his teams 111-105 loss to the Chicago Bulls last Friday. Not for sure how serious it is, but its something thats been nagging him for a little while ... Its something weve got to look at and be cautious with, but for now hes fine.dddddddddddd.Smith had told ESPN.com his knee discomfort was unrelated to his right ankle injury that caused him to miss three games earlier in the season.After signing a four-year, $57 million extension with the Cavs coming off the championship over the Golden State Warriors, Smith is averaging 8.1 points on a career-low 30.8 percent shooting from the field along with 2.3 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game. He is averaging 1.5 steals per game, however, tying a career high in that category.Lue admitted prior to the Bulls game that Cleveland might have to shut Smith down and allow his knee to heal.If he gets worse and not better, then we definitely have to do that, Lue said. The training staff is looking into it, see how he feels. Were going to go off of his feel. Hes moving pretty good, but you can tell hes favoring it at times. If it becomes a problem or it gets worse, we got to sit him.The Cavs likely will extend Iman Shumperts minutes for whatever duration of time Smiths knee causes him to miss, starting with Wednesdays game against the New York Knicks. Lue said that he is weighing the possibility of using DeAndre Liggins in Smiths place in the starting lineup as to not shake up his bench unit, which Shumpert is a part of. Liggins finished with five points and five rebounds against the Raptors, causing LeBron James to tell Fox Sports Ohio he deserved the game ball.Next man up has always been our mindset and obviously we hope the MRIs come back positive with JRs injury, so its next man up and guys got to be able to fulfill that, James added after checking in on Smith in the locker room, clasping the back of Smiths head and looking him in the eyes to show his support. ' ' '