Dwyane Wade never really planned for this to happen. He wore shirts that called Miami “My City” and referred to AmericanAirlines Arena as “My House.” He knew where the three boys that he’s raising would go to high school. He had plans for what he wanted to do in South Florida whenever his basketball days were complete.

He called himself a #HeatLifer.

It was his plan. It’s no longer his reality.

In a decision that essentially started what will become a massive shakeup of the franchise, Wade decided Wednesday night that he will leave the Miami Heat after 13 seasons. He agreed to terms on a two-year contract with the Chicago Bulls and will earn about $47 million, instantly making him the highest-paid player on his new team — a distinction he never had in Miami.

Miami had become home. Chicago was his first home, and is now his next home.

“This was not an easy decision, but I feel I have made the right choice for myself and my family,” Wade wrote in a letter to Miami, released to The Associated Press.

Wade will guest-host “Live with Kelly” alongside Kelly Ripa on Thursday in New York, a deal that was struck long before this decision.

Also, in what seems coincidental, the Li-Ning shoe line that bears Wade’s name released a new two-pair pack on Wednesday.

The pack’s title? “Miami and Chicago.”

One pair is orange in a nod to Wade’s beloved Chicago Bears, and the other is aqua to pay tribute to the Miami Dolphins and the water of the South Florida coastline.

By nightfall, Miami and Chicago were linked again in Wade’s world, and no one was thinking about sneaker colors.

His name already hangs from the rafters at what is now his former home arena, commemorating his Olympic success while with the Heat. Eventually, his No. 3 will be hoisted as well. And regardless of how long he’s with the Bulls or any other club, on the night he goes into the Basketball Hall of Fame, the tribute videos will be dominated by what he did in a Heat uniform.

Wade is Miami’s career leader in games, minutes, field goals, field goal attempts, free throws, free throw attempts, assists, steals and points.