Heat president Pat Riley is confident that superstar Dwyane Wade will re-sign with the team as a free agent this summer.

"We feel very strongly that Dwyane Wade is going to be back with the Heat," Riley told the South Florida Sun-Sentinel. "We feel very comfortable that Dwyane feels very comfortable in a city that's embraced him, that he likes.

"We feel very confident that we're going to be able to build this team back. And we put ourselves in position to do that."

Miami could have made a trade prior to Thursday's deadline, but they opted to stick with their current roster and preserve the ability to sign another elite player in addition to Wade this summer.

The Mavericks intend to pursue Zydrunas Ilgauskas if he receives a buyout from the Washington Wizards.

Erick Dampier underwent successful surgery Wednesday morning to repair an open dislocation of his right middle finger suffered on Tuesday.

"He'll be out for a while," coach Rick Carlisle said. "I'm just not sure exactly how long."

The Mavericks can only offer Ilgauskas a prorated portion of the veteran's minimum salary of about $1.3 million. Ilgauskas has spent his entire 12-year career with the Cavaliers, but he would have to wait 30 days to return to Cleveland.

The Cavaliers completed Wednesday's trade for Antawn Jamison after they were unable to complete a trade with the Phoenix Suns for Amare Stoudemire.

After nearly a week of talks the Cavs pushed for an answer Wednesday afternoon, but the Suns either rejected Cleveland's final offer or were asked to wait.

The Cavaliers have officially acquired Antawn Jamison from the Wizards, according to Michael Lee from the Washington Post.

The Wizards will receive Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Al Thornton, Brian Skinner, the draft rights to Emir Preldzic and a first round pick.

The Clippers are also involved and will receive Drew Gooden, who will be bought out.

Along with Jamison, Cleveland will receive Sebastian Telfair.

?Z has been a cornerstone part of this franchise and his jersey will hang in the rafters here some day, not only because of his play, but because of the tremendous person he is and what he has meant to the franchise and the community,? GM Danny Ferry said in a press release. ?He has represented the Cavaliers, Cleveland and the NBA at a consistently high level for many years. We wish Z and his family the best.?

Cleveland has pursued Jamison since November.

?Antawn is a great pro. We are very excited to have an experienced all-star player of Antawn?s caliber and character join us,? Ferry said. ?He has the ability to add a special, unique dimension to our team with a strong inside presence and the ability to stretch teams defensively, while impacting the entire court. We think he matches the culture we have built, and continue to build, and will fit well with our group on the court and off.?

Click here to read RealGM's 'Grading The Deal' analysis for this trade.

The Wizards are still waiting on a firm offer for Antawn Jamison from the Cavaliers.

"The ball is in Cleveland's court," one source told ESPN.com. "If Cleveland comes back with a firm offer based on the potential deals they discussed, I think the Wizards will move Jamison."

At least one potential deal discussed with Cleveland on Tuesday (Jamison and Mike James for Zydrunas Ilgauskas and Jamario Moon) would put the Wizards below the tax this season.

Trade talks between the Cavaliers and Wizards for Antawn Jamison have intensified on Tuesday, sources tell Yahoo!

The Cavaliers have yet to meet Washington's asking price, which is believed to include J.J. Hickson.

Brian Windhorst of the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports that the Celtics are also chasing Jamison, and testing interest in Rasheed Wallace in order to open a spot for Jamison.  But Windhorst cites sources who say that this scenario is unlikely for the Celtics.

One of the hottest topics during this past weekend's All-Star festivities in Dallas was the upcoming free agency of LeBron James and Dwyane Wade.

While it's probably doubtful, many are wondering whether the pairing could join forces.

"We can dream, can't we?" said Wade, referring to James joining him in Miami.

"[Wade]'s a great player," said James. "You love to play alongside guys as great, guys that want to win, guys that compete at a high level every night. So we'll see."

Not everyone, whoever, was as open and excited about the idea.

"I don't know if it would work," said Denver's Chauncey Billups.

“You see the connection that we both have,” said Wade. “Especially going to the basket [for] lobs and finding each other. I’ve played with him for a lot of years from the Olympics to the All-Star Game and it’s special every time. LeBron makes the game easier for all his teammates -- you see it in Cleveland, so I get to be his teammate for one day and I’m enjoying it. He’s one of the reasons I’m up here with the MVP award.” 

The Cavaliers aren't the only team with interest in acquiring forward Antawn Jamison from the Wizards.

The Heat have expressed interest as of late, sources told the Washington Post.

Trading Jamison could help the Wizards get under the luxury tax threshold depending on what type of contracts they take back in a deal.

The Cavaliers are debating whether they should try to acquire Amare Stoudemire from the Suns or Antawn Jamison from the Wizards.

"Cavs front office internally debating merits of trading for Amar'e Stoudemire vs Antawn Jamison. Not much on line --only franchise's future," Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports wrote on his Twitter page.

The Boston Celtics are discussing a deal with the Washington Wizards for forwards Antawn Jamison and Caron Butler, league sources told Yahoo! Sports on Friday.

The proposed deal would send the expiring contracts of Ray Allen, Brian Scalabrine and J.R. Giddens to the Wizards.

An actual trade is not yet imminent, but it represents the bold thinking of Danny Ainge ahead of the deadline.

The teams are expected to continue discussing the deal on Friday and throughout All-Star weekend.