Heat president Pat Riley contacted Dwyane Wade at 12:01 a.m. Thursday as expected.

Miami also contacted LeBron James, Chris Bosh, Amar'e Stoudemire, Carlos Boozer and several others.

"The best," former Heat star and current team executive Alonzo Mourning said hours earlier, "is yet to come."

Riley, along with coach Erik Spoelstra and minority owner Nick Arison, was in Los Angeles for the start of free agency.

The Heat also contacted free agent forward Udonis Haslem, who has spent his entire career in Miami.

Stoudemire, Boozer, Joe Johnson and Mike Miller are expected to be welcoming teams in L.A.