Jordan taps Wade to wear 25th anniversary shoeDwyane Wade pleaded for years to Air Jordan 2 join the Jordan Brand family, wanting to wear the shoe his idol made famous.His persistence is Air Jordan 8 Retro being rewarded.When Jordan Brand makes its long awaited release of the Air Jordan 2010 in February to commemorate the popular line's 25th anniversary, Wade will debut the shoe. Hand picked for the role by Michael Jordan himself, the Miami Heat guard called it "a huge honor.""I was in awe, because I know what it means to not only be a part of Jordan Brand but really represent Michael on the court in the shoe he would wear," Wade told The Associated Press. "Very excited, to say the least."The shoe will be launched nationwide Feb. 13 and will carry a retail price of $170. That coincides with All Star weekend near Dallas and is four days before Jordan's 47th birthday. It's unknown if Wade will wear the shoe beforehand, say in Miami's marquee Christmas Day game at Madison Square Garden against the New York Knicks.Details of the arrangement were released to the AP, hours before a formal announcement Wednesday evening in Miami."The celebration of the Air Air Jordan XX8 Jordan 2010 and our 25th anniversary are the pinnacle of a year full of milestones for me," Jordan said in a statement Wednesday. Air Jordan 11 "With each shoe, consumers have pushed me to take the next Air Jordan beyond their Air Jordan 1 wildest Nike Air Presto imagination."This was beyond Wade's imagination, anyway.He spent six years wearing Converse apparel, then made the switch to Jordan Brand in July. (Both are owned Air Jordan 4 Retro by Nike.) Details of his contract with Jordan Brand were not disclosed, although it was certain to at least match the remaining three years at $6 million annually left on his Converse deal.Jordan Brand spokeswoman Terri Nike Basketball Hines Air Jordan 14 Retro said Wade is the Kids Shoes first pitchman for the Air Jordan other than Jordan himself.It's the Nike Shoes latest notch in Wade's business world: He also has strong deals Kids Nike Trainers with T Mobile and Gatorade."One thing I understood coming over to the brand, it's a team," Wade said. "I'm fortunate enough to be able to be Air Jordan 10 in a spot with guys like Chris Paul, Carmelo Anthony, Derek Jeter, all those guys. We all have a role to play. And I'm going to play the role that they signed Air Jordan XX8 me up for and Air Jordan 14 Retro hopefully I do the best I can."This arrangement had been kept under wraps for months. Wade told only few people, including teammate Quentin Richardson, who like Wade is a Chicago native who grew up idolizing Jordan's play with the Bulls.Richardson has worn the Jumpman line throughout his NBA career.Aligning himself even closer to Jordan is as big a perk as being able to wear the Air Jordans, Wade said."Before this, our relationship was kind of on the basis of seeing him and still being in awe of the person I grew up watching," Wade said. "Now I can e mail, call him, all these lines of communication. So I think it's kind of cool. He responds back to me a lot quicker now than he used to."