See Dwyane tease.

The news, such as it was Sunday night in the Zo's Summer Groove basketball game at AmericanAirlines Arena, is that the Miami Heat's once-dynamic Mr. Wade looked fine.

And perhaps he'll be dynamic again..

Not that he actually was tested in this exercise, because, well, that's the nature of these friendly get-togethers during which nobody even pretends to play defense. The result, of course, is that everybody gets to run and jump without much of a problem.

Wade, for example, dunked just 28 seconds into the game.

He was not contested, which was a good thing, because hardly does the Heat need any nasty off-season episode at this juncture of its rehabilitation process.

Because though he did play more than half of last NBA season before shutting down, Wade still is trying to recover from shoulder and knee surgeries in May 2007. And, no, he's not yet a basketball player in full.

"There will be a moment when you say to yourself, 'Oh, yeah, it's back. It's all the way back, now,' " Wade said.

He admitted he hasn't had such a conversation with himself.

"I'm in summer form," Wade said.

Translation?

"I'm in the form to do what I'm doing," Wade explained.

Which would suggest Wade next will be in Olympic form (but it's ridiculous that he's playing) and eventually in NBA regular-season form when those times come.

But it was all a very nice night for the Heat with event host Alonzo Mourning - he, too, of an injured knee - saying he's "pointing to December" for a return, which would help Miami at the center position. Mourning did hit a five-pointer (don't ask) in his team's 174-164 (don't ask) loss. Tyronn Lue, a potential candidate to join the team's casting call for a point guard, also was in attendance. Miami incoming rookies Michael Beasley and Mario Chalmers showed up, too, and so did Heat newcomer James Jones.

Wade, in fact, was in such a good mood that he allowed himself to entertain a gathering of reporters in a Heat locker room he was sharing with teammate-for-a-night LeBron James, which led to the inevitable question: Would the two megastars someday consider becoming playing partners for real.

You know, because their contracts are up at the same time.

"We imagine it in 2010," Wade chided. "Just a little joke for y'all. Don't let that go nowhere."

James, telling Wade to "pause" for effect, laughed dutifully. And that was that.

It won't happen, because no franchise will be able to pay the necessary freight. But anyone who thinks it's a sure thing Wade will re-sign with the Heat should heed the man's own words.

"As we've seen in Miami," Wade said, "a lot can happen in two years."

That was a clear reference to the Heat's tumble from its 2005-06 title to a league-worst record of 15-67 last season.

It's a cinch Wade isn't about to stick around for more of the same any longer than he must.

Which means if Wade is, indeed, healthy, it would do the Heat well to demonstrate marked improvement as soon as possible in terms of record (a push toward .500 next season, for example) and personnel. He needs to be impressed.

Wade did offer perfunctory optimism about Miami's possibilities if the core behind him remains Shawn Marion, Udonis Haslem and Beasley.

He talked about "getting to work" and "turning it up" with them.

Or maybe that was just another tease.