Dwyane Wade

Dwyane Wade
Wade with the Miami Heat in 2011
Utah Jazz
PositionCo-owner
LeagueNBA
Personal information
Born (1982-01-17) January 17, 1982 (age 42)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High schoolHarold L. Richards
(Oak Lawn, Illinois)
CollegeMarquette (2001–2003)
NBA draft2003: 1st round, 5th overall pick
Selected by the Miami Heat
Playing career2003–2019
PositionShooting guard
Number3, 9
Career history
20032016Miami Heat
2016–2017Chicago Bulls
2017–2018Cleveland Cavaliers
20182019Miami Heat
Career highlights and awards
Career statistics
Points23,165 (22.0 ppg)
Rebounds4,933 (4.7 rpg)
Assists5,701 (5.4 apg)
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference
Basketball Hall of Fame
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing Team competition
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens Team competition
World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Japan Team competition

Dwyane Tyrone Wade Jr. (/dwn/ DWAYN[1] or /duˈwn/ doo-WY-ayn,[2] born January 17, 1982)[3] is an American former professional basketball player who is currently the host of the American adaptation of The Cube.[4] Widely regarded as one of the greatest shooting guards in NBA history,[5][6][7][8] he spent the majority of his 16-year career playing for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and won three NBA championships, was a 13-time NBA All-Star, an eight-time member of the All-NBA Team, and a three-time member of the All-Defensive Team. Wade is also Miami's all-time leader in points, games played, assists, steals, shots made, and shots taken.[9]

After a successful college basketball career with the Marquette Golden Eagles, including leading the team to the Final Four in 2003, Wade was drafted fifth overall in the 2003 NBA draft by the Heat. In his third season, Wade led the Heat to their first NBA Championship and was named the 2006 NBA Finals MVP. At the 2008 Summer Olympics, he led the United States men's basketball team, commonly known as the "Redeem Team", in scoring and helped them capture the gold medal. In the 2008–09 season, Wade led the league in both total points (2,386) and points per game (30.2), the latter stat earning him his lone NBA scoring title. Wade was selected as the NBA All-Star Game MVP in 2010. With LeBron James and Chris Bosh, he helped guide Miami to four consecutive NBA Finals from 2011 to 2014, and won back-to-back championships in 2012 and 2013. In July 2016, Wade briefly left Miami to play for the Chicago Bulls and the Cleveland Cavaliers for a season and a half before being traded back to Miami in February 2018 where he finished his playing career and retired in 2019. The Heat retired Wade's #3 jersey in 2020. He purchased a minority ownership stake in the Utah Jazz in 2021 and became a minority stakeholder of the WNBA's Chicago Sky in 2023. In October 2021, Wade was honored as one of the league's greatest players of all time by being named to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team.[10] In 2023, he was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.[11]

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  2. ^ "YouTube". www.youtube.com. January 15, 2024.
  3. ^ "Dwyane Wade Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
  4. ^ "D-Wade leaps into ownership with stake in Jazz". ESPN.com. April 16, 2021. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
  5. ^ "All-Time #NBArank: Michael Jordan tops list of best shooting guards". ESPN. January 13, 2016. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
  6. ^ Bailey, Andy. "NBA All-Time Player Rankings: Top 10 Shooting Guards". Bleacher Report. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
  7. ^ "20 greatest shooting guards ever: The HoopsHype list". hoopshype.com. September 24, 2021. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
  8. ^ Bailey, Andy (June 18, 2024). "Ranking the Top 50 NBA Playoff Performers of All Time". Bleacher Report. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
  9. ^ Reynolds, Tim (February 8, 2018). "Only On AP: Dwyane Wade talks his return to Miami". Associated Press News. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
  10. ^ nba.com/75
  11. ^ "Dirk Nowitzki, Dwyane Wade headline Naismith Hall of Fame Class of 2023". NBA.com. Associated Press. April 1, 2023. Retrieved April 1, 2023.