Best shot blocking guard in nba history.His blocks on centers were just amazing for an undersized sg.Became a heat fan because of him and practiced my bank shots and pump fakes.
I'm a heat fan but I think he's the second greatest blocking shooting guard of all time Tracy McGrady was an amazing blocking shooting guard and extremely underrated
To put it in context for younger fans, Wade had the ups of Ja Morant, the defense of a Marcus Smart, and the clutch factor of Kobe all in one. My favorite player ever💯
@@Michael-lu2tz i say that because 1 wade probably is on par IQ wise and 2 he had to tell bron this is your team if we are going to be Champions ..understanding fully the roles everyone needs to play . i take that into account in regards to basketball IQ
I’d agree with that the thing that has bron over wade imo is longevity but at their best you can’t tell me they weren’t neck and neck or wade not being slightly better
D Wade is what made me become a Heat fan, i always loved athletic guards who can drive in and dunk on a 7 footer, this is by far the most exciting type of player to watch for me, thats why i enjoy Ja Morant nowadays and i root for him to become an MVP caliber player one day. D Wade will forever be my favourite NBA player of all time, im not saying hes the GOAT, he just was my favourite to watch
facts. wade is definitely the reason im a heat fan today . and my favorite player of all time. he taught me my euro step and my reverse between the legs pull back jumper that im still surprising defenses with on blacktops and L.A. fitnesses around America today with
In his prime he was one of the most unguardable players I've ever seen. It didn't matter who you put in front of this man. They were barbecue chicken. He still maintained a high level of play after being slowed down by injuries. One of my favorite players. I've been a fan since he was at Marquette.
I saw him at Marquette as well. First noticed him because we have the same last name and loved how he played so watched him in college then on the heat.
Wade had one of the greatest peeks of all time and if Wade won in 2011 and got another finals mvp, we would certainly be talking about him a lot more maybe as a top 10 player of all time. Very underrated it feels like he’s starting to be forgotten
Yeah it’s crazy to me how people disrespect him he is one of the greats at his position joining MJ and Kobe on that short list of tier one SGs he’s top 20 all time for me in that tier with Hakeem and dirk and KG type players
If it wasn’t for MJ and Kobe, Wade would be the greatest SG of all time. He is definitely amongst the greatest defensive players of all time. I have him top 15-20 all time.
DWade was so good that he lead Team USA in scoring in the 2008 Olympics (WHILE COMING OFF THE BENCH AND RETURNING FROM A CAREER THREATENING KNEE INJURY) on a team that included Kobe Bryant, Lebron James’s, and Carmelo Anthony.
He played his entire career with one meniscus. You're supposed to have two of them bad boys so I would most definitely agree with the legendary comment.
I spent so many afternoons watching him play with my grandpa, what a phenomenal player.. few times did I ever see my grandpa say wow to something.. many and often it was something Dwayne Wade did
@@blondhead I’ve never heard anyone say klay above wade… If someone believes that they are mental. However, I think harden has an interesting argument for that position
Revision is history, lots of folks said he was the closest thing we've seen to MJ when he was kicking butt in the 2006 finals. MJ actually called him after he had a bad game.
I remember power forwards going up for dunk , and Wade would slap bodies , pull down the ball , then strip it away. I've never seen anyone else at his height do that . His defensive stops where amazing even after he stopped being an all-star.
I know it may sound crazy to some but Dwyane Wade was the closest to MJ to me just crazy athleticism and unbelievable midrange never really shot 3 pointers. Great shot blocker as well and always came through in clutch with the big shot!! My favorite player ever !!!
We stopped comparing Wade to Michael after LeBron won his 1st Championship and went on a winning tear for the rest of his career. But b4 that, Hell yeah, Wade was definitely certified to be compared to Michael Jordan especially since Kobe was older
The other aspect to Wade was how he was able to adjust his game as he got older and his body wore out. He learnt to stop relying on his once crazy athleticism, and developed a polished all round game. He became a great playmaker and deadly in the post and from mid-range. He still had the speed and elevation to get to the basket when he needed as well. He was also a true entertainer - you never knew what he was going to do.
Wade is the greatest of all time, he was just very overlooked by everyone. As a long time Wade fan, his injuries brought me a lot of frustration but it never changed my mind of how brilliant this guys game was. When he’s ready and completely focused, he is unstoppable on both ends of the floor. His skill level and overall IQ is unmatched. Wade is patient, calm and relaxed. Even with Lebron on the Heat, the fans wanted Wade to still do his clutch thing to save the day. Lebron was never better than DWade, that’s why he shrank like that in the 2011 finals. He didn’t realize how great Wade could become when he’s ready. Lebron couldn’t keep up with Wade and his balls shrank. That’s how good DWade was.
I havent seen you in years bro i would always agree with you on these takes with my old account. But yeah Wade is the goat. He won finals mvp at only 24 years old. Thats younger than Jordan lebron or kobe.
MVPs, chips, fmvps, all-nba, all defensive, all star, ppg, rpg, bpg, apg, total points, total rebounds, total assists, block/steals/3pts/3pt%/fg%/ts%/PER/Efficiency/clutch shots/clutch shots %/every playoff stat/playmaking/3pt shooting/driving/finishing/perimeter defense/chase down block ability/came back from 3-1 lead to best team assembled/athleticism/durability/longevity/finals appearances/playoff appearances/ box plus minus/win shares/all time leading scorer/3rd in 3s/ top 10 assists/top 40 rebounds/top 10 in everything in playoffs/legacy/all around skill/Rookie of year/2nd in DPOY voting/and just abt everything else besides mid range shooting and speed. D wade a top 5 favorite player for me but stop smoking heroin when u claim d wade is the greatest of all time when there isn’t one major thing he tops lebron in.
There's a lot to like on Wade's game. Be it on offense or defense, this guy is top tier. I personally think he's the best on splitting the defense BY FAR! Yes, even better than Iverson and other ball handlers you name it. The way he slits through between defenders with shoulders almost vertically aligned on the ground is just a thing of beauty.
Favorite player of all time no question. Beating the Mavs in 06 is the most underrated finals performance ever for me. He went full blown super hero for the heat that year at a young age
Was my favorite player going into that 03 draft. Immediate impact player I always argue that during those first 5 years Wade was just as important as Lebron to the Cavs.
Young dudes, watch prime Wade at 2009. You will know who he was. His heart was so huge that he fought relentlessly despite tough injuries at his late career. His mentality was just strong. He was dam good and people just forgot.
In that finals against Dallas before his knees Caught up with him he was the Closest thing I saw to Jordon and single handidly won that series.. unbelievable
Wade always has been underrated even tho he was a straight killer. One of the greatest ever and 3rd best sg. 2nd best if it wasn't for injuries!! Yes I said it
was literally just thinking about this the other day after watching highlights... dude is low key underrated. and I mean that as a meter of fact not like a hot take... he's probably in the top 20 best players ever. but that's when it gets dicey
Wade County baby! My top 3 all time. And off the court he's become an amazing father, ambassador of the sport, voice of the people and TV personality. If there was ever a star I wanted to me it would be him!!!
He was never underrated to us in Miami ;-) D-Wade is to Miami what Magic and Kobe are to the Lakers, what Jordan is to Chicago, etc. Our all-time franchise player.
I remember growing up watching the games where Kobe and Wade went head to head. Those were my favorite games to watch ever. Kobe was my fav player but I grew up and lived in Miami where Wade was king. Both so tenacious, Wade gave Kobe everything he could handle and watching the two of them guard each other in their primes was like nothing I have seen before or will see again.
You should have talk more about the 2016 playoffs. That was wade’s last moments of flash before becoming father prime. He was excellent against charlotte and i was reminded of 08-09 dwade against the raptors.
i remember being 10 years old seeing dwayne wade and the heat form the superteam. Def one of my favorite players and the reason I started watching basketball
Prime Wade was like the hybrid version of Allen Iverson and Michael Jordan. As insane as it sounds, the only comparison when it comes to Wade’s level of body control and cat like quickness is MJ. Stylistically to me, he played the closest to what I think MJ would’ve looked like in the 2000s. Kobe looked like he learned his moves from MJ, whereas Wade looked like Jordan-like naturally. All respect to Mamba tho, who was overall better, but peak for peak it’s extremely closer than people think.
Straight fax. Prime wade was unguardable, and an absolute dawg on defense. And all this with a bad knee too. If he was as lucky as Mj and Kobe and his body didn’t give in, people would probably regard him as the 2nd greatest sg ever.
@@fjandinner3532 craziest part is, as athletic as, D-Wade was in the NBA, he was actually MORE athletic when he was at Marquette. By the time he made it to the NBA, his athleticism declined because of a knee injury. So we never got to see peak D-Wade as insane as that sounds. D-Wades knee injury in college is up there with Larry Bird’s busted hand for freak accidents that happened to stars before they went pro .
@@johnnyblingg Exactly. Most people don’t realize that the d-Wade we saw, as good as he was, wasn’t his actual full potential. It’s one of those huge what ifs. Despite that he’s still a legend (arguably top 20-25 all time) and he gave us one of the greatest finals performances ever in that 2006 finals come back.
@@johnnyblingg Exactly. Most people don’t realize that the d-Wade we saw, as good as he was, wasn’t his actual full potential. It’s one of those huge what ifs. Despite that he’s still a legend (arguably top 20-25 all time) and he gave us one of the greatest finals performances ever in that 2006 finals come back.
Michael Jordan and Kobe were great. If I’m building a team? Give me D Wade. Dude is a Hall of Fame PG AND SG with First Team All-Pro defense and commitment. He can be whatever the team needs him to be at the 1-2 spot.
Flash WINNING those Finals in 2006 was one of the finals moments that I personally missed during my military career, and the AI step over was something that our PLDC instructor came in and told us about in 2001; I missed that too. I did get to watch the Pistons beat LA in 2004 while I was in BNOC, but I missed some good NBA moments unfortunately. I have always been a big fan of AI though, having seen him in person at Georgetown U and while HE was with the Detroit Pistons years later himself at the Palace of Auburn Hills.
Dude did magic. He'd hit shots he had no fucking business making. Double clutching into a layup when he's parallel with fucking ground from getting a lariat and1 type shit. 30ppg scorer at his best, probably my favorite player of all time, I was like 10 introduced to basketball by Dwayne Wade. Also, embarrassingly, my jumpshot in 2k is always Dwayne Wade
Look up his best plays, usually involve a crazy block or steal to then drive down the court for the game winner: three pointer, mid range fadeaway, dunk, etc.!
i was hooked when he nailed that game winner vs indiana in the playoffs as a rookie. when everyone else are all eyes on lbj and carmelo, i watch dwade.
I remember in 6th grade (2005-2006) the homie put me on to Dwade. I was inspired from then on; the euro, the "over the defenders head gather" (before kyrie started doing that too), the HALF SPIN I know y'all remember his not patented half spin fade away bank shot. Or the fact that DWADE made splitting screens popular. and the bounce off two is and will be legendary.
Best wade video based on just the last few seconds. People ignorantly say Wade dealt with knee injuries. That's totally false. His issue was the outdated decision to remove his left meniscus during his college career that led to early arthritis in his left knee. If you check, ever knee surgery he had in the nba was not related to his style of play...it was the lack of cushioning from his left meniscus that led to chronic swelling and pain that required surgical management throughout his career
Wade had a different set of skills than the superstars today.. a 2 way player, pure mid range, natural passer and unstoppable when he drove.. to put it in perspective.. no one today is nearly close to prime Wade, all around skill wise and IQ..
He was a lot better than I think a lot of people realize, especially younger fans who didn’t watch him play in his prime. People tend to think of him as a non-shooter, but that’s only true with regards to 3-pointers and long range 2s. I’ll say he had an ability to just take over games on both ends that we’ve rarely seen from guards, especially one who’s only 6’4. At his best i’d say there’s only maybe around 10-15 players who were definitively better than him in history.
Man I’m 26 year olds right now born and raised in Miami, I grew up watching every Miami heat game from 8 years old, my freshman thru senior year high school were our 4 Lebron years..this video brought back soo many memories! Miami dade county will forever be Wade county
You should’ve talked about the series against charlotte in 2016. Wade got so much hate but proved everybody wrong when they came back from a 2-3 defecit
D wade was one of if not the goat for the heat it's so sad tho seeing what's happened it legit almost makes you forget all the legendary shit and that's coming from a heat fan
Few players deliver such excitement.... Yes lots of more skilled and talented players, but the excitement, fun and thrills? I'm sticking with #3, the Flash!
Wade is one of the most skilled players of all time. He could do anything on the court exceptionally except shoot the 3 which he was slightly below average in his prime. If he had a shot the man would be the most unguardable all times besides shaq
Best shot blocking guard in nba history.His blocks on centers were just amazing for an undersized sg.Became a heat fan because of him and practiced my bank shots and pump fakes.
2K gave him Justice, He a Beast in every way possible!!!
I'm a heat fan but I think he's the second greatest blocking shooting guard of all time Tracy McGrady was an amazing blocking shooting guard and extremely underrated
Facts 💯
Yeah he's not a joke up there as one of the greatest of all time 💲💲💲💲 SG wise 🏀🕶️🕶️🕶️🕶️🕶️🕶️🏀🏀🏀🏀🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥💯💯💯💯💯💯💯
You mean Jordan…
To put it in context for younger fans, Wade had the ups of Ja Morant, the defense of a Marcus Smart, and the clutch factor of Kobe all in one. My favorite player ever💯
FACTS! and the IQ of bron if not higher
@@elib9186 that’s a bit of a stretch.. bron the best basketball mind to ever play
@@Michael-lu2tz i say that because 1 wade probably is on par IQ wise and 2 he had to tell bron this is your team if we are going to be Champions ..understanding fully the roles everyone needs to play . i take that into account in regards to basketball IQ
Marcus Smart isn’t even that good at defense
I’d agree with that the thing that has bron over wade imo is longevity but at their best you can’t tell me they weren’t neck and neck or wade not being slightly better
D Wade is what made me become a Heat fan, i always loved athletic guards who can drive in and dunk on a 7 footer, this is by far the most exciting type of player to watch for me, thats why i enjoy Ja Morant nowadays and i root for him to become an MVP caliber player one day. D Wade will forever be my favourite NBA player of all time, im not saying hes the GOAT, he just was my favourite to watch
Feel you b, he’s part of the reason why 3 is my favorite number and the main reason why the Heat are my team.
@@georgegyamfi8559 I had 3 for my number in hs and I always tried to use that euro step 😂
Same as me. Been a heat fan since 2005 and it was because of him and his type of game. My favorite player ever ever.
facts. wade is definitely the reason im a heat fan today . and my favorite player of all time. he taught me my euro step and my reverse between the legs pull back jumper that im still surprising defenses with on blacktops and L.A. fitnesses around America today with
Same here
In his prime he was one of the most unguardable players I've ever seen. It didn't matter who you put in front of this man. They were barbecue chicken. He still maintained a high level of play after being slowed down by injuries. One of my favorite players. I've been a fan since he was at Marquette.
unfortunately his prime ended early af. Those knee injuries man
Wade was ridiculously fast, great handles and very athletic... honestly MJ and Kobe were blessed that their body held out for so long..
I saw him at Marquette as well. First noticed him because we have the same last name and loved how he played so watched him in college then on the heat.
he’s great in his prime but Kobe used to lock him up. i remember DWade always calling for the screen to escape kobe’s lockdown defense on him.
@@joshyy5986 You say it like he always locked hin up, the best players always locked each other time to time.
Wade had one of the greatest peeks of all time and if Wade won in 2011 and got another finals mvp, we would certainly be talking about him a lot more maybe as a top 10 player of all time.
Very underrated it feels like he’s starting to be forgotten
Yeah it’s crazy to me how people disrespect him he is one of the greats at his position joining MJ and Kobe on that short list of tier one SGs he’s top 20 all time for me in that tier with Hakeem and dirk and KG type players
If it wasn’t for MJ and Kobe, Wade would be the greatest SG of all time. He is definitely amongst the greatest defensive players of all time. I have him top 15-20 all time.
Not ridiculous to say
Dr J
you can just say he is the 3rd best sg of all time
James Harden Over DWade
Agreed brotha
DWade was so good that he lead Team USA in scoring in the 2008 Olympics (WHILE COMING OFF THE BENCH AND RETURNING FROM A CAREER THREATENING KNEE INJURY) on a team that included Kobe Bryant, Lebron James’s, and Carmelo Anthony.
Not satisfied yet? Well folks, this dude literally played his whole career with one messed-up knee and that's legendary.
He played his entire career with one meniscus. You're supposed to have two of them bad boys so I would most definitely agree with the legendary comment.
Could You Imagine a Healthy Prime Wade with 2 Good Knees And a 3 Point Shot he would've been a top 5 player of all time imo
@@deetheoriginal3117 He'd be debatably 2nd SG behind MJ imo. He just didn't have the longevity
@@blueicydasani4543 facts
@@blueicydasani4543 regardless of your opinion, RIP to Kobe. 🖤🖤💜
I spent so many afternoons watching him play with my grandpa, what a phenomenal player.. few times did I ever see my grandpa say wow to something.. many and often it was something Dwayne Wade did
Wade actuality averaged 59.3pts in the 08-09 season
@@michaelmitchell570No way
Probably the 3rd best SG of all time. His performance in the 2006 Finals is legendary.
W, its mj kobe then wade, people saying klay over wade are delusional
@@blondhead I’ve never heard anyone say klay above wade… If someone believes that they are mental. However, I think harden has an interesting argument for that position
@@blondhead who said Klay over Wade? Never heard anyone say that lol
@@lik7953 not harden in general, prime harden
@@yoshatabi same
Prime D Wade would easily dominate todays NBA
No doubt
With todays spacing? He would drive every time
no question, him in this era with his work ethic and talent would easily be the best SG in the game
@@noelbate505 probably the best player in the game
@@vlackout3442 W opinion
Dwayne’s definitely Miami’s best player in franchise history.
Without a doubt
What about Lebron
@@BryceZehn bron play 4 seasons... how u a franchise best if you only play 4 seasons
LeGoat >
Lebron is
Revision is history, lots of folks said he was the closest thing we've seen to MJ when he was kicking butt in the 2006 finals. MJ actually called him after he had a bad game.
I remember power forwards going up for dunk , and Wade would slap bodies , pull down the ball , then strip it away. I've never seen anyone else at his height do that . His defensive stops where amazing even after he stopped being an all-star.
Yeah his body is that strong!
I know it may sound crazy to some but Dwyane Wade was the closest to MJ to me just crazy athleticism and unbelievable midrange never really shot 3 pointers. Great shot blocker as well and always came through in clutch with the big shot!! My favorite player ever !!!
wtf
no
You got a drinking problem akh
People are disagreeing with you but I remember when skip compared Wade to MJ
We stopped comparing Wade to Michael after LeBron won his 1st Championship and went on a winning tear for the rest of his career. But b4 that, Hell yeah, Wade was definitely certified to be compared to Michael Jordan especially since Kobe was older
I see the resemblance but Kobe built himself into an MJ clone. Modeled his whole game after MJ. Their jumpers are like carbon copies.
Wade was MR.MAIMI,he was a great player on both ends of the court,and a true leader,and never bragged about it.wish Maimi had 3 players like Wade.
He literally threw his own farewell tour and sat on a throne like he was Kobe, lets not pretend he was humble
@@josemorales9047 He still was Maimis best player ever. A Parade has nothing to do with his great Career.
its miami not maimi
The other aspect to Wade was how he was able to adjust his game as he got older and his body wore out. He learnt to stop relying on his once crazy athleticism, and developed a polished all round game. He became a great playmaker and deadly in the post and from mid-range. He still had the speed and elevation to get to the basket when he needed as well. He was also a true entertainer - you never knew what he was going to do.
2:42 Shaq is not a Free Agent when he joined the Heat. Lakers was traded him for Lamar Odom, Caron Butler and others.
As someone who lives in Miami I can’t even thank him enough
Wade is the greatest of all time, he was just very overlooked by everyone. As a long time Wade fan, his injuries brought me a lot of frustration but it never changed my mind of how brilliant this guys game was. When he’s ready and completely focused, he is unstoppable on both ends of the floor. His skill level and overall IQ is unmatched. Wade is patient, calm and relaxed. Even with Lebron on the Heat, the fans wanted Wade to still do his clutch thing to save the day. Lebron was never better than DWade, that’s why he shrank like that in the 2011 finals. He didn’t realize how great Wade could become when he’s ready. Lebron couldn’t keep up with Wade and his balls shrank. That’s how good DWade was.
I havent seen you in years bro i would always agree with you on these takes with my old account. But yeah Wade is the goat. He won finals mvp at only 24 years old. Thats younger than Jordan lebron or kobe.
Hey bro! We're team Wade in comments bro! We're Wade lifer!
you made it sus by talking about Bron's nuts
MVPs, chips, fmvps, all-nba, all defensive, all star, ppg, rpg, bpg, apg, total points, total rebounds, total assists, block/steals/3pts/3pt%/fg%/ts%/PER/Efficiency/clutch shots/clutch shots %/every playoff stat/playmaking/3pt shooting/driving/finishing/perimeter defense/chase down block ability/came back from 3-1 lead to best team assembled/athleticism/durability/longevity/finals appearances/playoff appearances/ box plus minus/win shares/all time leading scorer/3rd in 3s/ top 10 assists/top 40 rebounds/top 10 in everything in playoffs/legacy/all around skill/Rookie of year/2nd in DPOY voting/and just abt everything else besides mid range shooting and speed. D wade a top 5 favorite player for me but stop smoking heroin when u claim d wade is the greatest of all time when there isn’t one major thing he tops lebron in.
@@bubblelex5051 not younger than Magic 😂
3rd greatest SG ever, Greatest all-time heat player, Top 20-25 player all-time
Top 20 for sure if even say top 16
A few weeks ago i watched the 2008 olympic finals, thats the moment how underrated af he is
There's a lot to like on Wade's game. Be it on offense or defense, this guy is top tier.
I personally think he's the best on splitting the defense BY FAR! Yes, even better than Iverson and other ball handlers you name it.
The way he slits through between defenders with shoulders almost vertically aligned on the ground is just a thing of beauty.
U on weed lil bro
@@hold_that_h3at You need vaccine
D-Wade is my favorite player all time. I loved his playstyle and determination.
Man I love D Wade. One of my favorite players of all time.
My favorite player of all time and the reason I became obsessed with basketball. Period.
The heat are just great at developing and bringing talent together
This will always be my favorite sports channel
Favorite player of all time no question. Beating the Mavs in 06 is the most underrated finals performance ever for me. He went full blown super hero for the heat that year at a young age
I’m already subscribed but if I wasn’t this video would convince me. I love D-Wade
Definitely top 3 Shooting Guard of All-time!!!! Top 25 in history!!!!
My favorite player of all time. D-Wade was something else in his prime 🔥
People really don't know how good dwade was. He's so underrated. 3rd best sg of all time and the best shot blocking board. Top 15-20 of all time
Hes the goat over mj
2009/2010 season where you could put Kobe, LeBron and DWade as number 1 in the league depending on the month and who was going off ❤️
Was my favorite player going into that 03 draft. Immediate impact player I always argue that during those first 5 years Wade was just as important as Lebron to the Cavs.
wade is my favorite player of all time. him amd AI were the first players ive seen and they looked so cool
Young dudes, watch prime Wade at 2009. You will know who he was. His heart was so huge that he fought relentlessly despite tough injuries at his late career. His mentality was just strong. He was dam good and people just forgot.
In that finals against Dallas before his knees Caught up with him he was the Closest thing I saw to Jordon and single handidly won that series.. unbelievable
he single handily won the game at the free throw line
That was great series but he didn't do much after that the bulls swept the heat in the playoffs the next season. First round exits until the big 3.
@@vincenthammons6705 well, still.
he was still good in the 2011 finals
Wade always has been underrated even tho he was a straight killer. One of the greatest ever and 3rd best sg. 2nd best if it wasn't for injuries!! Yes I said it
your not alone in this
he’s the best player ever period. his peak says it all.
D wade is one of the guy who inspire me to play basketball my all time favorite player
was literally just thinking about this the other day after watching highlights... dude is low key underrated. and I mean that as a meter of fact not like a hot take... he's probably in the top 20 best players ever. but that's when it gets dicey
Can we get ‘How bad was Kendrick Perkins actually?’
dont even touch my boy dude. he is a shaqtin legend..
kendrick perkins was fighting javale mcgee for shaqtin a fool champion 😂
My brother would’ve loved this video. Wade was his favorite
Thank you Nonstop Sports! Been waiting for this vid! This made my day!
Wade County baby! My top 3 all time. And off the court he's become an amazing father, ambassador of the sport, voice of the people and TV personality. If there was ever a star I wanted to me it would be him!!!
The Miami Heat 2006 led by The Flash and Superman the Fastest Duo
Most underrated, shooting guard of all time
He was never underrated to us in Miami ;-) D-Wade is to Miami what Magic and Kobe are to the Lakers, what Jordan is to Chicago, etc. Our all-time franchise player.
I remember growing up watching the games where Kobe and Wade went head to head. Those were my favorite games to watch ever. Kobe was my fav player but I grew up and lived in Miami where Wade was king. Both so tenacious, Wade gave Kobe everything he could handle and watching the two of them guard each other in their primes was like nothing I have seen before or will see again.
The best combo guard ever
his (first) performance against Dallas was one of the greatest finals performances ever, took over that series single-handedly.
And the crazy thing about it is that was only his 2nd to 3rd year in the league
he was such a unreal player. WHAT A LEGEND TO THE GAME.
That Miami-Dallas Finals is some legendary type stuff 🤯🤯🤯
You should do how good was Amar'e Stoudemire next 💯
He's one of my favorite players. That 06 playoffs was amazing
You should do how good was Jason Kidd actually
Thx for the video! My all-time favorite player
a man who can lead his team to a ring only 3 years into his career is amazing
lol
You should have talk more about the 2016 playoffs. That was wade’s last moments of flash before becoming father prime. He was excellent against charlotte and i was reminded of 08-09 dwade against the raptors.
Dwade will always be my favorite player of all time ⚡️
Fav player growing up, he could do it all. I loved how big he played, one of the best in the league at posting up and he was a small guard.
Amazing video! I love this content. We need to see another Nba legend and you need to tell us how good they were actually. Keep up the work man!
i remember being 10 years old seeing dwayne wade and the heat form the superteam. Def one of my favorite players and the reason I started watching basketball
I love your videos
One the most underrated players in NBA history was so fun to watch ‼️‼️
Prime Wade was like the hybrid version of Allen Iverson and Michael Jordan.
As insane as it sounds, the only comparison when it comes to Wade’s level of body control and cat like quickness is MJ. Stylistically to me, he played the closest to what I think MJ would’ve looked like in the 2000s. Kobe looked like he learned his moves from MJ, whereas Wade looked like Jordan-like naturally. All respect to Mamba tho, who was overall better, but peak for peak it’s extremely closer than people think.
Straight fax. Prime wade was unguardable, and an absolute dawg on defense. And all this with a bad knee too. If he was as lucky as Mj and Kobe and his body didn’t give in, people would probably regard him as the 2nd greatest sg ever.
@@fjandinner3532 craziest part is, as athletic as, D-Wade was in the NBA, he was actually MORE athletic when he was at Marquette. By the time he made it to the NBA, his athleticism declined because of a knee injury. So we never got to see peak D-Wade as insane as that sounds.
D-Wades knee injury in college is up there with Larry Bird’s busted hand for freak accidents that happened to stars before they went pro .
@@johnnyblingg Exactly. Most people don’t realize that the d-Wade we saw, as good as he was, wasn’t his actual full potential. It’s one of those huge what ifs. Despite that he’s still a legend (arguably top 20-25 all time) and he gave us one of the greatest finals performances ever in that 2006 finals come back.
@@johnnyblingg Exactly. Most people don’t realize that the d-Wade we saw, as good as he was, wasn’t his actual full potential. It’s one of those huge what ifs. Despite that he’s still a legend (arguably top 20-25 all time) and he gave us one of the greatest finals performances ever in that 2006 finals come back.
The music and the narration make this amazing
Michael Jordan and Kobe were great.
If I’m building a team? Give me D Wade. Dude is a Hall of Fame PG AND SG with First Team All-Pro defense and commitment. He can be whatever the team needs him to be at the 1-2 spot.
Flash WINNING those Finals in 2006 was one of the finals moments that I personally missed during my military career, and the AI step over was something that our PLDC instructor came in and told us about in 2001; I missed that too. I did get to watch the Pistons beat LA in 2004 while I was in BNOC, but I missed some good NBA moments unfortunately. I have always been a big fan of AI though, having seen him in person at Georgetown U and while HE was with the Detroit Pistons years later himself at the Palace of Auburn Hills.
Wade before the knee injury was so dangerous on the court! He stood out before everybody how athletic and skilled he was.
yeah just watch the Redeem Team in 2008 olympics, he stood out among the best players in that era and shot like a ridiculous 60% from the field.
The wade-bron duo needs a vídeo of its own
Don’t forget Chris Bosh
Even when LeBron was the main scorer for Miami, the ball always went to Wade in the clutch. Tells you all you need to know.
DWade is someone that a lot of us can relate with and the heights he reached make us love him and inspire us to pursue greatness in our own lives
09 Wade was insane
Wasn't a heat fan, but I loved watching Wade play. Often overlooked by Kobe and mj for best SGs
Dude did magic. He'd hit shots he had no fucking business making. Double clutching into a layup when he's parallel with fucking ground from getting a lariat and1 type shit. 30ppg scorer at his best, probably my favorite player of all time, I was like 10 introduced to basketball by Dwayne Wade.
Also, embarrassingly, my jumpshot in 2k is always Dwayne Wade
Look up his best plays, usually involve a crazy block or steal to then drive down the court for the game winner: three pointer, mid range fadeaway, dunk, etc.!
Knowing that D-Wade has more game winning shots than LeBron did is an incredible feat!
Lebron has more winning shots lol.
@@ju9330 no lol
Lebron does have more now lol
@@tru8103 Yes lol
when u say game winner do you mean like game winners or game winning buzzers?
i was hooked when he nailed that game winner vs indiana in the playoffs as a rookie. when everyone else are all eyes on lbj and carmelo, i watch dwade.
Hes the best 3 sg in nba history
@samoaVsEverybody_814 the list is 4 clyde draxler 3 dwayne wade 2 kobe 1 micheal jordan
Well no clyde draxler is the 5 AI is the 4
I remember in 6th grade (2005-2006) the homie put me on to Dwade. I was inspired from then on; the euro, the "over the defenders head gather" (before kyrie started doing that too), the HALF SPIN I know y'all remember his not patented half spin fade away bank shot. Or the fact that DWADE made splitting screens popular. and the bounce off two is and will be legendary.
Perhaps the 3rd best shooting guard ever after MJ and Kobe ❤️
he is
It's Klay
@@lolcryler1 Wade is a lot better than klay
@@lolcryler1 Wade and Bryant were so close in their prime. You can't believe Thompson was ever an MVP candidate or could lead the league in scoring
@@lolcryler1 u might be high or what
Alonzo Mourning was my favorite heat player till Wade showed up and wade early years he was more excited to watch than lebron my opinion
Best wade video based on just the last few seconds. People ignorantly say Wade dealt with knee injuries. That's totally false. His issue was the outdated decision to remove his left meniscus during his college career that led to early arthritis in his left knee. If you check, ever knee surgery he had in the nba was not related to his style of play...it was the lack of cushioning from his left meniscus that led to chronic swelling and pain that required surgical management throughout his career
Wade had a different set of skills than the superstars today.. a 2 way player, pure mid range, natural passer and unstoppable when he drove.. to put it in perspective.. no one today is nearly close to prime Wade, all around skill wise and IQ..
Those white toed sneaks are still one of my favorite, remind me of a filthy NHL snipers blade
He a legend
He was a lot better than I think a lot of people realize, especially younger fans who didn’t watch him play in his prime. People tend to think of him as a non-shooter, but that’s only true with regards to 3-pointers and long range 2s. I’ll say he had an ability to just take over games on both ends that we’ve rarely seen from guards, especially one who’s only 6’4. At his best i’d say there’s only maybe around 10-15 players who were definitively better than him in history.
best player from the 2003 draft class... by a mile
Man I’m 26 year olds right now born and raised in Miami, I grew up watching every Miami heat game from 8 years old, my freshman thru senior year high school were our 4 Lebron years..this video brought back soo many memories! Miami dade county will forever be Wade county
nah, D. Wade/ The Flash, will always be 3rd best SG of all time. but that's only because of his size compare to MJ and Kobe.
You should’ve talked about the series against charlotte in 2016. Wade got so much hate but proved everybody wrong when they came back from a 2-3 defecit
Third greatest shooting grade of all time
3rd behind mj an kobe but man his game was as real as it gets. my fav player of all time
I used to call him mini Jordan.
the best player for me. reason why i love basketball. thanks dwade.
Such an underrated legend. Everyone always says Jordan is a mix of Kobe and LeBron, but I always thought Jordan was more like a mix of Kobe and Wade.
I feel you, he is like Kobe and Jordan but still did his own style.
Who said that?
jordan existed before those players
Kobe was a Carbon copy of MJ
DWade is an absolute legend and the definitive Heat franchise player.
D wade was one of if not the goat for the heat it's so sad tho seeing what's happened it legit almost makes you forget all the legendary shit and that's coming from a heat fan
um no
The fact that this is a video makes me feel old. He is the 3rd best SG behind only MJ and Kobe. There ya go.
Few players deliver such excitement.... Yes lots of more skilled and talented players, but the excitement, fun and thrills? I'm sticking with #3, the Flash!
Wade is one of the most skilled players of all time. He could do anything on the court exceptionally except shoot the 3 which he was slightly below average in his prime. If he had a shot the man would be the most unguardable all times besides shaq