Dwyane Wade

Dwyane Wade with the Miami Heat

Dwyane Tyrone Wade Jr. (born January 17, 1982) is an American basketball player. He was born in Chicago, Illinois. His parents divorced a short time after he was born. He attended college at Marquette University on a scholarship. He was on scholarship for basketball but he did not play his first year because of academic problems. The next year he started on Marquette and led them to a good season. The year after that he led the Marquette Golden Eagles to the Final Four in the NCAA tournament.

Wade went on to the NBA and was selected as the 5th pick overall in the NBA draft by the Miami Heat.^[1] He had a good rookie season in the NBA, averaging 15 points per game and 6 assists per game. He soon became a superstar and led the Heat to an NBA championship in 2006. Wade was named the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the 2006 NBA Finals, in which the Heat beat the Dallas Mavericks.

Dwyane Wade Media

Wade dunking the ball during the 2004 Rookie Challenge game for the Rookies team
Wade with the ball versus the Milwaukee Bucks in 2005
Wade at the free throw line
Wade dribbling the ball in 2009
Wade with his teammate LeBron James
Wade making a lay-up for the Heat in 2015
Wade with the Cavs in 2017
Wade shooting a free-throw against China during the 2008 Olympics
Wade's pre-game ritual consisted of doing pull-ups at the rim.
Wade at a party with then-teammates Udonis Haslem (second from left) and Antoine Walker (far right) in 2005