Dwyane Wade and LeBron James are both basketball players in the NBA, and Both players grew up idolizing Michael Jordan. LeBron used to watch Jordan and the Chicago Bulls, and now he wears number 23 because of Michael Jordan. Dwyane Wade grew up in Chicago, Michael Jordan’s city. Both players have achieved lots in the NBA. Wade and LeBron both have experienced success in the NBA and in their early years.
Dywane Wade’s nicknames are “Flash” and “D-Wade”. Wade stands at 6ft 4in and weighs 216lbs. He is a shooting guard who is capable of playing the point, and often does late in games. He is one of the quickest and hardest to guard players in the NBA. He has mastered the “Freeze Fake”, which is when a player pump fakes, waits for the player to commit and then jump up into the player to draw the foul. Wade has also established himself as one of the best clutch players in the NBA. One of his greatest strengths is getting to the rim and finishing, sometimes after mid-air collisions. One of his greatest weaknesses is his three-point range. Due to his style of play he has been injured a lot and in the past two years he has had surgery on his knee and his shoulder. …show more content…
Despite a very successful rookie year, it was overshadowed by exceptional years by Carmelo Anthony and LaBron James. Wade would finish third in votes for rookie of the year, behind Anthony and James. Despite a 5-15 start, the Miami Heat would go on to finish 42-40 and make the playoffs. In game one of their first series, which was against the New Orleans Hornets, Wade hit the game-winning shot. The Heat would go on to win the series 4-3. In the second round of the playoffs, the Heat faced top seeded Indiana and after a close series they would go on to lose it 4-2. Wade became the fourth rookie in the history of the NBA to lead his team in the playoffs with scoring (18.0 ppg) and assists(5.6