Dwyane Tyrone Wade Jr. (born January 17, 1982) is an American former professional basketball player. He spent the majority of his 16-year career playing for the Miami Heat in the National Basketball Association. Wade won three NBA championships, was a 13-time NBA All-Star, an 8-time member of the All-NBA Team, and a 3-timeMember of The All-Defensive Team. At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Wade led the United States men’s basketball team, commonly known as the ‘Redeem Team’, in scoring and helped them capture the gold medal.
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Dwyane Tyrone Wade Jr. (born January 17, 1982) is an American former professional basketball player. He spent the majority of his 16-year career playing for the Miami Heat in the National Basketball Association. Wade won three NBA championships, was a 13-time NBA All-Star, an 8-time member of the All-NBA Team, and a 3-timeMember of The All-Defensive Team. At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Wade led the United States men’s basketball team, commonly known as the ‘Redeem Team’, in scoring and helped them capture the gold medal. Wade is also Miami’s all-time leader in points, games, assists, steals, shots made, and shots taken. He was drafted fifth overall in the 2003 NBA draft by the Heat. Wade also played for the Chicago Bulls and the Cleveland Cavaliers. He is expected to retire from the NBA at the end of his current contract in 2019. His father is former NBA star Dwayne Wade Sr. and his mother is former NFL star JoLinda Wade. Wade was born in Chicago, Illinois, but moved to Robbins, Illinois when he was four months old. He grew up idolizing Michael Jordan and modeled his game after him. Wade turned to basketball and football, avoiding the temptations of drugs and gangs. He attended Marquette University, where he set school records for points scored and steals made. He also helped bring the Golden Eagles to the Final Four for the first time since their 1977 national championship season. In his freshman year, Wade was sidelined by NCAA Proposition 48, which set academic eligibility requirements for participation in Division I sports.
He became eligible by the start of his sophomore year. Wade’s improvement continued into his senior year, when he averaged 27 points and 11 rebounds. He led the Bulldogs to a 24–5 record and to a Class AA Eisenhower Sectional appearance. Wade again led the school in 1993–94 season with a 27–6 scoring record and a 27-6 rebounding record. In the 2008–09 season, Wade earned his first NBA scoring title and was named All-America First Team by the Associated Press. In 2010, he was selected as the NBA AllStar Game MVP in 2010. Wade helped guide Miami to four consecutive NBA Finals from 2011 to 2014, winning back-to-back championships in 2012 and 2013. He has also been named to the NBA’s All-Defense Team three times, including the 2013 All- Defensive Team. Wade has a daughter, Tragil, who was released from prison days after she saw Wade play basketball for first time in five years as Marquette’s first basketball player from 1978 to 1978. She says that she has not used drugs since 2003, and that she hasn’t been a drug addict since then. Wade played basketball andfootball for Harold L. Richards High School in Oak Lawn, Illinois. He immediately excelled as a wide receiver, but success in basketball took longer. Wade would not see his mother on occasion until his father moved the family to Robbins.
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