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Ever since the post-season started, the Miami Heat have become a hot topic in the hoops world. Though the side is now making news for their playoff exploits, any mention of the Miami side will prompt the fans to reminisce about the legendary Dwyane Wade. Interestingly, the Heat legend had turned fans’ heads after he showed up in one of Heat’s triumphant games against the Knicks and asked Jimmy Butler for an autograph. Seems like there is more to go gaga over Dwyane Wade as a former Heat star has let out a candid admission on D Wade.

Jason Williams knows quite a lot about Dwyane Wade as he played by the latter’s side and won the 2006 NBA title. Apparently, Williams has made a revelation about the 3x-NBA champion. Interestingly, Williams opened his D Wade revelation by drawing parallels to Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant.

Ex-Heat star brings in MJ and Kobe while making a Dwyane Wade revelation

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It won’t be untrue to say that no other shooting guard has exploited the game like Michael Jordan did. Let alone the position, MJ is widely regarded as the greatest player the game has ever seen. After Jordan, it was the Lakers legend Kobe Bryant, who redefined the game as a shooting guard. Hence, it is not unlikely that the names of these two greats will come rushing to any basketball enthusiast’s mind when a discussion about shooting guards arises.

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Dwyane Wade’s former teammate Jason Williams thinks, Wade is the next shooting guard in line after MJ and Kobe. “Dwyane Wade is the third best two guard ever. So Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant and D Wade,” said Jason Williams in the recent episode of?All the Smoke?podcast. The 2006 NBA champion’s words were featured in an Instagram handle named ‘wade_legacy.’

 

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This adulation of Wade was followed by a revelation. Jason Williams’ words go, “He[Dwyane Wade] sweat more than any human I ever met in my life. He changed jerseys every 3rd timeout.”?Interestingly, Dwyane Wade took to Instagram and shared the post containing his teammate’s candid words, as his Ig story.

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Dwyane Wade grew up watching the two best shooting guards

During his college days, Dwayne was often overlooked by his peers. They had put Wade’s NBA candidacy in dubious light. However, D Wade ardently followed the exploits of Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant. Getting inspired by the two legends, the Heat veteran badly wanted to continue on the hard work his idols did.

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From being an overlooked college player, Dwyane Wade undoubtedly went on to become an NBA legend. Given Wade’s plethora of achievements and exploits as a shooting guard, NBA buffs won’t disagree with Jason Williams, who placed Wade next to Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant.

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