Dwyane Wade

Dwyane Tyrone Wade ( born January 17, 1982 in Chicago, Illinois ) is an American professional basketball player who stands at the Miami Heat in the NBA under contract. With Miami he has been able to win three NBA championships. A hallmark of Wade are his chin, which he does before every game at the basket.

  • 2.2.1 Early years and winning the championship (2003 to 2006)
  • 2.2.2 injury problems and moderate success (2006 to 2008)
  • 2.2.3 post- Shaquille O'Neal (2008 to 2010)
  • 2.2.4 The "Big Three " era (since 2010)

Early years and Private

Wade was born in 1982 in a suburb of Chicago, South Side. His parents called Dwyane Sr. and Jolinda Wade. These were divorced shortly after Wade's birth. Wade grew up in Robbins then with his stepmother and his father, who had significant role in ensuring that Wade was a professional basketball player. His model was in its infancy the basketball superstar Michael Jordan. 2002 Wade married his girlfriend Siovaughn, but separated in 2009 from her again. He has two children with her called Zaire and Zion. Wade is engaged to actress Gabrielle Union.

Career

Amateur basketball

High School

Wade attended Harold L. Richards High School in Oak Lawn, Illinois, where he played for the basketball team. In his second year there, he did not get very much playing time while Demetris McDaniel, his step- brother, the star of the team was. In his junior year there, however, he got a lot more playing time, he scored 20.7 points and 7.6 rebounds per game. In the next season, he scored an average of 27 points and 11 rebounds per game, the team won 24 of 29 games and reached the final. He set new school records for points ( 676 ) and steals (106 ) in a season. Wade was after the season only offers from three colleges of Marquette University, which was due to his non-optimal average grade Illinois State University and DePaul University.

College (2000 to 2003)

Wade chose to play college basketball for the Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In Wade's freshman year there it was him due to an NCAA rule that says that you have to have certain good grades, not allowed to play with the team. Therefore Wade sought tutoring to improve his grades and to obtain eligibility to play. Because he made this, he was allowed to play and in the years 2001 and 2002, he scored a points average of 17.8 points per game and led the team to it, and was league -leading in steals with 2.47 per game. Marquette finished the season with 25 won and lost 7 games, which made the season for Marquette's best since the 1993/94 season. In the season 2002/ 03 increased Wade once again and scored an average of 21.5 points per game, Marquette won their first and only Conference USA championship with 27 won and lost 6 matches. This season, Wade led the Golden Eagles at the Final Four for the first time since winning the national championship in 1977. After the season he was appointed by the Associated Press in the All- America First Team, Wade became the first Marquette basketball player since 1978, featured on the list.

Professional basketball in the NBA (since 2003)

Early years and winning the championship (2003 to 2006)

When NBA Draft 2003, the Miami Heat Wade chose it as 5th pick. He was thus the highest draft pick from Marquette University, who was ever elected in the NBA Draft. Since then, he plays there. In his first season he was due to his 16.2 points, 4.5 assists and 4 rebounds chosen per game for the third-best rookie in the league, ahead of him, only LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony placed. After a slow start with only five obtained from 20 games, the Miami Heat were able to finish the season with 42 wins and thus qualify for the Playoffs NBA. In the playoffs, the Heat were able to prevail in seven games against the New Orleans Hornets in the first round, but failed in the second round in six games to the Indiana Pacers.

Even before the 2004/05 season was reinforced Miami Heat with one of the most famous center of the NBA: Shaquille O'Neal. This strengthened Wade's team immensely. Miami was able to improve to 17 wins in this season and finished it thanks to 59 wins as the best team in the Eastern Conference. In the first two rounds of the NBA playoffs to Miami was without any major problems in four games against the New Jersey Nets and the Washington Wizards prevail, but was beaten in the Eastern Conference Finals in seven games to the Detroit Pistons.

Thanks to its achievements in the field Dwyane Wade became one of the most famous players in the NBA and was elected to his second All-Star Game. In February 2006 he was elected by fans to the All -Star Game starter and was nominated for the " Playstation Skills Challenge " at the All-Star Weekend, which he won in a record time of 26.1 seconds. The regular season he could graduate with 27.2 points, 6.7 assists, 5.7 rebounds and 1.95 steals per game.

Wade on the cover of Five

2006 could Dwyane Wade and his team, unlike last year through against the Detroit Pistons and the NBA Finals move, where they met with the Dallas Mavericks with Dirk Nowitzki. The first two games went to the Mavericks, but then won the Miami Heat four games in a row. In the third game Dwyane Wade scored 42 points and took 13 rebounds in five games he sat again with 43 ​​points after. In the sixth and deciding game Wade was able to prove his class one more time thanks to 36 points. His achievements have been awarded the NBA Finals MVP trophy.

Injury problems and moderate success (2006 to 2008)

In summer 2006, Wade extended his contract for another three years with the Miami Heat. In addition, he was awarded by the American sports TV channel ESPN " ESPY " award as the best player in the NBA.

Wade had an injury 31 games long expose in the season 2006/ 07. In February 2007, he was elected by the fans again for the All- Star Game starter and also defended his title in the " Playstation Skills Challenge " successfully. The Miami Heat made ​​it despite the injury problems Wades in the NBA playoffs, where they had to give, however, defeated in the first round in four games to the Chicago Bulls. Due to a double surgery on knee and shoulder Wade missed the complete preparation for the 2007/2008 NBA season.

The worst season in the history of the Miami Heat had a lot to do with the injury problems of Dwyane Wade, who was fit enough after his long break until November 14, 2007, to attend a professional basketball game of the NBA can. Because he complained still about pain, he decided together with the Heat, the last 21 games of the season also suspend and to undergo an operation that made ​​him fit again for the coming season.

Time after Shaquille O'Neal (2008 to 2010)

When again the best of health Dwyane Wade came back for this season in the starting lineup of the Miami Heat. That he was well again, he showed on February 22, 2009 in a game against the Orlando Magic with 50 points, five rebounds and five assists. He was at the end of the season with an average 30.2 points per game scorer in the league.

In the 2008/2009 season Dwyane Wade was elected to his sixth All-Star game in which he was elected MVP of the game thanks to 28 points, 11 assists, 6 rebounds and 5 steals. The season he could with an average of 26.6 points, 6.5 assists end, 4.8 rebounds, 1.8 steals and 1.1 blocks per game. With 47 victories, the team reached the playoffs, but had after five games against the Boston Celtics from the tournament again.

The "Big Three " era (since 2010)

On July 7, 2010 Dwyane Wade extended his contract with the Miami Heat and the team was reinforced with additional LeBron James and Chris Bosh.

On 27 March 2011, we succeeded this trio that everyone over 30 points and ten rebounds reached. This was not happened in the NBA since 1961. The Heat reached the NBA Finals this year, but lost in six games against the Dallas Mavericks. Wade finished the six games in the Finals, averaging 26.5 points, 7 rebounds and 5.2 assists per game. In the whole playoffs, he was able to achieve an average of 24.5 points, 7.1 rebounds and 4.4 assists.

After faltered early in the last Saisonam, you better start this season. The Heat were able to finish the season with 46 victories in just 20 defeats and one was second in the Eastern Conference. In the playoffs, Wade has been improved once again, he had achieved after the second round 23.8 points per game, while it had reached in the regular season only to 22.1. Personal highlight was the sixth and deciding game against the Indiana Pacers, in which he scored 41 points, of which 26 were alone in the first half. These 26 points were a new record for the most goals in the first half points in a playoff game for Wade. In the Conference Finals to Miami was able to prevail in seven games against the Boston Celtics in the NBA Finals and 2012 in five games against the Oklahoma City Thunder.

National (since 2004)

At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens Wade played for the national team of the United States and won the team bronze.

At the World Championships in Japan played Wade along with his NBA colleagues LeBron James, Dwight Howard and Carmelo Anthony for the U.S. team, which drove home after a defeat against Greece in the semifinals only with the bronze medal, just like at the Olympics in Athens in 2004.

In 2007, Dwyane Wade due to a double surgery on knee and shoulder do not compete for the U.S. national basketball team at the " FIBA Americas Championship for Men 2007". So Wade missed the complete preparation for the 2007/2008 NBA season. After months of rehabilitation and recovery, he won the U.S. national team at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, the gold medal and headed in the final against Spain with 27 points.

Records, Achievements and Awards

  • NBA Champion: 2006, 2012, 2013
  • NBA Finals MVP: 2006
  • 10-time NBA All -Star: 2005 to 2014
  • NBA All Star Game MVP: 2010
  • NBA All- Rookie First Team: 2004
  • NBA All-Star Skills Challenge winner: 2006, 2007
  • Sport Awards: 2008 (first place)
  • All- NBA First Team: 2009, 2010
  • Second Team: 2005, 2006, 2011
  • Third team: 2007, 2012, 2013
  • Second Team: 2005, 2010

Career Statistics

Social Commitment

Wade often donates, such as Christmas 2008 when he gave a family whose house was burned a new home or on September 11, 2009, when he donated a library of 25,000 U.S. dollars, so they remained.

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