D-Wade once averaged 30+ while being top 3 in MVP AND DPOY. He was elite on both ends. He would routinely dunk on 7 footers AND blocked 7 footers at the rim at 6’4. And he was a closer with the game winners to show. He just didn’t shoot the 3 well, but he knew that and he played to his strengths (drives, mid range, FTs). He won a chip as the man and won another 2 as a number 2. Elite player. Great career. All the respect to Flash.
@@Manz03fresco WORD. They gave it to Kobe on reputation. Flash should've been first team like for 2-3 times. And should have been MVP or second to Lebron in 08-09 season.
@@Manz03frescowasn’t really a robbery. Bron pretty much averaged similar numbers but his team just won a shit ton more that year. So it made sense for him to win it. Wade should’ve won it but it was close.
D Wade was physically fit and had long appendages. Seriously; his muscularity and hand size is the closest resemblance you’d get from a 1st 3 peat Jordan. I know, people are going to say “Kobe is literally Jordan & no one did anything like Jordan better than Kobe.” I’m sorry but D Wade from 04 to about 09, aesthetically, in terms of skill set, was the closest thing to 1st 3 peat MJ. Wade had the 1stt step quickness, overall speed, finishing, physique, and efficiency. Kobe always resembled 2nd 3 peat Jordan the most to me throughout his career especially from 08 to 12.
I'm 32 years old and I live in Florida I'll never ever forget 2006 NBA Finals Dwyane Wade. My favorite player of all time thank you for all the memories still doesn't even feel the same watching basketball
Facts dwade is what got me into basketball I mean how many player you know that could literally make you proud as a fan on all levels. He was just so amazing to watch. He will forever be my favorite of all time. He deserves so more more respect then he’s actually shown.
Wade is forever gonna be one of my favorite players. Dude was relentless, had sick defense, and was a bucket getter. And most importantly he was hella entertaining to watch. There's a reason he's the Flash.
Wade was my favorite player after MJ…. So much fun to watch…. 2006 was ridiculous and he did something every game that made you jump out of your seat…. Too bad injuries hurt his longevity….
Eh injuries really didn't hurt his longevity...he came in the league 23 years old... and he retired at what like 37?... That's pretty much lines up right with any player
@@justinhart5124for sure, but D could’ve been a superstar for longer for sure. If he never had injuries, that Big 3 team would’ve been even better, as crazy as that sounds
@@ultraf0rward I agree definitely...but I've seen some ppl say "if it was for injuries" like he's grant hill or somebody like that...wade was elite for a long time....even his last season he proves in the playoffs to still be THAT guy
@@justinhart5124I mean for 1 he came into the nba at 21 2nd the dude delt with injuries from the moment he got in the nba (he had his meniscusremoved in collage). the heat made it to the conf finals in his 2nd year and were looking like they were gonna win until he got hurt. then in 07 he got hurt after the allstar break taking him out until the playoffs. then after about 2011 he was constantly getting hurt and having his knee drained. so when people say "if it was for injuries" they're not saying that he was a grant hill, no their saying despite those injuries he had a legendary career and if it wasn't for those injuries his legacy could have topped kobe or even Bron. people forget that in the mid 2000s it wasn't clear cut that kobe was the best or Bron was the best, it was between wade, kobe and Bron for king of the nba. but when u compare resumes. kobe finished with 5 chips wining 2 without shaq and Bron has 4 and is still in the nba at 38 years old avging 25pts a game. wade made it to 37 years old playing on 1 good leg.
This was the highest basketball IQ contextualization of DWade’s legacy I have EVER heard. Most commentators have very narrow views of a players contributions. Melo just gave you a scouts perspective of an all time great. There wasn’t a comparable and for that reason the wall defense was born. And the pressure he put on the secondary break and weak side defense with his offensive style was the first step toward the pace and space model that dominates league offensive schemes now. Before his speed and precision, the league was half court dinosaurs, which is why scores were so depressed. He was the most original shot creator in league history. Hour long highlight reels of shot making you’ll never see again in the league. He’s not talked about by these young kids cause he’s impossible to replicate. And that’s why it’s important that the franchise gives his legacy its due attention. Also why it’s so egregious they never gave him the paycheck he deserved, giving it to forgotten centers.
@@LynxStarAuto absolutely and that was firmly around the 2008 Olympics and going back n forth between Kobe lebron wade and Tim Duncan between 08 to about 2011.
Lifelong Heat fan witnessed it all, I LOVE D. Wade. That goes without saying. But bro has made it easy to dislike him post retirement. He’s just kinda weird. And its hard to say cause he was my favorite player growing up
LeBron being pushed by the media also took a lot away from Dwade. Sad but fans only look at him like brons 2nd instead of the great player and mentor he was
@@ultraf0rwardWhen you’re legacy is being reviewed for the craft, No one cares about his life off the court. I don’t agree with everything but his kids are healthy, never in trouble, and have parents in their life. Y’all really the weird one’s
Wade, the way he slashed and split doubles, was an agent of chaos. Saw him live playing the Lakers in LA, and you could hear the crowd audibly gasp several times.
-- Wade is a great player, and why Miami retired his number. But MJ was that dude but better. MJ had the longevity on his side too. Wade was more electric than Kobe, but Kobe did a great job filling in MJ's shoes and did it for longer than Wade.
dwade was my favorite player growing up, i moved to miami in 2005 and that finals run was legendary, that's why miami will forever have love for dwyane
Ngl I fw yall even more for this.. im a wade fan but im not a bias basketball fan & i would ALWAYS say wade is the most underrated/under appreciated superstar of all time.. he barely get talked about by his peers or the future nba stars
I love this as a Dwyane Wade fan and a Heat Fan!!! DWade was such a different breed, I’ll never get to watch that kind of player again his game will never be compared too or duplicated
I still don’t understand how he found his way to the basket like that. It was magnetic. He’d do an S through the defense and then rotate in the air to dunk it behind his back, but he’s rotating in the air to get around a defender. The sh** was so organic and viscous. He wasn’t letting anyone stop him
totally unfair. i watched d wade in his latter years of 2011 to when he retired and he was nice. i knew he was different in his earlier years off of highlights but i definitely see why he was many others favorite player
Totally and let's not forget his defense. Like a shorter LeBron James who loved to Compete.Injuries slowed him down.He taught LeBron James how to be Be aggressive offensively!
D Wade in 08-09 number 1 in scoring at 30+ ppg. While being number 8 in assists! And number 2 in steals! While being the best shot blocking guard in the league.
I think one of the more depressing aspects of d wade playing with lebron is that it altered the perception of wade as a player. The wade we saw from 2011-2014 is what most casual fans remember about him. And he was just leaving his peak during that time. It’s sad because very few people will remember how incredible wade was from 03-10. Yes we have highlights to go back and watch, but nothing beats watching those games live pre-lebron and seeing wade just pull magic out of his hat game after game. He basically was Barry sanders on the court, there was nothing you could do to slow him down once he got a head of steam.THAT wade is the wade I grew up watching and idolizing as my favorite player.
Wade is my goat. I still remember in grade school, I stopped playing basketball since there were a lot of kids that were better than me, and my parents and brother were saying I am really that bad. At High School I was inspired by watching his games, and came back to play basketball again. I still am not good but I continued to play basketball until now and some of the moves in my bag came from him. Thanks Flash. Your game helped me love Basketball to this day.
Wade was a monster on both ends of the floor. He was amazing with pump fakes and triple threat footwork. He has the most blocks out of any shooting guard. He was a steals expert and his assist game was underrated. People also forget that the flash was on of the greatest closers ever.
Lots of ppl don't remember this but there is actually several segment on ESPN I remember they had DWade as the #1 player in the league back then above Bron Kobe and Dwight.
What's even crazier is even when his athleticism dried up when he was older, he was still great. Pretty good defender at that age and was an underrated passer. I hope that people stop getting wrapped up in James Harden and see that Wade was really that guy.
Respect to Dwade..a lot of people don’t remember..Dwade got his first chip almost by himself. Yes Shaq was there but Dwade won that finals MVP. He’s responsible for Miamis 1st chip before Bron and Bosh. He got Shaq his 4th ring he got Alonzo Mourning his ring and beat a Dirk led Mavericks team that was entering their prime. He beat the Jason Kid Vince Carter NETS and the took out the Pistons with their core group in those playoffs. That’s all DWADE. And I’m a Knick fan lol.
Dwade take overs where the most dominant of that era with the exception of Kobe. This dude could definitely shoot the 3 when it mattered. He was super petty on the court too, you dunk and his center he coming back to dunk on your whole team. The Anderson Verjo Duncan and the spin move dunk on OKC will always be up in my mind as some of the greatest dunk of all time.
So we gonna act like Wade was not draining three’s? Wasn’t the best % .. but when he got going, he could score from anywhere on the floor including behind the arc consecutively
Yea id still trust him shooting a 3 with game on the line more than Duncan Robinson who's technically the best shooter in heat history. You just know wade is gonna make it in that moment before Duncan and I friggin love Duncan 😆
DWade was my all-time favorite basketball player. I watched his career in college at Marquette and his 16-year career in the NBA. He is what I called the greatest chameleon player of the game of basketball. You never knew how his game would impact, until the start and finish of the game. In all three levels in which He played, whether it was offense, defense, intangibles of the game he was all in... one of the greatest two-guard EVER of the game of basketball.
If you went to a Miami Heat game when Wade was playing. Chances are, you heard the announcer saying his name on the loudspeaker frequently "DWAYYNNEE WAAADDE!!!" Man, what an era!
Wades Tenacity is everything splitting double teams , circus shots layups , blocked shots halfcourt buzzers multiple times, assists, diving in crowds , Gamewinning steals and blocks! I wish wade never got hurt from Battier in 07 , & ii also wish Lebron avg at least 23 ppg in 11 finals we would talking about Wade being Top10 .. Nobody talks about Wade as impact on the game he literally met Big Men at the rim being 6'4
D-Wade is definitely underrated for his ability to do exactly what ya'll said here just be the guy without trying to be the guy and without needing the ball to stick to be effective, which to me is personally harder to guar5d and scheme for. The only other player that I know in my lifetime that has that type of pull (even though different games) is Steph Curry.
@@Alex-wz9ze Yeah Kobe was the most complete player and best from 2000-2010. But 2009 Wade was the year Wade was lowkey better. Kobe was the best closer that year but Wades defensive and him leading that weak Heat team to the playoffs is amazing
I think because Wade didn't really live behind the arc he don't get as much respect, but best believe Prime Wade is beating everyone at the 2 not named MJ or Kobe.
For players 6'4 and under, D-Wade peak-prime wise is the BEST PLAYER EVER! He's the closest we've ever seen to a 6'4 version of MJ! GOAT wise (the skill, numbers, accolades, etc combined) for players 6'4 and under, he's in the group with Steph, West, and Isiah as the best ever. When it comes to great scoring, great passing, great rebounding for their position, great defense, and freak athletic ability as a package, MJ, Bron, Kobe, and Wade are the MT. RUSHMORE for perimeter players!! GOAT wise, Wade is in the top 3 SG's ever with MJ and Mamba. Peak-prime wise, MJ, Kobe, Wade, and T-Mac are the top four SG's ever in my opinion. Just pointing out how great D-Wade is in different aspects!
@@DeeRG I got West as a top 4 GOAT SG. And before MJ, he was the GOAT SG. Wade peak-prime wise was a better player. And when u throw championship success on top of it, i got Wade as the #3 GOAT SG. I got so much respect for West though that I won’t argue too hard if people have him as the #3 GOAT SG.
I appreciate this clip cuz DWade doesn't get the respect he deserves. I've seen way too many clips in recent years where ppl have been downplaying his career
Yep Ant is the CLOSEST THING to what MJ, Mamba, and Wade represented at the SG spot. And THAT'S the AWESOME BLEND of scoring, passing, rebounding for their position, defense, and freak athletic ability. The SG spot HASN'T seen that type of blend from a superstar level player in a long time. The top SG's of the last 10 years like Harden, Book, Beal, Mitchell, etc. weren't from the blueprint of MJ-Mamba-Wade in terms of those attributes as a package. Ant is bringing back that SICK BLEND of attributes those three icons had at the SG. PLUS he has the IT FACTOR like those three to draw in the casual fanbase! It's very rare you see SG's put that blend together in such a manner. BUT when you see it that means you are the best player in the league at one point (MJ, Kobe) or a top 5 player in the league at one point (D Wade).
I'm a thru and thru Heat fan. Wade County all day, but man, Ant is the new face of basketball. If there's a player that reminds me of MJ, DWADE, or KOBE, it's Antony Edwards. He will be the new problem. Morant reminds me purely of DWADE.
Much respect to Melo. Same draft. Didn’t know he had this much respect for Wade. Finally someone said it and he said it best about Wade. Melo, you a real one and up there too regarding the best. Wade was the best 2 guard on some of his years. Thanks Melo.
Thank u for giving my goat 🐐 his flowers Melo! It’s sad what hes doing in his personal life is distracting ppl on his hof career. Went to his last game n dropped a triple double.
He wasnt just the best shooting guard in the league at certain points. He was the best shooting guard in the league at a time when the other great shooting guard was kobe fucking bryant. Like Devin booker might be the best SG today but he isnt out there competing with Kobe for that spot. D Wade is a top 15 all time great
Said ‘young guy’ here 👋. Started watching basketball in the mid to late 2010s. Proud to admit D.Wade is my favourite player of all time thanks to the older homies forcing to watch some old games on replay. D.Wade the DAWG
Prime Russell Westbrook had flashes of Wade. Fast/quick, splitting the pick, forceful getting to the basket, can work off the ball, athletic, can get blocks defensively, not a great shooter but finds ways to get 25-30 consistently. About the same height/size as Wade too
D-Wade is one of my favorites of all-time.. I call him the Michael Irvin of basketball.. "The Playmaker".. You need a steal? a rebound?, a bucket?.. he got it... Dude was ridiculous!
Yall keep saying Spida plays like dwade but hes nowhere near the inside presence dwade was the closest is Antman but as much as he slashes hes not in the low post as much as wade but they both great representations of his game
No one wants to talk about how great this man was defensively and how they kept giving Kobe 1st all defense because of his reputation. Dwade deserved some of those 1st team all defensive team selections over Kobe
Wade was better than lbj. He didn't have to give up control of his team. He should've made lbj learn how to correctly play off the ball, especially after that fiasco in Dallas in 2011.
@@moneymoney3235 Danny had a bunch of FMVPs, all stars, and HoFers with him when the Celtics went to The Finals 4x in a row (84. 85. 86. 87). Bird - MVP, FMVP, HoFer, All Star McHale - HoFer, All Star Parrish - HoFer, All Star Dennis Johnson - FMVP, HoFer, All Star Cedric Cornbread Maxwell - FMVP. HoFer Bill Walton - FMVP The 86 Celtics were widely recognized as the greatest team in league history before the 96 Bulls won 70 games & the chip. If you ain't mentioning all of this in context, then you flat out lying or don't know whatchu talking about.
@@melvinhhcp3615 I don’t wanna hear your excuses. Mavs had dirk, Tyson Chandler, Jason Kidd (one of the best basketball minds) Shawn Marian. Was older and more experienced than 26 year old Lebron who was too passive because he respected Wade too much. That same mavs team swept kobe and beat Durant, harden and Westbrook. No excuses for mj being swept twice in the first round by Danny ainge
Wade was chasing down blocks before Lebron James, also he would get "flagrant" fouled (Is what they call it now) and just get up like nothing happened. The only other small guard that would get knocked down hard and get up like that was AI. But Neither complained about getting fouled.
dwyane wade at his peak is the best player ever. i’m taking him over anyone else in history. Thank you melo for speaking on this much needed conversation in the hoops community. melo is also very underrated these days.
this guy knows, 2009 wade is also to me the greatest player I've ever seen. Was starting to knock down 3's that season on top of his already refined game. Was becoming borderline flawless
@@alanparks3402 not borderline. he literally was flawless. no player in history was more complete (less weaknesses) or maxed out in more attributes. i really hope one of these internet basketball community trolls doesn't comment under this thread and spread drivel and garbage espn narratives. and yes, 08-11 dwade is the best player there ever was and will be.
@@LucrativeLessonsWithLandy😂 yall say the dumbest shit … for one 2013 bron better than any version of wade … wade was better than peak Jordan or peak Kobe or peak Durant 2017-2018 yall funny af
D-Wade once averaged 30+ while being top 3 in MVP AND DPOY. He was elite on both ends. He would routinely dunk on 7 footers AND blocked 7 footers at the rim at 6’4. And he was a closer with the game winners to show. He just didn’t shoot the 3 well, but he knew that and he played to his strengths (drives, mid range, FTs). He won a chip as the man and won another 2 as a number 2. Elite player. Great career. All the respect to Flash.
They robbed him of an mvp and 1st team defensive selections
@@Manz03fresco WORD. They gave it to Kobe on reputation. Flash should've been first team like for 2-3 times. And should have been MVP or second to Lebron in 08-09 season.
@@Manz03frescowasn’t really a robbery. Bron pretty much averaged similar numbers but his team just won a shit ton more that year. So it made sense for him to win it. Wade should’ve won it but it was close.
He averaged 30pts 6rebs 7ast 2stls & 1 block and was robbed by lebron who didn’t have these stats
D Wade was physically fit and had long appendages. Seriously; his muscularity and hand size is the closest resemblance you’d get from a 1st 3 peat Jordan. I know, people are going to say “Kobe is literally Jordan & no one did anything like Jordan better than Kobe.” I’m sorry but D Wade from 04 to about 09, aesthetically, in terms of skill set, was the closest thing to 1st 3 peat MJ. Wade had the 1stt step quickness, overall speed, finishing, physique, and efficiency. Kobe always resembled 2nd 3 peat Jordan the most to me throughout his career especially from 08 to 12.
Finally someone putting respect on Wades name.
coz his wife dont.. 😔
I think it's because he paints his nails now
Sho ya right!
@@Clinton.A95 haha. I don’t advocate for him painting his nails, but respect him as a player.
@@Clinton.A95yeah I can’t get down with that but he’s still a goat
I'm 32 years old and I live in Florida I'll never ever forget 2006 NBA Finals Dwyane Wade. My favorite player of all time thank you for all the memories still doesn't even feel the same watching basketball
Damn man u were young as hell back then
Facts dwade is what got me into basketball I mean how many player you know that could literally make you proud as a fan on all levels. He was just so amazing to watch. He will forever be my favorite of all time. He deserves so more more respect then he’s actually shown.
You couldn’t touch D Whistle in the 06 finals
Yes zer. Thank you basketball gods for giving us special memories and special championships 🌴🏀
I hope jaime can be the next one after dwyane.
Wade is forever gonna be one of my favorite players. Dude was relentless, had sick defense, and was a bucket getter. And most importantly he was hella entertaining to watch. There's a reason he's the Flash.
Because he was fast
@@griffinolson9299 More than fast. He was ELECTRIC
And clutch 💯
3rd best SG all time behind Mike & Kobe... #WadeCounty 🔥🔥🔥
Easily.
Anthony edwards coming
@claudebradshaw1730 kio dude
@@claudebradshaw1730even mentioning AE is total disrespect he hasn’t done ANYTHING yet
FACTS! Mj, Kobe, Wade!!!!
Wade was my favorite player after MJ…. So much fun to watch…. 2006 was ridiculous and he did something every game that made you jump out of your seat…. Too bad injuries hurt his longevity….
Eh injuries really didn't hurt his longevity...he came in the league 23 years old... and he retired at what like 37?... That's pretty much lines up right with any player
@@justinhart5124for sure, but D could’ve been a superstar for longer for sure. If he never had injuries, that Big 3 team would’ve been even better, as crazy as that sounds
@@ultraf0rward I agree definitely...but I've seen some ppl say "if it was for injuries" like he's grant hill or somebody like that...wade was elite for a long time....even his last season he proves in the playoffs to still be THAT guy
@@justinhart5124I mean for 1 he came into the nba at 21 2nd the dude delt with injuries from the moment he got in the nba (he had his meniscusremoved in collage). the heat made it to the conf finals in his 2nd year and were looking like they were gonna win until he got hurt. then in 07 he got hurt after the allstar break taking him out until the playoffs. then after about 2011 he was constantly getting hurt and having his knee drained. so when people say "if it was for injuries" they're not saying that he was a grant hill, no their saying despite those injuries he had a legendary career and if it wasn't for those injuries his legacy could have topped kobe or even Bron. people forget that in the mid 2000s it wasn't clear cut that kobe was the best or Bron was the best, it was between wade, kobe and Bron for king of the nba. but when u compare resumes. kobe finished with 5 chips wining 2 without shaq and Bron has 4 and is still in the nba at 38 years old avging 25pts a game. wade made it to 37 years old playing on 1 good leg.
This was the highest basketball IQ contextualization of DWade’s legacy I have EVER heard. Most commentators have very narrow views of a players contributions. Melo just gave you a scouts perspective of an all time great. There wasn’t a comparable and for that reason the wall defense was born. And the pressure he put on the secondary break and weak side defense with his offensive style was the first step toward the pace and space model that dominates league offensive schemes now. Before his speed and precision, the league was half court dinosaurs, which is why scores were so depressed. He was the most original shot creator in league history. Hour long highlight reels of shot making you’ll never see again in the league. He’s not talked about by these young kids cause he’s impossible to replicate. And that’s why it’s important that the franchise gives his legacy its due attention. Also why it’s so egregious they never gave him the paycheck he deserved, giving it to forgotten centers.
Facts
Preach well said
Anthony edwards is more like him than mj. 6’4 225 explosive
@@moetoosmooth2741 been saying this & ppl just wanna say he just like MJ for clicks
Kobe and Wade use to got at it...... head to head...... wade was right there with Kobe man.... real spill
Bron and Wade to lol and melo
Best rivalry I’ve ever witnessed in my life. Period
There was a time where D Wade was the best player in the league
@@LynxStarAuto absolutely and that was firmly around the 2008 Olympics and going back n forth between Kobe lebron wade and Tim Duncan between 08 to about 2011.
Real ones know bro Wade really a 🐐 idc what anybody says 😷
Melo a real one. Prime DWade was really him. Unfortunately flash will continue to get disrespected by these bozos.
Lifelong Heat fan witnessed it all, I LOVE D. Wade. That goes without saying. But bro has made it easy to dislike him post retirement. He’s just kinda weird. And its hard to say cause he was my favorite player growing up
LeBron being pushed by the media also took a lot away from Dwade. Sad but fans only look at him like brons 2nd instead of the great player and mentor he was
Right people act like he wasn’t great before he played with Bron
@@ultraf0rwardWhen you’re legacy is being reviewed for the craft, No one cares about his life off the court. I don’t agree with everything but his kids are healthy, never in trouble, and have parents in their life. Y’all really the weird one’s
Wade, the way he slashed and split doubles, was an agent of chaos. Saw him live playing the Lakers in LA, and you could hear the crowd audibly gasp several times.
Dude he was so fuckin good at that
-- Wade is a great player, and why Miami retired his number.
But MJ was that dude but better. MJ had the longevity on his side too. Wade was more electric than Kobe, but Kobe did a great job filling in MJ's shoes and did it for longer than Wade.
dwade was my favorite player growing up, i moved to miami in 2005 and that finals run was legendary, that's why miami will forever have love for dwyane
Ngl I fw yall even more for this.. im a wade fan but im not a bias basketball fan & i would ALWAYS say wade is the most underrated/under appreciated superstar of all time.. he barely get talked about by his peers or the future nba stars
I Agree.
The respect Melo gave Wade is irreplaceable 💪🏽🙏🏾🙏🏾🔥🔥
Justice League might be the best description that I’ve heard
Nice to hear. Much respect. I love Melo for this. He has dope personality too.
Melo speaking so highly of D. Wade inspite of Melo himself being No.10 on the all time scoring charts shows how selfless and insightful he really is.
I love this as a Dwyane Wade fan and a Heat Fan!!! DWade was such a different breed, I’ll never get to watch that kind of player again his game will never be compared too or duplicated
Dwade was a rb who could could really hoop. Relentless
His shot making ability
His hangtime which helped him
Block shots
The power speed and quickness
I still don’t understand how he found his way to the basket like that. It was magnetic. He’d do an S through the defense and then rotate in the air to dunk it behind his back, but he’s rotating in the air to get around a defender. The sh** was so organic and viscous. He wasn’t letting anyone stop him
@@VonJay he was sensational he was relentless and he was creative
totally unfair. i watched d wade in his latter years of 2011 to when he retired and he was nice. i knew he was different in his earlier years off of highlights but i definitely see why he was many others favorite player
This was so pure and wholesome 🙏🏾💯
Thank you for giving D Wade his flowers. D Wade is my all time favorite player and my 🐐
D.Wade was easily the hardest to guard on all 3 levels even without the best jumper and the addition of the euro made him offensively elite
You right but not better than Kobe
@darkmasage maybe skill wise only. Will wise we can't say that
@@darkmasage prime for prime, i'm taking Wade. might be the minority but i'll die on that hill.
@@blazet3389yo ahh tweakin
@@cblackonthebeat8867smokin mf crack😂
All facts… D Wade was something special 💯
D-wade before the injury’s was looking like MJ out here.
That’s a bold statement but a true statement. His playoff run to his first championship thats exactly what I said.
Michael Jordan himself said it. MJ straight up said the guy that reminds me the most of me is Dwade.
Totally and let's not forget his defense. Like a shorter LeBron James who loved to Compete.Injuries slowed him down.He taught LeBron James how to be Be aggressive offensively!
D Wade in 08-09 number 1 in scoring at 30+ ppg. While being number 8 in assists! And number 2 in steals! While being the best shot blocking guard in the league.
Wade was good at everything, but a master at what he was great at, and that made him unstoppable.
D-Wade was the greatest slasher ever. They created that term because of him
D. Wade wide body frame at 6'4 and 220 is what makes him unique with the combination of strength and speed at shooting guard.
D Wade windmill crossover was a thing to behold 🔥
Thank you! Love this channel and hearing Melos mind and perspective. Much love and respect Melo! Truly a legend
He was barely 6’4” but played like he was 6’8” his frame was massive . Third greatest two guard ever .
I think one of the more depressing aspects of d wade playing with lebron is that it altered the perception of wade as a player. The wade we saw from 2011-2014 is what most casual fans remember about him. And he was just leaving his peak during that time. It’s sad because very few people will remember how incredible wade was from 03-10. Yes we have highlights to go back and watch, but nothing beats watching those games live pre-lebron and seeing wade just pull magic out of his hat game after game. He basically was Barry sanders on the court, there was nothing you could do to slow him down once he got a head of steam.THAT wade is the wade I grew up watching and idolizing as my favorite player.
Wade is my goat. I still remember in grade school, I stopped playing basketball since there were a lot of kids that were better than me, and my parents and brother were saying I am really that bad. At High School I was inspired by watching his games, and came back to play basketball again. I still am not good but I continued to play basketball until now and some of the moves in my bag came from him. Thanks Flash. Your game helped me love Basketball to this day.
D Wade was so tuff
Wade was a monster on both ends of the floor. He was amazing with pump fakes and triple threat footwork. He has the most blocks out of any shooting guard. He was a steals expert and his assist game was underrated. People also forget that the flash was on of the greatest closers ever.
Dwade is the master of splitting the defense
And he's the best slashing to the basket thru screens!
@@Milehigh_ thats literally splitting screens lol
Correct he's was the best on that and like Mel said he's was a good finisher.
My God somebody realized and noticed that 💯 facts
Lots of ppl don't remember this but there is actually several segment on ESPN I remember they had DWade as the #1 player in the league back then above Bron Kobe and Dwight.
Around 06-09 it was a legitd debate between Kobe, Wade, and LBJ
Thats why people was so mad. They had 2 of the top 3 on the same team.
My favorite player of all time and glad to witness his whole career🙏🏽🙏🏽
Dwade definitely had the ego of IM HIM. You dont jump on the scorers table and yell “this my city” without having that mentality.
He knew how good he was he just understood I don’t have to be him In every single situation
Superman and Batman is the best description for the Duo.
dwade was the only non Knicks jersey I ever bought, before he won the ring with Shaq. my favorite player ever
He average 30 and 14 of those came in the 4th, the man was super clutch.
Wade was my favorite player to watch3️⃣
Love hearing my favorite SF of all time talk about my favorite player of all time.
What's even crazier is even when his athleticism dried up when he was older, he was still great. Pretty good defender at that age and was an underrated passer. I hope that people stop getting wrapped up in James Harden and see that Wade was really that guy.
D Wade is underrated Fr I have this argument all the time
The best ever at rejecting the screen and also splitting the double team with the dribble
WAD3 always been that guy man. Tar Heels fan but been he’s been my fave player since Marquette
Dwyane Wade
-That is all
If you know you know
Use me as a like button for Dwyane Wade and his greatness
Respect to Dwade..a lot of people don’t remember..Dwade got his first chip almost by himself. Yes Shaq was there but Dwade won that finals MVP. He’s responsible for Miamis 1st chip before Bron and Bosh. He got Shaq his 4th ring he got Alonzo Mourning his ring and beat a Dirk led Mavericks team that was entering their prime. He beat the Jason Kid Vince Carter NETS and the took out the Pistons with their core group in those playoffs. That’s all DWADE. And I’m a Knick fan lol.
Dwade take overs where the most dominant of that era with the exception of Kobe. This dude could definitely shoot the 3 when it mattered. He was super petty on the court too, you dunk and his center he coming back to dunk on your whole team. The Anderson Verjo Duncan and the spin move dunk on OKC will always be up in my mind as some of the greatest dunk of all time.
So we gonna act like Wade was not draining three’s? Wasn’t the best % .. but when he got going, he could score from anywhere on the floor including behind the arc consecutively
The weird thing is his career 3pt % went up in the playoffs. That's not usually how it goes. Healthy Wade was a monster at his height.
Yea id still trust him shooting a 3 with game on the line more than Duncan Robinson who's technically the best shooter in heat history. You just know wade is gonna make it in that moment before Duncan and I friggin love Duncan 😆
DWade was my all-time favorite basketball player. I watched his career in college at Marquette and his 16-year career in the NBA. He is what I called the greatest chameleon player of the game of basketball. You never knew how his game would impact, until the start and finish of the game. In all three levels in which He played, whether it was offense, defense, intangibles of the game he was all in... one of the greatest two-guard EVER of the game of basketball.
D-Wades 2006 run is one of the best solo acts in the history of the playoffs, he’s slept on so hard.
If you went to a Miami Heat game when Wade was playing. Chances are, you heard the announcer saying his name on the loudspeaker frequently "DWAYYNNEE WAAADDE!!!"
Man, what an era!
No lies detected. I've been saying it for years. DWADE was unstoppable, unguardable and played with unparalleled toughness and fearlessness.
💯💯💯 Facts Period Bro
Such a lethal slasher, his affect on the game was that of a 6'10 guy
D-Wade is the reason i love ball today 🏀🔥
Finally d wade gets his flowers ‼️
That Kawhi comparison was spot on
Wade and Kawhi have similar careers
Wade had the nastiest crossover
D-Wade was an insane shot-creator; even better was his slashing. Nobody slashed to the basket better than Flash.
Wades Tenacity is everything splitting double teams , circus shots layups , blocked shots halfcourt buzzers multiple times, assists, diving in crowds , Gamewinning steals and blocks! I wish wade never got hurt from Battier in 07 , & ii also wish Lebron avg at least 23 ppg in 11 finals we would talking about Wade being Top10 .. Nobody talks about Wade as impact on the game he literally met Big Men at the rim being 6'4
D-Wade is definitely underrated for his ability to do exactly what ya'll said here just be the guy without trying to be the guy and without needing the ball to stick to be effective, which to me is personally harder to guar5d and scheme for. The only other player that I know in my lifetime that has that type of pull (even though different games) is Steph Curry.
This easily became one of my favorite podcast🔥
First time hearing Melo uncut like this. Melo is smooth af.
I love hearing the raw uncut convos of the players instead of the robot generic answers they give in the nba
7pm in Brooklyn is his new podcast. It’s like this every episode
2009 Wade was the best player in the League
FACTS
That would be Kobe MF Bryant bud
Wade was NEVER better than Kobe get it right
@@Alex-wz9ze Yeah Kobe was the most complete player and best from 2000-2010. But 2009 Wade was the year Wade was lowkey better. Kobe was the best closer that year but Wades defensive and him leading that weak Heat team to the playoffs is amazing
But what separates Kobe from Lebron and Wade is the playoffs. Dude just turned it up in 2009 and 2010
Nah melo not flaggin it’s crazy ppl forgot bout d wade dat 06 year bruh was spazzin
I think because Wade didn't really live behind the arc he don't get as much respect, but best believe Prime Wade is beating everyone at the 2 not named MJ or Kobe.
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It’s really because his prime was short before social media blew up too
D-Wade to MIA is how Curry is to GSW. They have fun but they know how to win, and they have zero ego.
Fuckin with this pod Kobe and Melo my favorite.
For players 6'4 and under, D-Wade peak-prime wise is the BEST PLAYER EVER! He's the closest we've ever seen to a 6'4 version of MJ! GOAT wise (the skill, numbers, accolades, etc combined) for players 6'4 and under, he's in the group with Steph, West, and Isiah as the best ever. When it comes to great scoring, great passing, great rebounding for their position, great defense, and freak athletic ability as a package, MJ, Bron, Kobe, and Wade are the MT. RUSHMORE for perimeter players!! GOAT wise, Wade is in the top 3 SG's ever with MJ and Mamba. Peak-prime wise, MJ, Kobe, Wade, and T-Mac are the top four SG's ever in my opinion. Just pointing out how great D-Wade is in different aspects!
@@DeeRG I got West as a top 4 GOAT SG. And before MJ, he was the GOAT SG. Wade peak-prime wise was a better player. And when u throw championship success on top of it, i got Wade as the #3 GOAT SG. I got so much respect for West though that I won’t argue too hard if people have him as the #3 GOAT SG.
Melo interview just made me subscribe 💪🔥🤝😳
Thank you Melo! I actually think D Wade would have even been a tough guard for MJ himself. Respect!
I appreciate this clip cuz DWade doesn't get the respect he deserves. I've seen way too many clips in recent years where ppl have been downplaying his career
Present is definitely Anthony Edward but there will never be another Dwayne Wade flash in his prime was different
Yep Ant is the CLOSEST THING to what MJ, Mamba, and Wade represented at the SG spot. And THAT'S the AWESOME BLEND of scoring, passing, rebounding for their position, defense, and freak athletic ability. The SG spot HASN'T seen that type of blend from a superstar level player in a long time. The top SG's of the last 10 years like Harden, Book, Beal, Mitchell, etc. weren't from the blueprint of MJ-Mamba-Wade in terms of those attributes as a package.
Ant is bringing back that SICK BLEND of attributes those three icons had at the SG. PLUS he has the IT FACTOR like those three to draw in the casual fanbase! It's very rare you see SG's put that blend together in such a manner. BUT when you see it that means you are the best player in the league at one point (MJ, Kobe) or a top 5 player in the league at one point (D Wade).
Donovon Mitchell
@@Raygood25Mitchell is good and all but he doesn’t play defense like how Edward does
I'm a thru and thru Heat fan. Wade County all day, but man, Ant is the new face of basketball. If there's a player that reminds me of MJ, DWADE, or KOBE, it's Antony Edwards. He will be the new problem. Morant reminds me purely of DWADE.
Only finals i ever went to was game 5 miami in the 400 section 2006 and till this day i remember that game
What people aren’t realizing is that D wade is who LeBron would be if he was 6’4..
Much respect to Melo. Same draft. Didn’t know he had this much respect for Wade. Finally someone said it and he said it best about Wade.
Melo, you a real one and up there too regarding the best. Wade was the best 2 guard on some of his years. Thanks Melo.
Anthony Edwards plays somewhat like him
Yep
y'all compare bro to everybody lol Wade was wayyy faster than Ant.
He reminds me of a young tmac.
Jaylen Brown reminds me of Wade a lot 3 inches taller with a better 3pt shot
D Mitchell is a better comparison 💯 short for the position but fast as shít, Ant play like Kobe & Mike
Thank u for giving my goat 🐐 his flowers Melo! It’s sad what hes doing in his personal life is distracting ppl on his hof career. Went to his last game n dropped a triple double.
He wasnt just the best shooting guard in the league at certain points. He was the best shooting guard in the league at a time when the other great shooting guard was kobe fucking bryant. Like Devin booker might be the best SG today but he isnt out there competing with Kobe for that spot. D Wade is a top 15 all time great
Said ‘young guy’ here 👋. Started watching basketball in the mid to late 2010s. Proud to admit D.Wade is my favourite player of all time thanks to the older homies forcing to watch some old games on replay. D.Wade the DAWG
I believe Lebron would’ve stayed in Miami if Wade’s knees didn’t go bad
Lebron is a 🐱
Betrayed his best friend
@@TradingGzwithGget a life 🤣
He was leaving regardless
Fire analogy from the goat MELO
Prime Russell Westbrook had flashes of Wade. Fast/quick, splitting the pick, forceful getting to the basket, can work off the ball, athletic, can get blocks defensively, not a great shooter but finds ways to get 25-30 consistently. About the same height/size as Wade too
Low key your absolutely right
Westbrook was like wade without the basketball IQ😂, Wade was way more controlled and smarter.
Cap
How bout Donovan
@@Jimmerg, not a 2-way player and less aggressive
D-Wade is one of my favorites of all-time.. I call him the Michael Irvin of basketball.. "The Playmaker".. You need a steal? a rebound?, a bucket?.. he got it... Dude was ridiculous!
Yall keep saying Spida plays like dwade but hes nowhere near the inside presence dwade was the closest is Antman but as much as he slashes hes not in the low post as much as wade but they both great representations of his game
Ja's got some Wade too with his hang time and Layup package
🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🔥🔥🔥🔥 facts 3rd best sg ever
Maybe the comparison could be Iverson and Jordan but really he had his own style
Salutes! Big Facts on D Wade. Shaq knew. I feel it is the Bron glare that seems take up the court and conversation among the youth. Wade is special.
The closest was Prime Derrick Rose them chicago guys was unique
My Fav player of all time D wade just played with the energy and if my guy wanted to get to the paint he will arrive , followed my guy to every team
No one wants to talk about how great this man was defensively and how they kept giving Kobe 1st all defense because of his reputation. Dwade deserved some of those 1st team all defensive team selections over Kobe
Maybe 1 , Kobe used to lock up when it mattered
@@barrettalexander3258 so did Dwade lol
One of the best to ever do it! They just know him from painting his finger nails now
Wade was better than lbj. He didn't have to give up control of his team. He should've made lbj learn how to correctly play off the ball, especially after that fiasco in Dallas in 2011.
Ur trolling 🤣
@@eddie1kay Barea & Jason Terry certainly wasn't trolling. 😭😭😭
@@melvinhhcp3615Danny ainge was trolling when he was mj in the first round
@@moneymoney3235 Danny had a bunch of FMVPs, all stars, and HoFers with him when the Celtics went to The Finals 4x in a row (84. 85. 86. 87).
Bird - MVP, FMVP, HoFer, All Star
McHale - HoFer, All Star
Parrish - HoFer, All Star
Dennis Johnson - FMVP, HoFer, All Star
Cedric Cornbread Maxwell - FMVP. HoFer
Bill Walton - FMVP
The 86 Celtics were widely recognized as the greatest team in league history before the 96 Bulls won 70 games & the chip.
If you ain't mentioning all of this in context, then you flat out lying or don't know whatchu talking about.
@@melvinhhcp3615 I don’t wanna hear your excuses. Mavs had dirk, Tyson Chandler, Jason Kidd (one of the best basketball minds) Shawn Marian. Was older and more experienced than 26 year old Lebron who was too passive because he respected Wade too much. That same mavs team swept kobe and beat Durant, harden and Westbrook. No excuses for mj being swept twice in the first round by Danny ainge
One of the most underrated postgames of all time
Wade was chasing down blocks before Lebron James, also he would get "flagrant" fouled (Is what they call it now) and just get up like nothing happened. The only other small guard that would get knocked down hard and get up like that was AI. But Neither complained about getting fouled.
Wade definitely complained. And he was dirty
Nice to hear this.👏
Mero we seen the clip of when you found out he be getting his ass ate, talk about that
😂😂😂
I legit have D Wade the # 3 shooting guard of all time behind MJ and Kobe
& people try to compare James Harden’s greatness to Wade’s. I’m a Harden fan but it ain’t even close! Wade ability trumps Harden’s by far!
Ion know bro Harden was an offensive machine for like 5 years….Wade was definitely cold but Harden was video game like with the offensive output.
dwyane wade at his peak is the best player ever. i’m taking him over anyone else in history. Thank you melo for speaking on this much needed conversation in the hoops community. melo is also very underrated these days.
this guy knows, 2009 wade is also to me the greatest player I've ever seen. Was starting to knock down 3's that season on top of his already refined game. Was becoming borderline flawless
@@alanparks3402 not borderline. he literally was flawless. no player in history was more complete (less weaknesses) or maxed out in more attributes. i really hope one of these internet basketball community trolls doesn't comment under this thread and spread drivel and garbage espn narratives. and yes, 08-11 dwade is the best player there ever was and will be.
@@LucrativeLessonsWithLandy😂 yall say the dumbest shit … for one 2013 bron better than any version of wade … wade was better than peak Jordan or peak Kobe or peak Durant 2017-2018 yall funny af
@@bigstepperdom3298 maybe one day you’ll get it, just have fun homie, enjoy the game and don’t worry about people disagreeing with you
D Wade was that dude for real. Favorite player at that time. But shoutout to Melo for really being humble and giving D Wade his respect. That was dope