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My Take
Wade is my favorite kind of superstar: one who built greatness out of angles and timing rather than sheer size. At 193 cm he was never the biggest man on an NBA floor, yet his 2006 Finals run remains one of the most fearless individual performances I have ever watched. What impresses me even more is the second act — sliding from the court into commentary and part-ownership of the Utah Jazz with the same composure he showed in crunch time. The Chicago kid who came up through Marquette never stopped reading the game; he simply changed seats. That adaptability is the real signature of his career.
Overview
Dwyane Tyrone Wade Jr. ( DWAYN or doo-WY-ayn, born January 17, 1982) is an American basketball executive and former professional player who is a co-owner of the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is also currently the host of the American adaptation of The Cube.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Dwyane Wade
- Name (Japanese)
- ドウェイン・ウェイド
- Reading
- どうぇいん・うぇいど
- Born
- January 17, 1982 (age 44)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Dog
- Origin
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 193 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- basketball player / sports commentator
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Harold L. Richards High School
- University
- Marquette University
Awards & achievements
- 2004 NBA All-Rookie Team
- 2005 Best Breakthrough Athlete ESPY Award
- 2006 Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award
- 2006 Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year
- 2006 Best NBA Player ESPY Award
- 2009 All-NBA Team
- 2010 NBA All-Star Game Kobe Bryant Most Valuable Player Award
- 2010 All-NBA Team
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Basketball player — see all → · Sports commentator — see all → · More people from United States →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.