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5 reasons Dwyane Wade is the greatest Miami Heat player of all-time

By Kenneth Wilson

MIAMI, FL - APRIL 09: Dwyane Wade #3 of the Miami Heat runs on top of the scorers table to thank the fans after the final regular season home game of his career against the Philadelphia 76ers at American Airlines Arena on April 09, 2019 in Miami, Florida. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Mark Brown/Getty Images)
MIAMI, FL - APRIL 09: Dwyane Wade #3 of the Miami Heat runs on top of the scorers table to thank the fans after the final regular season home game of his career against the Philadelphia 76ers at American Airlines Arena on April 09, 2019 in Miami, Florida. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Mark Brown/Getty Images) /
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MIAMI, FL – JUNE 20: LeBron James #6 of the Miami Heat holds the Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player (MVP) trophy and Dwyane Wade holds the Larry O’Brien Trophy following the Heat’s victory against the San Antonio Spurs in Game Seven of the 2013 NBA Finals on June 20, 2013 at American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2013 NBAE (Photo by Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images) /

Titles

When talking about the GOAT of the entire NBA, the usual deciding factor between Michael Jordan and LeBron James usually comes down to hardware. Individual accomplishments are great, and necessary as apart of any great professional athletes legacy, but what really matters in the end are titles.

When thinking about the Miami Heat and their championship titles, they would be non-existent without Dwyane Tyrone Wade Jr. When thinking about his first title with the franchise, he was the guy. Although the Diesel, Shaquille O’Neal, average 20 during that regular season and just over 18 in the playoffs, it was Flash who led that team.

During the 2005-2006 season, Wade averaged his third highest scoring total for the Miami Heat at 27.2 points per game. In the playoffs that year, he took it up to a slightly higher notch where he average over 28 points per game in route to the NBA title and NBA finals MVP.

On top of his superb performance in his first championship run, he was of course an integral part of the titles won during the Big 3 era. During the playoffs of the 2012 title run, D-Wade averaged almost 23 points per game, while he averaged 16 points per game in the 2013 run. Numbers are swell, and D-Wade has them, but what he also has is championship hardware to back the numbers up.

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