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Miami Heat: Dwyane Wade’s Impact Being Seen All Over NBA Postseason

By Richard Nurse

Former Miami Heat player Dwyane Wade addresses the crowd during the Miami Heat Dwyane Wade L3GACY Celebration(Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
Former Miami Heat player Dwyane Wade addresses the crowd during the Miami Heat Dwyane Wade L3GACY Celebration(Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images) /
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK – APRIL 10: Dwyane Wade #3 of the Miami Heat puts on his shoes prior to the game against the Brooklyn Nets at Barclays Center on April 10, 2019 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. This is Wade’s last NBA game before retirement. 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 Sarah Stier/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – APRIL 10: Dwyane Wade #3 of the Miami Heat puts on his shoes prior to the game against the Brooklyn Nets at Barclays Center on April 10, 2019 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. This is Wade’s last NBA game before retirement. 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 Sarah Stier/Getty Images) /

Imitation as a form of flattery has always been a sign of the greats marking their legacies—and Dwyane Wade is no different. Like Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, and Allen Iverson, before him, the former Miami Heat star’s reach has gained him a budding player following.

Wade has always been vocal about the influence those three legends have had on him in all aspects of the game. He looked up to Jordan, Bryant, and Iverson, took pieces of their games, work ethic, and propelled himself into their stratosphere of top shooting guards the game has ever seen for the Miami Heat.

Now, Wade is doing things in a similar way for his younger counterparts.

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For one, he is showing those behind him how to successfully transition into their second act.

Besides continuing endorsements from his playing career, Wade has released a book, a documentary, has ownership in restaurants, the Utah Jazz, Wade Cellars, Stance, and a sneaker company (Li-Ning), where he has signed other athletes.

There are also television gigs with TNT and TBS. But let us bring it back to basketball.

He has been retired for three seasons, yet his impact is still being felt between the lines. For lack of a better term, Wade has a number of children in the NBA.

And, almost, all of them are or were embedded in this year’s postseason.

The ones featured in the upcoming sections have all idolized, stolen moves from, been mentored by, or compared to the Miami Heat’s greatest player ever and to the point where he is gauged as their ceiling.

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