Dwyane was born in Chicago, Illinois, in January 17 of 1982. Is an American basketball player of the Chicago Bulls. His nicknames are “Flash” and “D-Wade”.
Dwyane was born in Southern Illinois; his parents were Mr. Dwyane and Jolinda. As Child he admired Michael Jordan, Chicago Bulls’ star and was his inspiration to become a basketball player. After a brilliant career as a high school basketball player in high Richards High in Oakland, Illinois, Wade was named Mr. Illinois basketball player and received a basketball scholarship to attend Marquette University.
He was selected by the Miami Heat in the 2003 Draft in the fifth position from Marquette University. In his first year he surprised everyone with his speed, his dunks and charisma, and the second exploded as a player. His average was 24.1 points, 6.8 assists and 5.2 rebounds per game. With the Heat has established himself as one of the best players in the league and is considered by many one of the most valuables players in the recent history of the NBA; He led his team in 2006 to achieve his first ring after defeating Dallas Mavericks 4-2.
The style of play Wade, compared countless times with Michael Jordan, is much appreciated by fans of the NBA, to the point that his shirt has been the most sold since 2005 Playoff until the 2006-07 season. He participated in the Olympic Games in Athens in 2004 with the US national team, where he won the bronze medal. Also part of the US national team, with which he won the gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics, being the top scorer of it. His play is characterized by his ease of penetration, aided by his power in the jump, skill and agility with the ball.
After finishing his contract with the Miami Heat, and after much speculation, he decided to sign a new 2-year contract with the Chicago Bulls.