Dwyane Wade says he was coming for Michael Jordan’s ‘G.O.A.T’ status before his injuries.
During a recent episode of Carmelo Anthony’s 7 PM In Brooklyn podcast, D-Wade says if he hadn’t sustained injuries while in his prime- he could have suppressed MJ. “No one has ever really — they don’t understand my game. You don’t know what I did. I did so many different things and I played so many different roles.”
“That’s one of the reasons why I don’t get — I’m not the greatest shooter of all time. I’m not the greatest at this — but I was great at so many different things. Then I learned how to be great at being a role player. I learned how to be great at all these things, and no one knows how to really break down my game. So, they look over and they just go to one or two things, but I did so many things in the game of basketball” he continued.
“When I had it, I had it. I thought I was going to be — Before injuries, I’m like, ‘MJ, I’m coming for you.’ That’s my mentality. I thought I was coming for MJ. I’m like, ‘Yeah, I’m going to be the greatest.’ Because I figured it out very early in the league, and in my second year, I knew.”
Wade lead the Miami Heat to an NBA title in the 2005-06 season, yet he missed most of the 2006-07 and 2007-08 seasons. The ball player had a dislocated shoulder and knee troubles.
During the 2008-09 season, Wade he averaged 30.2 points, 7.5 assists and five rebounds per game. He then teamed up with LeBron James and made four consecutive appearances in the NBA Finals, winning back-to-back titles in the 2012 and 2013 seasons.
He later retired in the 2018-19 season.