Even years after his retirement, Dwyane Wade still places quite high on the list of the most exciting players to watch this century. The Marquette product was tremendous from his first day in the NBA and became one of basketball's preeminent slashers and defenders over the course of his time in the league. All-NBA caliber scorers and defenders are rare players and it helped that Wade's acrobatics around the basket were wonderfully entertaining to watch.
Unfortunately, his play style took its toll. Wade faded quickly in the back half of his career as knee injuries piled up. As a three-time NBA champ with a long list of accolades, it's not really a great sports "what-if" story to wonder how good Wade might've been if not for those injuries. But the man himself believes he was on a legendary trajectory before they struck.
