MIAMI — The formality came Wednesday: Dwyane Wade was named a candidate for induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. The coronation for the iconic former Miami Heat guard will come Aug. 12 at the Springfield, Mass., shrine.
What likely will set up as a first-ballot, unanimous-selection career included three Heat NBA championships, and the rest of the enshrinement process will merely stand as protocol for Wade. The finalists will be revealed Feb. 17 at NBA All-Star Weekend in Salt Lake City (where Wade is a part-owner of the Utah Jazz) and the Class of 2023 will be announced April 1, during the NCAA’s Final Four weekend.
Unlike the traditional inductions on the September weekend after Labor Day, the Hall will induct this year’s class on Aug. 12.
