LMAO @ ESPN ranking Wade 27th best of all time...

[stalkerforlife]

Another blunder by that joke of a network.

Wade is easily top 20 all time and easily has a top 5-10 peak of all time.

When Wade was at his very best, there is absolutely not 10 players better than him all time. He was dominant on both ends of the court and was a top 5 defender at his position ALL TIME.

He absolutely should have 2 FMVP awards and 4 titles if it wasn't for Bran shitting the bed and throwing the series because Wade was the best player and Bran couldn't handle it.

[Dray n Klay]

So you're saying he's better than 12be?

[aj1987]

Another blunder by that joke of a network.

Wade is easily top 20 all time and easily has a top 5-10 peak of all time.

When Wade was at his very best, there is absolutely not 10 players better than him all time. He was dominant on both ends of the court and was a top 5 defender at his position ALL TIME.

He absolutely should have 2 FMVP awards and 4 titles if it wasn't for Bran shitting the bed and throwing the series because Wade was the best player and Bran couldn't handle it.

Agreed, OP.

MJ
KAJ
Shaq
Magic
Duncan
LeBron
Kobe
Russell
Bird
Hakeem
Chokerlain
Oscar
Moses
Dr. J
West
Malone
Barkley
Wade
Dirk
KG

6-17 are not in order, BTW.

[InsanityKills]

Justin......

[Lebron23]

He's the same tier as Kobe top 12-16.

[ScalsFan21]

I'm not gonna get into the whole LeBron or Kobe thing because I kind of hate how anything involving Wade devolves into either LeBron worship/hate.

But yeah I do think Wade has a strong case for top 20 of all-time, with a peak that probably exceeds even that.

[stalkerforlife]

He's the same tier as Kobe top 12-16.

Regardless, he is easily top 20 all time.

What you say about Kobe is irrelevant because of your hate.

[Swaggin916]

Agreed, OP.

MJ
KAJ
Shaq
Magic
Duncan
LeBron
Kobe
Russell
Bird
Hakeem
Chokerlain
Oscar
Moses
Dr. J
West
Malone
Barkley
Wade
Dirk
KG

6-17 are not in order, BTW.

I would take Wade over all those guys up to Hakeem. He is one of the few guys in NBA history who can take his team to the playoffs with virtually no help. He just makes other guys that much better. If Chris Paul wasn't such a choker in the playoffs he'd be right there too. Put him on any team they win 45+ games even the present Sixers.

[stephanieg]

When Wade was at his very best

[BasketballLove]

Anyone else think that best of all time is the most inaccurate and dumb metric? The bias is so strong..

[LAZERUSS]

Anyone else think that best of all time is the most inaccurate and dumb metric? The bias is so strong..

All we know is that it was a small and select list of unnamed editors and sports writers. For all we know, they blindly drew them out of a hat.

As for Wade...



At his PEAK, he was considered the THIRD best player of his OWN era. And that was ONE year. The rest of his career, either a borderline Top-10 player, or not even that.

He reminds me of Hakeem. ONE MVP, ONE second, TWO 4ths, and six more borderline Top-10's...in his 18 season career and in his OWN era. Hell, in HALF of his career, he wasn't even considered a Top-10 player in his OWN era.

BTW, that one MVP came in a year in which the actual best player in the league, took the year off.

[BasketballLove]

All we know is that it was a small and select list of unnamed editors and sports writers. For all we know, they blindly drew them out of a hat.

As for Wade...



At his PEAK, he was considered the THIRD best player of his OWN era. And that was ONE year. The rest of his career, either a borderline Top-10 player, or not even that.

He reminds me of Hakeem. ONE MVP, ONE second, TWO 4ths, and six more borderline Top-10's...in his 18 season career and in his OWN era. Hell, in HALF of his career, he wasn't even considered a Top-10 player in his OWN era.

BTW, that one MVP came in a year in which the actual best player in the league, took the year off.

I think his consistency and the amount of time that he's been doing at a high level play a very big part in why people think he's so great.

But yeah these things create controversy so they make them to get fans all boiled up, its honestly just bait for clicks.

[Spurs5Rings2014]

Agreed, OP.

MJ
KAJ
Shaq
Magic
Duncan
LeBron
Kobe
Russell
Bird
Hakeem
Chokerlain
Oscar
Moses
Dr. J
West
Malone
Barkley
Wade
Dirk
KG

6-17 are not in order, BTW.

[STATUTORY]

Prime Wade was the best player on a team with prime Lebron.

[Atlantis]

What Wade did in Miami was better than what Lebron did in Cleveland before they got together.