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* ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'' [[Sportsman of the Year]] ([[2006]])
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'''Dwyane Tyrone Wade, Jr.''' (born January 17, 1982) nicknamed ''Flash'' or ''D-Wade'', is an [[United States|American]] professional [[basketball]] player who currently is a member of the [[
After entering the league as the fifth pick in the [[2003 NBA Draft]], Wade was named to the [[NBA All-Rookie Team|All-Rookie]] team and the All-Star team the following six seasons. In his third season, Wade helped lead the Miami Heat to their first NBA Championship in franchise history. He was named the [[NBA Finals MVP|2006 NBA Finals MVP]] as he helped lead the Heat to a 4–2 series win over the [[Dallas Mavericks]]. At the [[2008 Summer Olympics]], Wade led the [[United States men's national basketball team|United States Men's Basketball team]], commonly known as the "[[United States men's national basketball team#2008 Olympics U.S. Men's Basketball Team – The Redeem Team|Redeem Team]]", in scoring, as they captured gold medal honors in [[Beijing]], [[China]]. In the [[2008–09 NBA season|2008–09 season]], Wade led the league in scoring and earned his first [[List of National Basketball Association season scoring leaders|NBA Scoring Title]].
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