Karl-Anthony Towns vs. Dwyane Wade Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dwyane Wade and Karl-Anthony Towns, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.
Karl-Anthony Towns played 10 years in the NBA, 6 less than Dwyane Wade, who played 16. Karl-Anthony Towns had the first of his seasons in 2015-16, while Dwyane Wade had his rookie season in 2003-04. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achievements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Karl-Anthony Towns |
82 |
32.0 |
18.3 |
2.8 |
7.7 |
10.5 |
2.0 |
0.7 |
1.7 |
2.2 |
3.0 |
7.6 |
14.1 |
.542 |
0.4 |
1.1 |
.341 |
2.7 |
3.4 |
.811 |
| difference: | +21 | +2.9 | +2.1 | +1.4 | +5.0 | +6.5 | +2.5 | +0.7 | +1.1 | -1.0 | -0.7 | +1.5 | +1.0 | +.077 | +0.1 | +0.2 | +.039 | +1.1 | +1.7 | +.064 |
| Dwyane Wade |
61 |
34.9 |
16.2 |
1.4 |
2.7 |
4.0 |
4.5 |
1.4 |
0.6 |
3.2 |
2.3 |
6.1 |
13.1 |
.465 |
0.3 |
0.9 |
.302 |
3.8 |
5.1 |
.747 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Karl-Anthony Towns |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dwyane Wade |
13 |
39.5 |
18.0 |
1.2 |
2.8 |
4.0 |
5.6 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
4.2 |
3.5 |
6.6 |
14.5 |
.455 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
.375 |
4.5 |
5.8 |
.787 |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Karl-Anthony Towns |
82 |
37.0 |
25.1 |
3.6 |
8.7 |
12.3 |
2.7 |
0.7 |
1.3 |
2.6 |
2.9 |
9.8 |
18.0 |
.542 |
1.2 |
3.4 |
.367 |
4.3 |
5.2 |
.832 |
| difference: | +5 | +1.6 | +1.0 | +2.2 | +5.0 | +7.1 | +4.1 | +0.9 | +0.2 | -1.6 | -0.1 | +1.6 | +0.9 | +.064 | +1.0 | +2.8 | +.078 | +3.2 | +4.7 | +.070 |
| Dwyane Wade |
77 |
38.6 |
24.1 |
1.4 |
3.7 |
5.2 |
6.8 |
1.6 |
1.1 |
4.2 |
3.0 |
8.2 |
17.1 |
.478 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
.289 |
7.5 |
9.9 |
.762 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Karl-Anthony Towns |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dwyane Wade |
14 |
41.0 |
27.4 |
1.6 |
4.1 |
5.7 |
6.6 |
1.6 |
1.1 |
4.4 |
3.1 |
9.7 |
20.1 |
.484 |
0.1 |
0.7 |
.100 |
7.9 |
9.9 |
.799 |
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3rd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Karl-Anthony Towns |
82 |
35.6 |
21.3 |
2.9 |
9.4 |
12.3 |
2.4 |
0.8 |
1.4 |
1.9 |
3.5 |
7.8 |
14.3 |
.545 |
1.5 |
3.5 |
.421 |
4.2 |
4.9 |
.858 |
| difference: | +7 | +3.0 | +5.9 | +1.5 | +5.1 | +6.6 | +4.3 | +1.1 | +0.6 | -1.7 | -0.6 | +1.5 | +4.5 | +.050 | +1.3 | +2.5 | +.250 | +4.2 | +5.8 | +.075 |
| Dwyane Wade |
75 |
38.6 |
27.2 |
1.4 |
4.3 |
5.7 |
6.7 |
1.9 |
0.8 |
3.6 |
2.9 |
9.3 |
18.8 |
.495 |
0.2 |
1.0 |
.171 |
8.4 |
10.7 |
.783 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Karl-Anthony Towns |
5 |
34.0 |
15.2 |
3.0 |
10.4 |
13.4 |
2.2 |
0.4 |
1.0 |
2.4 |
2.8 |
5.6 |
12.0 |
.467 |
0.6 |
2.2 |
.273 |
3.4 |
4.6 |
.739 |
| difference: | +18 | +7.7 | +13.2 | +1.8 | +5.7 | +7.5 | +3.5 | +1.8 | +0.1 | -1.5 | -0.3 | +3.9 | +7.2 | +.030 | | +0.6 | +.105 | +5.4 | +6.3 | +.069 |
| Dwyane Wade |
23 |
41.7 |
28.4 |
1.2 |
4.7 |
5.9 |
5.7 |
2.2 |
1.1 |
3.9 |
3.1 |
9.5 |
19.2 |
.497 |
0.6 |
1.6 |
.378 |
8.8 |
10.9 |
.808 |
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4th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Karl-Anthony Towns |
77 |
33.1 |
24.4 |
3.4 |
9.0 |
12.4 |
3.4 |
0.9 |
1.6 |
3.1 |
3.8 |
8.8 |
17.1 |
.518 |
1.8 |
4.6 |
.400 |
4.9 |
5.8 |
.836 |
| difference: | +26 | +4.8 | +3.0 | +2.4 | +5.3 | +7.7 | +4.1 | +1.2 | +0.4 | -1.1 | -1.5 | +0.5 | +1.8 | +.027 | +1.4 | +3.1 | +.134 | +3.6 | +4.7 | +.029 |
| Dwyane Wade |
51 |
37.9 |
27.4 |
1.0 |
3.7 |
4.7 |
7.5 |
2.1 |
1.2 |
4.2 |
2.3 |
9.3 |
18.9 |
.491 |
0.4 |
1.5 |
.266 |
8.5 |
10.5 |
.807 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Karl-Anthony Towns |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dwyane Wade |
4 |
40.5 |
23.5 |
1.8 |
3.0 |
4.8 |
6.3 |
1.3 |
0.5 |
5.8 |
3.3 |
9.0 |
21.0 |
.429 |
0.0 |
1.3 |
.000 |
5.5 |
8.0 |
.688 |
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5th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Karl-Anthony Towns |
35 |
33.9 |
26.5 |
2.7 |
8.1 |
10.8 |
4.4 |
0.9 |
1.2 |
3.1 |
3.3 |
9.0 |
17.8 |
.508 |
3.3 |
7.9 |
.412 |
5.1 |
6.5 |
.796 |
| difference: | +16 | +4.4 | +1.9 | +1.8 | +4.8 | +6.6 | +2.5 | +0.8 | +0.5 | -1.3 | -0.6 | +0.4 | +0.6 | +.039 | +2.9 | +6.4 | +.126 | +1.8 | +2.7 | +.038 |
| Dwyane Wade |
51 |
38.3 |
24.6 |
0.9 |
3.3 |
4.2 |
6.9 |
1.7 |
0.7 |
4.4 |
2.7 |
8.6 |
18.4 |
.469 |
0.4 |
1.5 |
.286 |
6.9 |
9.2 |
.758 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Karl-Anthony Towns nor Dwyane Wade played in the postseason in their season 5 |
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6th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Karl-Anthony Towns |
50 |
33.8 |
24.8 |
2.7 |
7.9 |
10.6 |
4.5 |
0.8 |
1.1 |
3.2 |
3.7 |
8.5 |
17.5 |
.486 |
2.4 |
6.3 |
.387 |
5.3 |
6.2 |
.859 |
| difference: | +29 | +4.8 | +5.4 | +1.6 | +4.0 | +5.6 | +3.0 | +1.4 | +0.2 | -0.2 | -1.4 | +2.3 | +4.5 | +.005 | +1.3 | +2.8 | +.070 | +2.2 | +3.6 | +.094 |
| Dwyane Wade |
79 |
38.6 |
30.2 |
1.1 |
3.9 |
5.0 |
7.5 |
2.2 |
1.3 |
3.4 |
2.3 |
10.8 |
22.0 |
.491 |
1.1 |
3.5 |
.317 |
7.5 |
9.8 |
.765 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Karl-Anthony Towns |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dwyane Wade |
7 |
40.7 |
29.1 |
0.6 |
4.4 |
5.0 |
5.3 |
0.9 |
1.6 |
3.6 |
2.9 |
9.7 |
22.1 |
.439 |
2.6 |
7.1 |
.360 |
7.1 |
8.3 |
.862 |
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7th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Karl-Anthony Towns |
74 |
33.5 |
24.6 |
2.6 |
7.2 |
9.8 |
3.6 |
1.0 |
1.1 |
3.1 |
3.6 |
8.7 |
16.4 |
.529 |
2.0 |
4.9 |
.410 |
5.2 |
6.3 |
.822 |
| difference: | +3 | +2.8 | +2.0 | +1.2 | +3.7 | +5.0 | +2.9 | +0.8 | | -0.2 | -1.2 | +0.6 | +3.2 | +.053 | +1.1 | +1.7 | +.110 | +1.7 | +2.8 | +.061 |
| Dwyane Wade |
77 |
36.3 |
26.6 |
1.4 |
3.5 |
4.8 |
6.5 |
1.8 |
1.1 |
3.3 |
2.4 |
9.3 |
19.6 |
.476 |
0.9 |
3.2 |
.300 |
6.9 |
9.1 |
.761 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Karl-Anthony Towns |
6 |
37.0 |
21.8 |
1.8 |
9.0 |
10.8 |
2.2 |
0.7 |
2.0 |
4.5 |
4.2 |
6.5 |
13.3 |
.488 |
1.7 |
3.7 |
.455 |
7.2 |
8.3 |
.860 |
| difference: | +1 | +5.0 | +11.4 | +0.6 | +4.6 | +5.2 | +4.6 | +0.9 | +0.4 | -0.7 | -1.0 | +5.9 | +8.7 | +.076 | +1.3 | +3.7 | +.050 | +1.8 | +0.3 | +.185 |
| Dwyane Wade |
5 |
42.0 |
33.2 |
1.2 |
4.4 |
5.6 |
6.8 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
5.2 |
3.2 |
12.4 |
22.0 |
.564 |
3.0 |
7.4 |
.405 |
5.4 |
8.0 |
.675 |
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8th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Karl-Anthony Towns |
29 |
33.0 |
20.8 |
1.7 |
6.5 |
8.1 |
4.8 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
3.0 |
3.8 |
7.3 |
14.8 |
.495 |
2.1 |
5.7 |
.366 |
4.1 |
4.7 |
.874 |
| difference: | +47 | +4.1 | +4.7 | +0.1 | +1.7 | +1.7 | +0.2 | +0.8 | +0.5 | -0.1 | -1.2 | +1.8 | +3.4 | +.005 | +1.3 | +3.0 | +.060 | +2.4 | +3.9 | +.116 |
| Dwyane Wade |
76 |
37.1 |
25.5 |
1.6 |
4.8 |
6.4 |
4.6 |
1.5 |
1.1 |
3.1 |
2.6 |
9.1 |
18.2 |
.500 |
0.8 |
2.7 |
.306 |
6.5 |
8.6 |
.758 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Karl-Anthony Towns |
5 |
36.0 |
18.2 |
1.2 |
9.0 |
10.2 |
2.0 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
3.6 |
4.2 |
6.4 |
14.0 |
.457 |
1.2 |
4.8 |
.250 |
4.2 |
5.6 |
.750 |
| difference: | +16 | +3.4 | +6.3 | +0.8 | +3.9 | +3.1 | +2.4 | +1.0 | +0.5 | -0.6 | -1.7 | +2.2 | +3.8 | +.028 | +0.5 | +2.3 | +.019 | +2.4 | +2.9 | +.027 |
| Dwyane Wade |
21 |
39.4 |
24.5 |
2.0 |
5.1 |
7.1 |
4.4 |
1.6 |
1.3 |
3.0 |
2.5 |
8.6 |
17.8 |
.485 |
0.7 |
2.5 |
.269 |
6.6 |
8.5 |
.777 |
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9th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Karl-Anthony Towns |
62 |
32.7 |
21.8 |
1.5 |
6.8 |
8.3 |
3.0 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
2.9 |
3.3 |
7.7 |
15.3 |
.504 |
2.2 |
5.3 |
.416 |
4.1 |
4.7 |
.873 |
| difference: | +13 | +0.5 | +0.3 | | +3.5 | +3.5 | +1.6 | +1.0 | +0.6 | -0.3 | -1.1 | +0.8 | +1.8 | +.007 | +1.9 | +4.2 | +.148 | +0.7 | +1.4 | +.082 |
| Dwyane Wade |
49 |
33.2 |
22.1 |
1.5 |
3.3 |
4.8 |
4.6 |
1.7 |
1.3 |
2.6 |
2.2 |
8.5 |
17.1 |
.497 |
0.3 |
1.1 |
.268 |
4.8 |
6.1 |
.791 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Karl-Anthony Towns |
16 |
32.6 |
19.1 |
2.2 |
6.8 |
9.0 |
2.6 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
1.7 |
3.4 |
6.8 |
14.5 |
.466 |
1.9 |
5.2 |
.361 |
3.7 |
4.3 |
.855 |
| difference: | +7 | +6.8 | +3.7 | +0.8 | +3.0 | +3.8 | +1.7 | +0.9 | +1.1 | -1.3 | -0.6 | +1.8 | +4.0 | +.004 | +1.5 | +3.7 | +.067 | +1.6 | +2.9 | +.126 |
| Dwyane Wade |
23 |
39.4 |
22.8 |
1.4 |
3.8 |
5.2 |
4.3 |
1.7 |
1.3 |
3.0 |
2.8 |
8.6 |
18.5 |
.462 |
0.4 |
1.5 |
.294 |
5.3 |
7.2 |
.729 |
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10th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Karl-Anthony Towns |
72 |
35.0 |
24.4 |
2.9 |
9.8 |
12.8 |
3.1 |
1.0 |
0.7 |
2.7 |
3.5 |
8.9 |
16.9 |
.526 |
2.0 |
4.7 |
.420 |
4.7 |
5.7 |
.829 |
| difference: | +3 | +0.3 | +3.2 | +1.7 | +6.1 | +7.8 | +2.0 | +0.9 | +0.1 | -0.1 | -1.5 | +0.7 | +1.1 | +.005 | +1.8 | +3.7 | +.162 | +0.2 | +0.5 | +.104 |
| Dwyane Wade |
69 |
34.7 |
21.2 |
1.2 |
3.7 |
5.0 |
5.1 |
1.9 |
0.8 |
2.8 |
2.0 |
8.2 |
15.8 |
.521 |
0.2 |
1.0 |
.258 |
4.5 |
6.2 |
.725 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Karl-Anthony Towns |
18 |
35.5 |
21.4 |
2.1 |
9.5 |
11.6 |
1.3 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
2.2 |
4.3 |
7.7 |
15.8 |
.488 |
1.4 |
4.1 |
.351 |
4.6 |
5.4 |
.845 |
| difference: | +4 | | +5.5 | +0.4 | +6.6 | +7.0 | +3.5 | +1.0 | +0.3 | -0.4 | -2.3 | +1.2 | +1.5 | +.031 | +1.4 | +3.9 | +.101 | +1.9 | +1.8 | +.095 |
| Dwyane Wade |
22 |
35.5 |
15.9 |
1.7 |
2.9 |
4.6 |
4.8 |
1.7 |
1.0 |
2.6 |
2.0 |
6.5 |
14.3 |
.457 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.250 |
2.7 |
3.6 |
.750 |
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Additional Years |
* Dwyane Wade played 6 seasons more than Karl-Anthony Towns in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 11 to 16, from 2014 to 2019—Dwyane Wade played in 4 Playoffs. In those 6 extra years over Karl-Anthony Towns, Dwyane Wade got these achievements: |
| Honors & Awards |  4 All-Star Game
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NBA Champion