06-09-2026, 07:48 AM
(This post was last modified: 06-09-2026, 07:52 AM by dirkfansince1998.)
(06-09-2026, 07:16 AM)HoosierDaddyKid Wrote: Heat Central: Lonzo Ball believes Prime Dwyane Wade is about EVEN with prime Kobe Bryant: “I got D Wade at 3. Right behind Kobe. And it ain’t far. I’ll die on that hill. D Wade is giving Kobe some fits. And MJ. They’re better, but it ain’t no walk in the park. Not a prime D Wade, no. It’s even to me. Kobe’s better, but it ain’t clear. Out of 10 days, he’s not getting the better of him all 10 days. I got 6-4… He has one of the best rings ever. Year 3, to take a team and be the man and get that sh*t done? I commend that.”
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I disagree. Thoughts?
Not a crazy take. Hate Wade but at least his peak is just as good or even better than Kobe's. Kobe has him beat in longevity and that's why it isn't all that close overall but for one season or one finals run 06 or 09 Wade is up there with any guard I have ever watched (starting in the late 90s/early 00s). But Wade couldn't stay healthy and wasn't able to adapt his game.
Kobe basically had three careers in one. Slashing two-way guard next to Shaq. All offense and volume numbers post Shaq/pre Gasol. High IQ shot creator playing more of a forward role in his late prime (MVP, championship years 08-10).