Dwyane Wade All-Time Scoring Leader

Lore & Background

Wade spent the majority of his 16-year career playing for the Miami Heat. He led the Heat to their first NBA Championship in his third season and was named the 2006 NBA Finals MVP. With LeBron James and Chris Bosh, he helped guide Miami to four consecutive NBA Finals from 2011 to 2014, winning back-to-back championships in 2012 and 2013. The Heat retired Wade's #3 jersey in 2020.

Reader's Guide

Wade played for the Miami Heat from 2003 to 2016, then briefly left to play for the Chicago Bulls and the Cleveland Cavaliers before being traded back to Miami in February 2018, where he finished his playing career and retired in 2019.

Did You Know?

• Wade was selected fifth overall in the 2003 NBA draft by the Heat.
• He led the league in scoring in the 2008–09 season, earning his lone NBA scoring title.
• Wade was named to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team in 2021.
• He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2023 for his individual career.