When talking about the greatest point guards in NBA history, Stephen Curry and Magic Johnson are the first names that come to mind. The duo have ironclad resumes and deserve that distinction. However, Dwyane Wade believes Chris Paul is also in that category.
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The Hall of Famer lauded the veteran point guard on his Instagram and dubbed him one of the greatest floor generals in league history. He also gave props to the Spurs star for helping young players improve with his invaluable insight.
Wade and CP3 have been friends for a long time and have always shown respect to one another. So, the high praise coming from the three-time NBA Champion isn’t a surprise. But for D-Wade to give his friend a major co-sign for a seat at the table alongside other greats is a sweet gesture.
The thing that he is impressed by the most is Paul’s commitment to passing on his wisdom to the next generation. Wade shared a picture of his son Zaire practicing with the 39-year-old and captioned it,
“One of the greatest PGs to ever play the Game of Basketball is entering his 20th season‼️ What he continues to give the next wave of hoopers is what I’m most impressed with.”
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The 22-year-old is on the verge of making it into the NBA and couldn’t have found a better person to learn from. Zaire has been around NBA greatness from the beginning and CP3 is one of the legends who he has established a good relationship with. Despite never playing together, D-Wade and Paul have maintained a strong friendship for decades.
Chris Paul and Dwyane Wade almost became teammates
The 12-time All-Star is part of a blockbuster trade that never happened. In 2011, strong rumors were floating around that CP3 was going to be traded to Miami. Soon, we came to know that there was genuine interest from the Heat to add a fourth superstar to their already stacked roster. Unfortunately, the deal fell off because of the #3 jersey, a number that’s synonymous with D-Wade and Paul.
During their conversation on The Why with Dwayne Wade, the Heat legend said, “We talk about all this, ‘Okay, who’s going to have the ball,’ we done figured all that out, [and] somebody said, ‘Who’s going to wear number three?’…Silence…That’s the whole reason [the trade fell through] because [Paul] couldn’t wear number three in Miami. Messed the whole trade up.”
The early 2010s Heat is considered to be one of the best teams in the league. It’s surreal to think that the trio of LeBron James, D-Wade, and Chris Bosh could’ve had one of the greatest point guards on their team as well.
