{"id":1527280,"date":"2022-09-01T12:39:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-01T16:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1527280"},"modified":"2022-09-01T12:39:02","modified_gmt":"2022-09-01T16:39:02","slug":"gary-payton-gave-dwyane-wade-ultimate-vote-of-confidence-2006-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/gary-payton-gave-dwyane-wade-ultimate-vote-of-confidence-2006-title\/","title":{"rendered":"Gary Payton Gave Dwyane Wade the Ultimate Vote of Confidence En Route to the 2006 Title"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In terms of modern guards, it's tough to overstate Dwayne Wade's<\/a> talent. The Chicago native entered the Association as part of a star-studded 2003 draft and quickly made an impact. He would have claimed the Rookie of the Year title if not for LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony, but, even without that silverware it was clear that the Miami Heat<\/a> had landed someone special.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the 2006 NBA postseason, that reality became abundantly clear to Gary Payton, too. In fact, the Glove was so impressed by Wade that he went as far as telling Shaquille O'Neal that they needed to back off and let the young star run the show.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gary Payton recognized D-Wade's greatness and told the team to back off <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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