It is called National Basketball Association in long. NBA is an association in North America. The league was founded in New York City on June 6, 1946, as the Basketball Association of America (BAA). The league adopted the name National Basketball Association in 1949 after absorbing the rival National Basketball League (NBL).
There is one player I want to talk about, he is currently playing for the Miami Heat. His name is Dwyane Tyrone Wade, Jr. He is nicknamed Flash or D-Wade. Named the 2006 Sportsman of the Year by Sports Illustrated, Wade has established himself as one of the most well-known and popular players in the league. He had the top selling jersey in the NBA for nearly two years, as he led the NBA in jersey sales from the 2005 NBA Playoffs, until the midpoint of the 2006–07 season.
NBA Finals MVP (2006)
9× NBA All-Star (2005–2013)
NBA All-Star Game MVP (2010)
NBA scoring champion (2009)
2× All-NBA First Team (2009–2010)
3× All-NBA Second Team (2005–2006, 2011)
3× All-NBA Third Team (2007, 2012–2013)
3× All-Defensive Second Team (2005, 2009–2010)
NBA All-Rookie First Team (2004)
2× NBA Skills Challenge champion (2006–2007)
Sportsman of the Year – Sports Illustrated (2006)
Sportsman of the Year – Sporting News (2006)
Miami Heat all-time leading scorer
Conference USA Player of the Year (2003)
Consensus NCAA All-American First Team (2003)
#3 retired by Marquette
Wade plays the shooting guard position, but is also capable of playing point guard. On offense, he has established himself as one of the quickest and most difficult players to guard in the NBA. Wade's signature one-two step allows him to dash past bigger defenders and occasionally get the extra foul shot. Wade is able to get to the free throw line consistently; he ranked first in free-throw attempts per 48 minutes in 2004–05 and again in the 2006–07 season. He has proven himself an unselfish player, averaging 6.1 assists per game throughout his career. After winning the NBA Finals MVP Award in 2006, Wade developed a reputation as one of the premier clutch players in the NBA.
David Thorpe, an athletic trainer who runs a training center for NBA players in the offseason, also cites Wade's developing post up game as one of his strengths. "Watching Wade operate on the left block is literally like watching old footage of MJ (Michael Jordan)," comments Thorpe. Thorpe goes on to say that Wade's best moves from the post are his turnaround jump shot, double pivot, and what Thorpe terms as a "freeze fake", a pump fake Wade uses to get his opponent to jump, so that he can then drive around him to the basket. The main weakness cited in Wade's ability is his lack of three-point range; he has averaged .289 on three-point field goal attempts for his career.
This is an effective pump fake used by D-Wade to pass his defenders who are way taller than him.
Wade is best known for his ability to convert difficult lay-ups, even after hard mid-air collisions with larger defenders.
This is how he does it!
These are few of D-Wade's trainings videos. If you want to know more about his trainings, please click these links! :)
Lastly, if you want to play well in basketball. Have this in mind, hard work is the key.
- Ben ~
Haha he is a good player which inspire me! I am really suprised as I realised that other than Kobe Bryant, there are another skillful player.
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