Dwyane Tyrone Wade, Jr. (born January 17, 1982) nicknamed Flash or D-Wade, is an American (United States) professional basketball player who currently plays for the Miami Heat in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Awarded 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 mid-point of the 2006-07 season (2006-07 NBA season).

After entering the league as the fifth pick in the 2003 NBA Draft, Wade was named to the All-Rookie (NBA All-Rookie Team) team and the All-Star team the following six seasons. In his third season, Wade helped lead the Miami Heat to their first NBA Championship in franchise history. He was named the 2006 NBA Finals MVP (NBA Finals MVP) as he helped lead the Heat to a 4-2 series win over the Dallas Mavericks. At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Wade led the United States Mens Basketball team (United States mens national basketball team), commonly known as the "Redeem Team (United States mens national basketball team#2008 Olympics U.S. Mens Basketball Team - The Redeem Team)", in scoring, as they captured gold medal honors in Beijing, China. In the 2008-09 season (2008-09 NBA season), Wade led the league in scoring and earned his first NBA Scoring Title (List of National Basketball Association season scoring leaders).