NBA Draft: Redrafting the Draft Class of 2003

#2 With the 2nd pick in the draft, the Detroit Pistons select Dwyane Wade

Dwyane Wade was one of the three or four best players in the league alongside Kobe, LeBron

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Chris Paul

At his athletic prime, Dwyane Wade was one of the three or four best players in the league alongside Kobe, LeBron and Chris Paul.

His athletic ability, mid-range game and playmaking vision set him aside as one of the greatest guards to ever set foot on the hardwood. In my personal opinion, he is better than every guard other than MJ, Kobe, and Magic, but that's a topic for another day.

Through 15 seasons in the league, Wade has racked up 12 All-Star game selections, 8 All-NBA selections, three All-Defensive Team selections and won the All-Star Game MVP for the 2010 festivities.

As a rookie, he led the Heat past the Hornets in the first round of the playoffs. Teaming up with Shaquille O'Neal, he took them a step further to the Conference Finals in 2005 when he broke out as a league-wide sensation.

His biggest career achievement would undoubtedly be winning the Finals MVP trophy for the 2006 NBA Finals against the Mavericks, in what we ranked as one of the greatest Finals MVP performances ever.

Injuries, the decline of several role players due to age and sheer bad luck prevented Dwyane Wade from making it back to that stage until 2011, when the Big Three comprising of him, LeBron and Bosh made it to the Finals every season till 2014.

Wade is now past his prime, but he can still turn the clock back when his team needs it, as we saw in Game two of the first round of playoffs this year.