Zaire Wade (/zɑːˈɪər/, born February 4, 2002) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Salt Lake City Stars of the NBA G League. He is the eldest child of former professional basketball player Dwyane Wade.
Free agent | |
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Position | Point guard / Shooting guard |
Personal information | |
Born | (2002-02-04) February 4, 2002 (age 20) Chicago, Illinois |
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Listed weight | 176 lb (80 kg) |
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High school |
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Playing career | 2021–present |
Career history | |
2021–2022 | Salt Lake City Stars |
Wade was born on February 4, 2002 in Chicago, Illinois, the son of retired NBA All-Star player Dwyane Wade.
For his freshman year of high school, Wade played basketball Mount Carmel High School in Chicago, Illinois. Also on the team, nicknamed the Caravan, was his cousin Dahveon Morris. Both played on the school's freshman team. For Wade's next two years of high school he played basketball at American Heritage School in Plantation, Florida. On May 29, 2019, it was announced that Wade would transfer to Sierra Canyon School, a private K–12 school in Chatsworth, Los Angeles, for his 2019–20 senior year in high school.[1]
After high school, he transferred to Brewster Academy in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire.[2] Making basketball his focus and availing of Brewster's nationally prominent program, Wade garnered considerably more attention from college basketball coaches. He received scholarship offers from DePaul, Nebraska, Rhode Island and Toledo, but opted to turn professional instead.[3]
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Zaire Wade PG |
Chicago, IL | Brewster Academy (NH) | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | — | |
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On October 23, 2021, Wade was selected with the 10th pick in the 2021 NBA G League draft by the Salt Lake City Stars.[4] On March 12, 2022, he was moved to the short-term injured list by the team.[5] On March 23, 2022, Wade was ruled out for the remainder of the year after suffering a season-ending injury.[6] He was waived the same day.[7]
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2021–22 | Salt Lake City | 12 | 1 | 18.6 | .267 | .188 | .667 | 2.5 | 1.3 | .8 | .4 | 1.8 |
Career | 12 | 1 | 18.6 | .267 | .188 | .667 | 2.5 | 1.3 | .8 | .4 | 1.8 |
Wade is the son of former National Basketball Association (NBA) player Dwyane Wade and Siohvaughn Funches. After his parents divorced in 2010, his father married actress Gabrielle Union in 2014.