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Second-season D-Wade, on the front of a long sleeve. Flash didn't fade after his rookie year — the high-flying stuff stayed, and a knockdown mid-range jumper plus sharp defensive instincts came along with it. His first SLAM cover was earned, not handed over.
Wade came into the League with the '03 draft class and spent that first stretch fighting for attention next to the Chosen One, an unknown, a college champ and a deep pile of proven collegiate talent. Plenty of scouts figured him undersized for a two-guard, yet too big and not polished enough to play the point. The combine still can't measure a player's heart. Wade would've run away with that category.
Then Shaquille O'Neal showed up, and Wade didn't blink. He ran the Heat like a fire keeper of old, reading the flames for the whole game — the shoots and appearances and media demands, then the actual ball. On court he was top ten in the NBA in scoring and assists that second season. Those scouts were guessing at the future without the fire he could see.
Not long after SLAM 87 dropped, he led Miami to a championship. The '06 Finals run was built on the previous season's simmering embers. Wade fell seven times and rose eight. Clutch, unstoppable, Hall of Famer — the labels kept coming.
SLAM 87 was the flashpoint. The front cover print carries it.
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