Since joining the Miami Heat via the 2003 NBA Draft, Dwyane Wade has been an NBA superstar personified. For a generation of kids in the early 2000s, the 12-time All Star has been the model of how an NBA player should behave.
His physical game echoes the violence and grit of his birthplace, Chicago.
His off-court swagger and celebrity lifestyle certainly mirrors his adopted home, Miami.
Among such impressionable youth was once former Magic guard Victor Oladipo, who saw Wade turn from idol, to mentor, to defensive assignment as he came into his own in the league.