Dwyane Wade against his long-time friend
Dwyane Wade has been the Bulls second most consistent player.
Wade continued to show that he still has legs at 34 in their loss to the Lakers. He has been dancing with the ball when guarded by pretty much everyone, but he has really attacked frontcourt players off the dribble any time he gets a switch.
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Wade is averaging 18.8 points per game in just over 30 minutes. The 13-year veteran also boasts a PER (sorry to keep mentioning this stat, but it is a proven indicator of stellar play) of 20.44, placing him fourth among all shooting guards behind only James Harden, DeMar DeRozan and Lou Williams.
Look for the Bulls’ highest-paid player to show out tonight with his good friend James coming to town.
Many NBA players are afraid to break away from the standard “I approach every game the same,” but Wade openly admits to wanting to beat James more than anyone else in the league.
Wade says it's never just another game vs. LeBron. Says he looks forward to playing LBJ more than anyone else.
— Nick Friedell (@NickFriedell) December 1, 2016
With the Bulls bench continuing to play so poorly, look for Wade to play a few more minutes tonight.
And, look for him to really go at J.R. Smith, Iman Shumpert or any Cavalier he is matched up against both offensively and defensively.