Shooting Star

Hunky Miami Heat shooting gaurd Dwyane Wade goes one-on-one with F18

Whether he ends up with a long career playing basketball or on the red carpet, you’ll be hearing the name Dwyane Wade for years to come.
This hottie is just 24, and after only three years in the NBA he’s already racked up tons of awards (including two-time NBA all-star and People magazine’s 2005 “Most Beautiful People” list) and is being touted as the NBT (next big thing). Dwyane is also a sharp shooter off court, scoring lucrative endorsement deals and creating a game plan for his life to come. Polished, poised and possessed of a wry wit, Dwyane is definitely our first-round crush choice. FASHION18’s Kate Yorga scored face time with Dwyane to uncover his stats.

JOB Shooting guard with the Miami Heat.

NICKNAME Flash.

ON PLAYING B-BALL “It feels like a job at times. But you’re doing something you love so it feels like a dream—it comes true every night when I step on the court.”

LOVES “The competitive part. The challenge of it. The roar of the crowd when you can bring them out of their seats.”

HIS DREAM TEAM Shaquille O’Neal, Karl Malone, Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan and, of course, Dwyane Wade.

IF YOU WEREN’T A B-BALL PLAYER…“Actor. Denzel (Washington) kind of roles.”

HIS FASHION STYLE “I can flip it. I love wearing suits: there’s a right time to wear it—being professional. I also love wearing a casual look. I love wearing a jogging suit. I love wearing it all.”

FAVE LABELS “All my jeans are pretty much Sean John; I have a modelling gig with them. My watch is Joe Rodeo, with seven different kinds of diamonds.” (Definitely not a N.Y.C. Canal Street $10 special!)

CLOTHING LABEL PLANS “Working on my own line of clothing with Converse: sweat suits and T-shirts (he already has a signature shoe with them). My own line of jeans and suits? Sure, eventually, if it appeals to all sorts of people, everything they wear on a daily basis.”

THE DWYANE WADE BRAND “It’s like another job outside basketball. I like appealing to another part of the world: like 60-year-old women getting this (Men’s Health April 2006 issue with him on the cover) and keeping it on their coffee table.”

ON HIS MP3 “R. Kelly, 'cause I’m a Chicago boy, so I’m always listening to everything he does. 50 Cent. Jay-Z. Then whatever you come across.”

A GREAT DATE “Something simple. You send beautiful flowers to her the day before. You dress up. Take her out to a romantic restaurant with great food. You have great conversation. And then…”

DESCRIBE A GREAT PLAYER “You gotta be a winner. You gotta be a team player. You gotta be clutch (a guy who can perform in the heat of the moment). And you gotta do it every night.”

THE FUTURE “I just want to go out and play—to do the best job possible. I want to continue to do that, continue to win and to have fun—'cause it goes fast!”

By Kate Yorga.

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