Published 8/15/2008
by Scott Tully
at Bleacher Report - NBA
For the past two years the debate has raged on, who is the best player in the NBA? The consensus has usually thrown two names out there and those names were Kobe Bryant and LeBron James.
I will agree with the consensus that they are one and two, but now that leads to another debate. Who is number 3?
The quick and easy answer would be Chris Paul. He was runner up in the MVP voting and took his franchise the New Orleans Hornets to heights no one expected them to reach.
Kevin Garnett of the champion Celtics would be another easy answer. The problem is I am not looking for the easy answer. I want the right answer. That right answer is Dwyane Wade.
You may be asking yourself, "is he talking about the same Dwyane Wade that only played in 51 games for the 15 win Miami Heat"? Yes, that is the man I am talking about.
All throughout this past season I was a D-Wade hater. I was telling everyone I could that he was the next Penny Hardaway. He had so much talent but would always get injured ...
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