Great athlete no doubt. Elite for his time. Freakish is a lil different category. Really shouldnt be a long list of freaks. Wade was great, Rose was better...Rose is in the freak category.
He is one of the "QUICKEST" jumpers ever, thats why he is the GOAT shot blocker, dude can jump late and still get to his peak jump before you. Amare had a quick jump too, Sean Marion, ect.NAH WADE DIDNT HAVE ALL TIME LEAPING ABILITY AT ALL.
HE WAS EXPLOSIVE WITH LONG WING SPAN.
HE WAS NEVER GETTING HIS HEAD NEAR THE RIM.
He is first, and has blocked the most jumpshots in NBA hostory.Wasnt the highest jumper but his explosion off the ground was crazy.
Tha fact he is 2nd in blokks by a SG all time as a dude who was basically 6'3" should tell you something
Wade was NEVER out of control, u crazy. Your fall has nothing to do with your body controlD-Wade only had a 35” vertical.
That’s way below average as far as freak athletes go. That’s probably why he’s left off the list. He wasn’t a super elite leaper.
In terms of explosiveness, he’s one of the GOATs. He also had a 6’11” wingspan. His athleticism was a combination of length, strength, and pure explosiveness.
I’m not sure his body control was all that great. They called him “Crash” for a reason. He would careen into the lane like a kamikaze. He was frequently out of control.
Vince has zero speed and is nowhere close in cgange of direction. Coli nikkas man smh. Yall are better than this brehNeither of them were the closest to Jordan.
It was Vince, and he arguably was a better athlete than MJ. Neither Kobe or Wade are in Vince and MJ’s planet.
Wade wasn’t raw leaping out the gym like them but he had hops, explosiveness and his speed & first step was MJ tier. Vince wasn’t even close in that regard, and Kobe at his peak wasn’t there either. Also when you take into account Wade’s smaller stature compared to the MJs, Kobes, VincesKobe wasn’t explosive that’s why he had to be more skilled than everyone.
Closest to mj is prolly lavine not dwade.
Y’all throwing shyt out there with no #’s mj had a 46 inch vert lol.
ROSE EASILY>>>>
THE HEAT INCLUDED THE PLAYOFFS
IN THAT STAT THEY THREW UP THERE.
YOU CANT COMBINE REG SEASON AND PLAYOFF STATS ON ALL TIME LISTS.
When it comes to speed, body control and leaping ability I gotta admit Rose is on the short list. But Agility? Agility-wise Wade is damn near MJ level. Him and MJ were super smooth on the court and would be slithering past defenders effortlessly. I’ve never seen Rose split a double going full speed the way Wade consistently did
mutant tier explosiveness*
As far as style of play nobody was closer than Wade to MJNeither of them were the closest to Jordan.
It was Vince, and he arguably was a better athlete than MJ. Neither Kobe or Wade are in Vince and MJ’s planet.
He also came into the league with his left meniscus completely removed.Wade came into the league jumping like young Jordan. Knees were too powerful for modern medicine![]()