Following the NBA Cup semifinals games on Saturday night, former Miami Heat legend Dwayne Wade joined the broadcast to talk about the Miami Heat among other NBA topics.
During the postgame show, Wade linked up with his longtime teammate, Udonis Haslem as the two reminisced about their days playing with one another. More specifically, Haslem asked Wade about a rumored trade that nearly came to fruition back in the day.
Wade elaborated on the possible deal saying: "I had a one-on-one with Riles (Pat Riley) about it," said Wade. "It went a little like this: Riles wanted to talk to me about the possibility of of trading for Allen Iverson. That's one of my favorite players and I love him. I was like, 'Bet! Let's do it.' He said, 'You in?' I said, 'I'm in.' He said, 'We have to trade UD.' I said, 'I'm out.' That was it. I was out,"
Just the thought of a backcourt with Dwayne Wade and Allen Iverson together would terrorize opponents, as the two were averaging a combined 50+ points at the time. That said, Wade opened up on his reasons behind wanting to keep Haslem on the team. "Listen, I love AI, but he wasn't gonna stick up for me, he wasn't gonna fight for me, he wasn't gonna take no fines for me or nothing. Nah, I'm gonna stick with my homie and keep my guy here," Wade said.
Haslem, also known by the nickname "Mayor of Miami" went on to spend 20 seasons with the Heat, playing in 879 games and winning three titles in South Beach.
Although the duo of Wade and Iverson would have been electric to watch, it's safe to say things worked out for Miami.
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