Dwayne Wade: ‘There Will Never Be Another Kobe Bryant’

When Dwayne Wade was asked about Kobe Bryant’s legacy, he had some very nice things to say about the Black Mamba and how special of a player he is.

Dwayne Wade and Kobe Bryant are two players who are likely going to end up in the Hall of Fame when their careers are over. Greatness respects greatness, and Wade proved as much when he discussed Bryant’s legacy in a recent ESPN article.

"“You hear about the guy being down, struggling with his shot and going through all of those other things,” Wade said. “But what I’ll always see is the guy who has dominated this game at his position for a long time, who performed at a high level for 20 years.”"

Dwayne Wade refuses to see Kobe as an aging player who isn’t as good as he once was. He’ll remember Kobe as what he was at his best: arguably the greatest player of his time.

"“I do feel — and I’ve said this before the last couple of years with LeBron [James], when he became the best player in our game — that Kobe Bryant is the greatest player of our era,” Wade said. “The Kobe Bryants aren’t around no more. There are good young players, but there will never be another Kobe. So every opportunity you get to [face him], you want to seize that moment.”"

When Kobe heard what Wade had to say about him, he was quite humbled to hear it from a fellow legend.

"“To hear a player like Dwayne say that… it makes all the hard work worth it.”"

Kobe will go down as one of the greatest players ever and arguably the greatest player to ever wear a Lakers jersey. He is the franchise leader in points (32,563), games played (1,286), and steals (1,887). He also ranks fourth in points per game (25.3).

Dwayne Wade and Kobe Bryant are both players whom we need to appreciate while they’re still around, because once they’ve retired, we’ll undoubtedly realize that we didn’t appreciate them enough. And that’s saying something considering their career accolades.