“He got rid of 16 cars” Dwayne Wade gave away his $200,000 Mayback because of one individual’s advice
Dwayne Wade is considered as the greatest shooting guard of all time by several individuals. He had a remarkable career and was an incredible leader on the Miami Heat. To date, he is being praised for building himself from the ground up rather than relying on a second superstar.
Yes, he had Shaquille O’Neal was part of the 2006 Championship victory but the center was on the decline. Wade was an explosive guard during his early days but slowly transitioned into mellowed down role player. He finished with three championships and a MVP under his name with several All-NBA selections.
Dwayne Wade had to sell all his cars to get money
Dwayne Wade is currently an investor and spends his time involving himself in business. The $175 million net worth athlete recently became a minority owner of the NBA team Utah Jazz. As successful as he may sound at the moment, there was a time he could not handle his money well.
The future Hall of Famer was a big fan of cars much like many other basketball players and athletes. It was said that Wade owned over a dozen cars with some of the best in the industry at that time. He revealed that one of his financial advisors told him it was best right get rid of all his cars including his $200,000 Maybach. He considers it as one of the best advises he has received.
Dwayne Wade claims he would have been better off with an advisor before the NBA
Dwayne Wade grew up in a poor family that lived in Chicago. Obviously, entering the NBA meant the world to his entire family and himself. He told Men’s Health, “I regret not having someone early in my career to help teach me about all this money,” he said. “I went from making $200-some-odd dollars in college to becoming a millionaire overnight and I didn’t know what to do with it.”
“It’s something that I carry when I talk to my kids about money, when I talk to them about even the money I give them. It’s really trying to do something to them that I didn’t have, to have somebody really educate me on the importance of savings.”
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