National Basketball Association

Dwyane Wade believes super-teams are 'great' for the NBA

Published Nov. 15, 2016 2:56 p.m. ET

Brett Pollakoff

Dwyane Wade has first-hand knowledge of what it's like to play for a super-team, and he believes it's good for the league to continue to have its best players team up.

Speaking to reporters after Thursday's practice, Wade explained why it's a good thing, despite the lack of parity it may create.

"I think certain moments — it's great," Wade said, via ESPN. "I think our game — at the end of the day whether you dislike the Heat or you loved the Heat, you was tuning in to watch the Heat, right? Same thing with Golden State. Whether you dislike what happened with Kevin Durant or whatever the case may be, you're going to tune in to watch whether you want him to succeed or fail. Our game is growing. Eyes are on our game. And at the end of the day, me as a player, I just love the fact that players have the ability to control their own destiny.

"That's what we fight for when it comes to lockouts and all these things. We want to be able to do the things we want to be able to do because they can trade us at any moment, they can get rid of us at any moment. So to have the power to be able to do what we did in 2010 — that felt great. That was a great moment for us. Three young African-American kids got an opportunity to control their own destiny and call their own shots. That's what we wanted, so our game is not taking a hit, our game has only grown."

The part about the players taking control of their respective situations is indeed an overall positive, but Wade is hardly voicing the majority opinion. Plenty of other players have criticized Durant's decision to join an already loaded Warriors squad, and the lesser teams in the league's smaller markets certainly aren't in favor of the rich getting richer.

Wade, of course, was a part of the Miami Heat teams that featured LeBron James and Chris Bosh, and went to the Finals for four straight seasons.