Dwyane Wade is one of the best basketball players of the last 25 years. In fact, he ranked 11th in our CBS Sports' top 25 players of the 21st century. He's a three-time champion, 13-time All-Star first-ballot Hall of Famer and a member of the NBA's 75th anniversary team. And that's just a small snapshot of his accolades. He's six years removed from throwing on his iconic No. 3 jersey and has since started a career as a basketball analyst, both in the podcast space and on television.
As he prepares for his new gig as a member of NBA on Amazon Prime's broadcast crew, Wade shared when he knew it was time to retire.
"Once I knew that I didn't have that special quality anymore, that I lost all my powers and I became a regular basketball player, the game was not as fun as it used to be