Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade, who led his team to the 2006 NBA title and has been saddled with injuries for much of the two seasons since, reiterated Thursday that he expects to be physically ready to compete in training camps then play when the U.S. squad heads to Beijing for the Olympics in August. "I really want to stress to them that I really want to be a part of this team, badly," Wade said. "I've been waiting four years for this opportunity. So I'll do everything I can to make sure that I'm hopefully ready enough to go out there and play. And if I'm not, they should move on and get somebody else. But I'm not looking at that as being the case." (Updated 04/18/2008).
Injury Report
Knee - Expected to be ready for 2008-09 training camp (Updated - 4/17/08)
Fantasy Analysis
Wade has missed 31 games in each of the past two seasons with a variety of injuries, and was held out of the final 21 games this season because of ongoing problems with his surgically repaired left knee. He has taken the last five weeks essentially off, and will resume workouts May 5 in Chicago - which, he says, will give him enough time to be ready when USA Basketball summons its roster of Olympic hopefuls to a minicamp in Las Vegas starting June 27. Expect a bounce-back year for Wade in 2008-09. He should average around 27 points, seven assists and five rebounds while healthy on a team that can only get better. (Updated 04/18/2008).
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Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade, who led his team to the 2006 NBA title and has been saddled with injuries for much of the two seasons since, reiterated Thursday that he expects to be physically ready to compete in training camps then play when the U.S. squad heads to Beijing for the Olympics in August. "I really want to stress to them that I really want to be a part of this team, badly," Wade said. "I've been waiting four years for this opportunity. So I'll do everything I can to make sure that I'm hopefully ready enough to go out there and play. And if I'm not, they should move on and get somebody else. But I'm not looking at that as being the case." (Updated 04/18/2008).
Injury Report
Knee - Expected to be ready for 2008-09 training camp (Updated - 4/17/08)
Fantasy Analysis
Wade has missed 31 games in each of the past two seasons with a variety of injuries, and was held out of the final 21 games this season because of ongoing problems with his surgically repaired left knee. He has taken the last five weeks essentially off, and will resume workouts May 5 in Chicago - which, he says, will give him enough time to be ready when USA Basketball summons its roster of Olympic hopefuls to a minicamp in Las Vegas starting June 27. Expect a bounce-back year for Wade in 2008-09. He should average around 27 points, seven assists and five rebounds while healthy on a team that can only get better. (Updated 04/18/2008).
