Table of Biography
Zaire Wade is a basketball player from the Brewster Academy which is located in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire. Also, Zaire Wade is famous for being the son of former NBA player, Dwayne Wade.
Early Life and Childhood
The athlete was born on February 4, 2002, in Chicago, Illinois, United States. His current age is just 20 years and his birth sign is Aquarius. Likewise, Zaire Wade holds an American nationality and follows Christianity. He was born as Zaire Blessing Dwayne Wade to his parents, Dwayne Wade and Siohvaughn Funches.
After the divorce of his parents happened in the year 2010, and his dad got married to the actress Gabrielle Union in the year 2014. Adding more, he has a younger brother whose name is Xavier, and also the other 2 sisters whose names are Zaya and Kaavia. His dad often used to take him and Zaya to the games where they often hit around with the team while doing warm-ups.
Caption: Zaire Wade with his family (Source: Instagram)
Zaire Wade – Net Worth 2024
The nineteen-year-old basketball player is busy pursuing his career and making his movements better. However, Zaire Wade must have achieved some wealth from winning some of the games and after playing with various teams. On the other hand, his father, Dwayne Wade has a stunning net worth of $115 million. Also, his primary source of income is obviously from his career as a former basketball player and a coach. With his father’s net worth, the whole family has been living a lavish life.
Career and Professional Life
Zaire Wade began his basketball career after attending Mount Carmel High School which is in Chicago, Illinois. At that time, he was just ten years old. He has been the top youth basketball player in Miami since his 5th grade. In the year 2012, he played for the John Lucas Enterprises’ Future of the Game Camp. For Wade following 2 years of high school, he spent playing basketball at American Heritage School which is in Miami Florida. On 29 May 2019, it was declared that Wade would go to Sierra Canyon School.
It is a private K–-12 school in Chatsworth, Los Angeles, for his senior year in high school from the year 2019 to 2020. After attending high school, he moved to Brewster Academy which is in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire. Since then, he has become more serious and more focused on playing basketball and assisting Brewster’s nationally important program. From the program, he grabbed significantly more attention from the basketball coaches of the college.
Caption: Zaire Wade playing basketball (Source: Instagram)
His father’s career
Dwayne Wade attended Marquette University which is in Wisconsin, Milwaukee, and started playing for Tom Crean. The former player had an unusual college career, however, he was not eligible to play in his beginning year as his grades were very low which was not enough for the NCAA’s Proposition forty-eight requirements. Then, Wade started playing for his college in the season of the year 2002 to 2003, where he obtained 17.8 ppg and took his college to a 26-7 record.
In the following season, Wade gave his best performance with 21.5 ppg. Marquette became the winner of the Conference USA title with a 27-6 record. Wade then decided to give up his last year at Marquette, as he was grabbing maximum attention from the national media and was looking forward to a high draft projection. He was ordered fifth all over in the NBA Draft by the Miami Heat in 2003. The former player came out to a fine beginning as he scored 16.2 ppg for the youth team but was blocked out by “the-then rookies too”, LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony.
Some more
Wade achieved himself as a choice in the NBA All-Rookie team in 2004. Moreover, he was the winner of his 1st championship in the 2005-06 season. He also appeared along with the NBA Finals MVP trophy and was the 5th youngest player ever to achieve it. However, the break of his career came when he had to suffer from an injury where he missed more than thirty-one games in one season. After a long period, Wade finally was back to play for the U.S. Olympic team at the Beijing Olympics in 2008. He also got back to the NBA in the 2008-09 season.
In the year 2014, James decided to get back to the Cleveland Cavaliers as Bosh and Wade again made a deal with the Heat. However, the team was a bare shadow of the “Big Three” era and was defeated by advocating superiority. Wade went out of his in the year 2015 and got along with the Cavaliers the following year, to reconcile with LeBron James. However, his 2 years at the Cavaliers were not fruitful as he had to go through the worst form. Then, Dwayne Wade decided to re-sign with the Miami Heat in 2018.
Relationship Status
Nineteen years old basketball player is seriously focusing on his career as a basketball player. He does not have time to be in a romantic relationship with any girls out there. The basketball player has been single. Zaire Wade himself has not revealed any information regarding his previous and present relationships.
However, Zaire Wade is very close to his father, Dwayne Wade and they often are seen together on the basketball court and in programs. Apart from this, he has also not been in any rumors or scandals as he has been maintaining a good life since the very beginning of his life.
Caption: Zaire Wade with his father, Dwayne Wade (Source: Instagram)
Body Measurements
Regarding the basketball player’s physical appearance, Zaire Wade has a good height of 6 feet 3 inches or 1.91 m. Also, Zaire’s body weight is around 175 lbs or 79 kg. Being a basketball player, he is very strong and healthy. He exercises every day and loves playing basketball as well. Moreover, he has a dark complexion with black curly hair. Also, he has a pair of dark brown eyes with a slim and tall body. In addition to this, his body measurements are 41-30-35 inches. Also, he wears a shoe size of 9 (US).
Zaire Wade – Social Media
Talking about the player’s presence on the social media platform, he seems to be quite active there. Zaire Wade has an Instagram account and a Twitter account. On Instagram, he has a fan account that has collected 27.6 thousand followers and on Twitter, he has just around 900 followers. However, the basketball player does not seem to use his Twitter account any longer. As of now, he is just active on Instagram and is taking some of his time to interact with his fans and followers.