DWade says he was never the same after the 2012 NBA Finals:
“After we beat OKC in the finals in 2012, that summer I got my third knee surgery after that I felt I never got back my explosion…. When I was driving to the bucket I could see I couldn’t take off like I used too… after that I was just good enough.”
(via @wynetwork, h/t @NBA__Courtside)
Kevin Garnett left Minnesota and won a championship the very next season.
Kevin Love left and won a championship two seasons later.
Karl-Anthony Towns left and won a championship two seasons later.
Anthony Edwards… 👀