Wade Named to All-Defensive Second Team

MIAMI, May 12 – The Miami HEAT announced today that guard Dwyane Wade was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team. The second-year player ranked 13th in the NBA in steals, averaging 1.57 steals per game and 36th in the league in blocks, averaging 1.06 blocks per contest. Wade led the HEAT with 121 steals while placing second on the team with 82 blocks, which were also tops among all NBA guards. Wade is the first HEAT player to win All-Defensive Team honors since guard/forward Bruce Bowen won second team honors in 2001. He joins Bowen, Alonzo Mourning (First Team, 1998-99, 1999-00) and P.J. Brown (Second Team, 1996-97, 1998-99) as the only HEAT players to be named to the All-Defensive Team. Wade received six First-Team votes and tied New Jersey Nets guard Jason Kidd with 16 total points.

2004-05 NBA ALL-DEFENSIVE FIRST TEAM
Position	Player, Team
Center	Ben Wallace, Detroit
Forward	Kevin Garnett, Minnesota
Guard	Bruce Bowen, San Antonio
Forward	Tim Duncan, San Antonio
Guard	Larry Hughes, Washington

2004-05 NBA ALL-DEFENSIVE SECOND TEAM
Position	Player, Team
Forward	Tayshaun Prince, Detroit
Center	Marcus Camby, Denver
Guard	Chauncey Billups, Detroit
Forward	Andrei Kirilenko, Utah
Guard	Jason Kidd, New Jersey
Guard	Dwyane Wade, Miami