Generally speaking, Nowitzki's historical position may be higher than Wade's. Nowitzki is generally higher than Wade in the ranking of the historical status of the stars in the mainstream sports media in the United States. For example, in ESPN's ranking of NBA players' historical status, Nowitzki ranked 19, while Wade ranked 26th. In addition, in the historical ranking of NBA stars on CBS, Nowitzki ranked 17, and Wade ranked 25th.

Nowitzki is regarded as one of the greatest white players after larry bird and one of the most successful international players. He played 1522 games in his NBA career and scored 3 1560 points, averaging 20.7+7.5+2.4. He also won a regular-season MVP, an FMVP, 14 all-stars, four first teams, five second teams and three third teams. More importantly, he led the Mavericks to win the first NBA championship in the team's history on 20 1 1 and won the MVP in the finals.

Wade is an excellent player. In his career, he played 1.054 games, with a total score of 23 1.65 and an average of 22+4.7+5.4. He won an FMVP, a scoring champion, 13 all-star, two first rounds, three second rounds, three third rounds and three defensive second rounds.

Although Wade and Nowitzki are both excellent players, Nowitzki seems to be slightly better in historical position. He performed well in his career, won more personal honors and led the Mavericks to win the NBA championship in 20 1 1 season.