MIAMI _ It has become the Circle of Life in the Miami Heat locker room, with Justise Winslow taking his lessons from Dwyane Wade before those lessons run out.
It what has made Winslow, 22, so appreciative of being alongside during this "One Last Dance" retirement season for Wade, 37.
"It's been great for both of us," Winslow said ahead of Wednesday night's game against the Detroit Pistons at AmericanAirlines Arena. "And I think for him, just to have someone that he sees with the same kind of passion and heart and intensity that I play with, that he played with at a young age, as well. I think he sees a little bit of that in myself.
"So, for me, it's just about trying to pick up everything on the court, off the court, how he carries himself, different reads on pick-and-rolls. And, so, it's been a great thing for me."
For his part, Wade has been impressed with how Winslow has accepted the guidance.
"He puts the work in. This is his job, and he's finally understood," Wade said. "The guys that come out of college after one year _ this is his job. You spend three to four hours on this, you've still got a lot of hours within the day. So he's figured that out."
And, if not, he hears about it, sort of making him to Wade what Mario Chalmers was to LeBron James during a previous Heat era.
"I guess he needs to get things off his chest, if he needs someone to yell at," Winslow said with a smile of the playful chiding. "I'm there for that."
