With three NBA championships and close to $200 million in career earnings to his name, Dwyane Wade knows a thing or two about being a successful professional athlete.
But the 13-time All-Star says it took him years to feel like he knew what he was doing when it came to his finances. Now, as he pursues a number of post-retirement ventures, Wade sees up-and-coming stars like Caitlin Clark earning millions and hopes they get off to a better start than he did.
“It’s really amazing that they’re having access to this money so young, but you’re also kind of fearful not knowing who they have around them that’s know about money,” says Wade, who spoke to CNBC Make It while promoting a partnership with Google Workspace.
It’s a sense of protectiveness that comes from experience. Wade, who was drafted by the Miami Heat when he was 21, says that it took him more than half a decade …