Dwyane Wade offers a warning to Giannis Antetokounmpo

Miami Heat icon Dwyane Wade knows what it’s like to play with a new superstar teammate, and he had a friendly warning about it for Giannis Antetokounmpo.

On his “WY Network by Dwyane Wade” podcast, Wade recalled how he and LeBron James had to have a frank talk about their roles after James joined Miami, and it took months to settle in. Wade thinks Antetokounmpo needs to take charge in the same way by giving guidance to Bam Adebayo.

“I want to see Giannis come down and say ‘Hey Bam, I got this. This is my show, I’m going to make sure we all eat, though,’” Wade said, via Anthony Chiang of the Miami Herald. “Bam has been talking about Defensive Player of the Year and not getting the respect. I think this is the year Bam turns his attention to being the overall player in our league more so than ‘We need Bam to score 83.’

“Are they going to have that conversation? Are they going to look at each other and be like, ‘Hey, it’s my team, respectfully, but I’ll make sure everybody else gets involved.’”

Wade’s comments come with the Heat off to a disappointing 0-3 start. Adebayo is only averaging 13 points per game, suggesting he is still adjusting to playing alongside Antetokounmpo and sorting out the role that works best for him.

There is no reason to panic yet in Miami, though plenty of people are unhappy. Antetokounmpo might want to take heed of Wade’s advice, though.