Dwyane Wade makes major A'ja Wilson claim

No different than any other league, the WNBA keeps evolving with players who are bigger, faster and stronger. Yet, female athletes are still viewed by some as lesser than their male counterparts, even as they continue to shatter long-standing barriers.

Dwyane Wade makes huge A'ja Wilson statement

Dwyane Wade, though, seems to believe the gap between male and female athletes is rapidly closing. During his appearance on "The Underground Lounge," the Hall of Famer claimed that A'ja Wilson, the reigning WNBA MVP, would beat several NBA players in a one-on-one game, citing her dexterity, footwork and basketball IQ.

"A'ja Wilson can get a couple [of NBA players]," Wade stressed. "She's smart. One thing about a lot of basketball players, they are not smart. A lot of them know how to do one or two things. You may just be athletic and they say, 'Go be an athlete.' ... You don't know the game outside of pick-and-roll. Get into a 1-on-1 with someone like A'ja Wilson, who knows how to play basketball and has crazy footwork, your a-- is gonna get tore up if you don't know the game."