Wade should have gone to OKC or Spurs and cemented his legacy as his own man. Even playing second or third fiddle on a new team is better than being in LeBron's shadow again. Despite 2006, he's endanger of going down in history as "LeBron's Best Sidekick." Scotty Pippen (if that) to LBJ's MJ.
Public perception is over reality. Kareem was the best player on those Laker teams through 85, but all everyone remembers is Magic. Kobe somehow eclipsed Shaq, even those Shaq was the dominant player on the Laker-three peat. Now, if you ask any Laker fan under 35 it was Kobe leading the way those years.
Winning another le without LBJ would be better for his legacy than another as The Chosen One's sidekick.