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Awestruck former Maryland basketball star Kevin Huerter swaps jerseys with Dwyane Wade

You have to wonder if former Maryland basketball player and Atlanta Hawks rookie Kevin Huerter was more awestruck by switching jerseys with his idol Dwyane Wade after the Hawks played the Heat — or the high praise he then got from Miami’s future Hall of Famer.

After the Heat defeated the Hawks 114-113 on Monday night, Wade approached Huerter to swap jerseys with him. They, of course, both wear No. 3.

Afterward, Wade said in an interview with Yahoo Sports, “A friend of mine told me about him when he was younger that he used to wear my shoes, he wore No.