Best NBA Trios of All-Time
Can LeBron James find success with his new Big Three?
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Cleveland Cavaliers Acquire Kevin Love Via Blockbuster Trade - This past weekend, the Cleveland Cavaliers finally pulled off their long-reported trade with the Minnesota Timberwolves and Philadelphia 76ers to land All-Star power forward Kevin Love. With the acquisition, the Cavs instantly sport one of the NBA's best trios in LeBron James, Kyrie Irving and Love. Yes, it'll take time to find chemistry, but when they do...watch out. On paper, James, Irving and Love can be one of the best trios the game has ever seen and if they play their cards right they can wind up with championship rings like most of the following Big Threes.(Photos from left: Doug Pensinger/Getty Images, Andy Lyons/Getty Images, Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)
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Paul Pierce, Ray Allen, Kevin Garnett - The 2007 offseason acquisitions of Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett resulted in the best turnarnound in NBA history and a league championship for Paul Pierce and the Boston Celtics in 2008. The Celtics improved by 42 victories that season before dusting off Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers in six games during the 2008 NBA Finals. Pierce, Allen and Garnett kept the Celtics in contention for the next several seasons, although they were never able to be crowned as champions again. (Photo: Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
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LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh - The Big Three of LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh led the Miami Heat to four consecutive NBA Finals appearances from 2010-14, with the franchise being crowned back-to-back NBA champions from 2012-13. The trio was dismantled when King James elected to go back home last month to play for the Cleveland Cavaliers, but the Heat trio definitely made history. (Photo: Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
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Magic Johnson, James Worthy, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar - The "Showtime" Los Angeles Lakers of the 1980s were nothing short of thrilling, live theater brought to Tinsletown, and their main pieces consisted of the trio of Magic Johnson, James Worthy and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. With Johnson leading the fast break, the scoring prowess of "Big Game James" and Kareem's trademark skyhook...the Lakers were truly a must-see show every time they took the court. With five NBA championships to their names, one can see why this trio was arguably the greatest in league history. (Photo: Elsa/Getty Images)
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Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, Dennis Rodman - To be considered a great NBA trio, each of the three players must be great. That's exactly what Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen and Dennis Rodman were during the Chicago Bulls' second three-peat from 1996-98. Funny how it took arguably the greatest player to ever play in the NBA and his sidekick to control Rodman at times, but the trio worked...in the fashion of three championship rings, not to mention the greatest NBA season ever in 1995-96, when the Bulls went 72-10.AFP PHOTO/Jeff HAYNES (Photo: JEFF HAYNES/AFP/Getty Images)
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