How Does the Nets’ Big Three Compare to Other Big Threes in NBA History? – InsideHook

Adding a superstar to a talented team that already has a couple of elite players doesnt always lead to success, let alone a championship just ask the 2019 Patriots, who added Antonio Brown to play with Tom Brady and Julian Edelman.

But, by adding James Harden to their dynamic duo of Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving, the Brooklyn Nets, on paper at least, may have put together the most-talented trio of players in the NBA this season.

In fact again, only on paper as Harden, Durant and Irving have yet to take the floor together (and perhaps never will) the Nets may actually have put together the best Big Three in the history of a league that birthed the phrase thanks to the 1980s trio of Robert Parish, Kevin McHale and Larry Bird on the Boston Celtics.

Below, well show you where Brooklyns star threesome stacks up against some of the other all-time trios that have suited up in the NBA using a formula developed specifically for this exercise.

Combined All-Star Selections: 20Combined All-NBA Selections: 20Combined MVP Awards: 0Combined Championships: 9Overall Score: 49

Combined All-Star Selections: 21Combined All-NBA Selections: 17Combined MVP Awards: 3Combined Championships: 8Overall Score: 49

Combined All-Star Selections: 24Combined All-NBA Selections: 22Combined MVP Awards: 2Combined Championships: 3Overall Score: 51

Combined All-Star Selections: 28Combined All-NBA Selections: 24Combined MVP Awards: 3Combined Championships: 10Overall Score: 65

Combined All-Star Selections: 35Combined All-NBA Selections: 30Combined MVP Awards: 1Combined Championships: 4Overall Score: 70

Combined All-Star Selections: 23Combined All-NBA Selections: 39Combined MVP Awards: 2Combined Championships: 13Overall Score: 77

Combined All-Star Selections: 40Combined All-NBA Selections: 37Combined MVP Awards: 4Combined Championships: 9Overall Score: 90

Combined All-Star Selections: 23Combined All-NBA Selections: 48Combined MVP Awards: 5Combined Championships: 17Overall Score: 93

Combined All-Star Selections: 33Combined All-NBA Selections: 47Combined MVP Awards: 2Combined Championships: 16Overall Score: 98

Combined All-Star Selections: 38Combined All-NBA Selections: 38Combined MVP Awards: 9Combined Championships: 14Overall Score: 99

As the overall scores bear out, having a player who is a cut above the rest like Jordan, James or Duncan has a clear impact on how high a trio of players nets out. And having a pair of those players as is the case with both Lakers teams (Johnson and Abdul-Jabar and Bryant and ONeal) pushes the score into another stratosphere.

Also, since the All-NBA score takes into account All-Rookie and All-Defensive team, players who excelled early in their career or were elite defensively also boost their trios overall score substantially.

As it pertains to the Nets and Warriors, it should be noted their respective scores will increase over time as Harden, Curry, Durant, Thompson and Irving are not done playing and possibly winning championships. They wont catch the Lakers, but those Celtics teams, including the Big Three that started it all, are probably in range.

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How Does the Nets' Big Three Compare to Other Big Threes in NBA History? - InsideHook