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Three roles · One championship core

The greatest NBA trios ever.

Big Threes that fit, adapted and gave championship teams more than one way to control a series.

Big three

BOSRUSSELL6
Bill Russell
BOSCOUSY14
Bob Cousy
BOSJONES24
Sam Jones

Bill Russell, Bob Cousy & Sam Jones

Boston Celtics · 1957–1963

Big three

LALJOHNSON32
Magic Johnson
LALABDUL-JABBAR33
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
LALWORTHY42
James Worthy

Magic, Kareem & Worthy

Los Angeles Lakers · 1982–1989

Big three

BOSBIRD33
Larry Bird
BOSMCHALE32
Kevin McHale
BOSPARISH00
Robert Parish

Bird, McHale & Parish

Boston Celtics · 1980–1992

Big three

CHIJORDAN23
Michael Jordan
CHIPIPPEN33
Scottie Pippen
CHIRODMAN91
Dennis Rodman

Jordan, Pippen & Rodman

Chicago Bulls · 1995–1998

Big three

SASDUNCAN21
Tim Duncan
SASPARKER9
Tony Parker
SASGINÓBILI20
Manu Ginóbili

Duncan, Parker & Ginóbili

San Antonio Spurs · 2002–2016

Big three

BOSGARNETT5
Kevin Garnett
BOSPIERCE34
Paul Pierce
BOSALLEN20
Ray Allen

Garnett, Pierce & Allen

Boston Celtics · 2007–2012

Big three

DETTHOMAS11
Isiah Thomas
DETDUMARS4
Joe Dumars
DETRODMAN10
Dennis Rodman

Isiah, Dumars & Rodman

Detroit Pistons · 1986–1993

Big three

MIAJAMES6
LeBron James
MIAWADE3
Dwyane Wade
MIABOSH1
Chris Bosh

LeBron, Wade & Bosh

Miami Heat · 2010–2014

Big three

GSWCURRY30
Stephen Curry
GSWTHOMPSON11
Klay Thompson
GSWGREEN23
Draymond Green

Curry, Thompson & Green

Golden State Warriors · 2012–present

Big three

MILANTETOKOUNMPO34
Giannis Antetokounmpo
MILMIDDLETON22
Khris Middleton
MILHOLIDAY21
Jrue Holiday

Giannis, Middleton & Holiday

Milwaukee Bucks · 2020–2023