Talent is important when constructing an NBA roster, but nothing is more critical than how those talented players fit together and what they're willing to do for one another.
It’s easy to say all the right things about sacrificing for the greater good. It’s another to actually do it, every night, for an entire season and championship run.
The 2012 Heat worked because LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, and Chris Bosh all made one another better. The 2022 Nets, however, fizzled because there was only one rock for ball-dominant stars Kyrie Irving, Kevin Durant, and James Harden.
It’s a long season, and anything can happen, but so far, the Celtics are the definition of a team where the sum is even greater than the individual parts.