Their careers become more intertwined every year. They have been traded together twice, their careers have both taken off with the Pacers and now they share NBA All-Star status.
But it's what lies ahead for Domantas Sabonis and Victor Oladipo that's the really intriguing part of their story.
The announcement of Sabonis' selection to the Eastern Conference team on Thursday gave him something else in common with Oladipo, who until now had been the only Pacer to have filled out an All-Star uniform. It made Sabonis happy, of course, but seemed to thrill Oladipo as well.
"I think I'm more excited than he is," Oladipo said following Friday's practice at St.