Las Vegas • When LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh publicly donned matching Miami Heat uniforms for the first time on July 10, 2010, the sight of three all-stars in the same jersey represented a shift in how NBA teams are constructed.
Eight years after the Big Three danced onstage, NBA stars are dictating player movement more than ever. Nothing has fueled that power more than Team USA, an incubator of sorts for such bold-name partnerships.
"If you don't have a superteam, or three superstars, or three all-stars on your team, it's very hard to win," Washington Wizards star John Wall said at Team USA's minicamp last month.