The 7 Most Disappointing "Big 3s" in NBA History

[@AndyHoops]

Which big 3 disappointed you the most? Lemme know! Also, you can sign up for Otis with my link bit.ly/3c98Doc and get your first share free when you fund your account!

[@nunback1727]

Definitely thunder

[@cottonisbaked]

@screaaamintats Kobe got plagued with injuries that season, Nash was washed by that point but I'll agree with you about Howard lmfao

[@TonyWilliams27]

Honorary mentioning: Ron Artest, Jermaine O'Neal and Stephen Jackson 2004 NBA Season! Remember the "The Malice at the Palace"! Indiana Pacers were a good team during that season but, wiped by the Detroit Pistons in the playoffs!

[@PeterParker-vs8cq]

Pacers hibbert,george,granger

[@utubebroadcaster]

Olajuwon, Barkley, Pippen

[@adrianau6679]

Honorable mention would be the Lob City Clippers.

[@hecksters423]

It was a Big 4 (CP3, Griffin, DJ, and Crawford)

[@ashtonphoenix3894]

@@hecksters423 Then get the odd man out, Crawford

[@justcurious2439]

Idk how he has the Thunder on here and not Lob City who literally never made the conference finals

[@Th1sIsMyLegacy]

@@justcurious2439 Because LAC talent inferior. You're comparing Harden to Blake and WB to DeAndre Jordan lmao

[@dkld6575]

@@Th1sIsMyLegacy Blake was better than Harden at the time though

[@Tsuny999]

The 2013 Celtics with Keith Bogans, Marshon Brooks, and Kris Humphries

[@the_auditor1017]

Right that’s championship or bust right there

[@tremiller4947]

Naw not really they was outmatched

[@dorioncarter5829]

Kris Humphries is known for marring Kim kardashian for 72 days

[@AndyHoops]

lmao

[@teeess6536]

I forgot about Kris Humphries, lmao

[@Skybound.]

“No Big 4s Big 5s, just Big 3s.” Rajon Rondo is somewhere crying.

[@kingsally2864]

so is Serge after he mentioned the thunder

[@PuchuKt]

Weirdly enough, I think Ibaka in his 30s would've been more useful to those thunder teams than he was in his 20s

[@cottonisbaked]

But Rondo still got a ring out of it so why you hatin'?

[@Abcdefg-rk8jk]

@@cottonisbaked he’s not hating

[@cottonisbaked]

@@Abcdefg-rk8jk Why he specifically mention Rondo than?

[@allanpaoloalingod1863]

Nash, Finley, Dirk. Im a bit hesitant on this because they played against the Spurs and Kings. However, they let Nash walk in 04 where he won the MVP that same season.

[@B-ROCK89Production]

I felt like that trio should've gotten a championship.

[@allanpaoloalingod1863]

@@B-ROCK89Production me either. If Dirk didnt went down with knee injury during the 2003 WCF then who knows.

[@B-ROCK89Production]

@@allanpaoloalingod1863 💯

[@XavoClass]

They also had antwan Jamison and antoine walker after that year.

[@lebarbosa9778]

Not a big 3.

[@sarc4sm68]

Ryan Kelly, Robert Sacre and Carlos Boozer was the most disappointing trio ever but they lead with 256 claps and a career high 157 cheers a game (best in the league)

[@starsportscardshobbiesandm7222]

Lol

[@Dontcutitoff]

That’s 3 ain’t that big cause who is the super star

[@starsportscardshobbiesandm7222]

@@Dontcutitoff he posted that comment as a joke

[@donteclarke9955]

@@Dontcutitoff boozer

[@johndanielagner-mariscotes1446]

greatest of all time.

[@deflandre8286]

I would put Kobe, Steve and Dwight as most disappointing trio ever.

[@tpsam]

That's the most disappointing On paper vs reality team ever Howard was like not 3 season removed from the finals Nash and d'Anthony but on paper they are the 2 least influenced by old age Gasol and metta world peace were back to back champions like 2 years before that

[@eliasl2466]

That was a big 5 with pau and Ron artest too

[@Quis20628]

The clippers too with cp3 Blake and deandre

[@37willdog]

Nash’s body broke down immediately and Dwight never meshed with Kobe. It was Murphy’s law

[@benn255b3]

@Tiger I think people also forget Dwight came off back surgery that year he joined the Lakers so he wasn't 100% until it was to late

[@Jsizzle21k]

Richard Jefferson, Vince carter, Jason Kidd... absolute favorite nets team but just got bounced every year even with all that fire power

[@ryanb7013]

True, I remember them totally underperforming with the hype that surrounded that team. Kept losing to the Heat in the playoffs and never made it past the 2nd round. Carter and Kidd just didn't have any chemistry together.

[@Jsizzle21k]

It was so tough... I’ve been a nets fan since 2000 and VC was my all time favorite player so it was a dream come true just to completely underwhelm....

[@ryanb7013]

@@Jsizzle21k hey man at least the Nets went to back to back finals. I've always been a Bullets/Wizards fan from the Webber & Howard days to the MJ and Hamilton/Stackhouse days to the Arenas, Jamison & Butler days to the Wall and Beal days to now and the constant theme with the Wizards is that they're all hype but never play up to their expectations. In the mid 2000s those Arenas led teams were really fun to watch but you knew they wouldn't reach their potential, the Wiz always underperform idk why but that's always been the case. At least your Nets now look like they're going to make a finals run, just wait until Durant comes back. I hope they do make the finals and I hope they destroy the Lakers cause I can't stand LeBron. I'd like to see Harden and Griffin win a title too.

[@Jsizzle21k]

Facts. The Gilbert, Butler, and Jamison era felt extremely similar to what the nets went through with their big 3. But hey man you never know look at the nets now from 3-4 years ago no average fan being able to name one player on our team to 3 superstars. You just never know what could come down the line

[@ryanb7013]

@@Jsizzle21k thats my hope, Brooklyn is a more desirable city to play in than DC and it looks like we're about to blow the team up after this season but who knows, after another rebuild all it takes is drafting well and signing the right kind of guys. I forgot about the Garnett, Pierce, Joe Johnson, Lopez and D Williams Nets, I know they were past their prime but I remember that Nets team having a lot of hype.

[@PricefieldPunk]

T-Mac, Yao Ming, and Ron Artest. That team woulda done something if injuries didn't ruin them

[@2008sALINAs]

Took Lakers to 7 games without Yao and Tmac.

[@lebarbosa9778]

Not a big 3.

[@cassianandor4103]

Well the thing about Tmac and Yao was that they had injury plagued careers so idk if you would include teams where 2 of the 3 big three players were always injured.

[@Doknot-tb9ey]

They could have gotten to the finals if they were healthy.

[@justcurious2439]

Can't call them a disappointment for things out of their control. They played well together when healthy

[@slackerofhell]

Latrell "I have a family to feed" Sprewell. Classic.

[@LegendMkr7]

Flying in fresh baked bread from France, lol.

[@matthewcapalot]

Another disappointing big 3: Ben Simmons, Joel Embiid, Jimmy Butler

[@kalakalboy5272]

Big 4 including Tobias Harris

[@BenEnlet29]

Ben Simmons messed it up

[@richborn6700]

The fact they chose to keep Simmons and Harris over Butler was a terrible decision long term

[@chanagregarelaceite5579]

@@kalakalboy5272 nah

[@AARONH85]

@@kalakalboy5272 big contract is about it with Harris

[@colewrld901]

Most disappointing will always be the late 60s early 70s Lakers. Had Wilt Elgin and Jerry and bill was still whooping they ass 🤦

[@mas7263]

he was retired then

[@colewrld901]

@@mas7263 he beat them in 1969 in his last nba finals

[@cameronlaflore8744]

To be fair, bill legit had all of the nba’s best players on his teams (other than the lakers 3)

[@mas7263]

@@colewrld901 Yeah, but those 3 only lost to em once

[@colewrld901]

@@cameronlaflore8744 wilt Jerry and Elgin should've been more than enough to win like 3 rings lol but they lost in 2 finals in a row to the Celtics and knicks, won in 72 then lost in 73 to the Knicks again lol that's terrible

[@cookiez4life1245]

It's crazy how Melo is on 2 out of these 7 teams lmao

[@ryanb7013]

Same with Westbrook. Him, Durant and Harden definitely would've won a title if they kept that team together but Anthony never had a chance, his style of play doesn't win you championships.

[@ryanb7013]

@T Mitch Thibs Knicks are headed in the right direction. Scrappy team with young talent, a lot of upside there. Finally y'alls future looks bright. They mauled my Wizards in back to back games. They just play hard and play fundamental tough defense and now that they're relevant they'll attract a superstar type of player that will put them over the top. They have the 5th seed locked down since the Hornets lost Ball for the year. I hope this is a start to the Knicks being a consistently good basketball team because the NBA is better when the Knicks are good.

[@justcurious2439]

@@ryanb7013 The Knicks are going nowhere. Literally 2 games over .500. They will probably not make the playoffs now that the Bulls are a better team. The management is not good and had ample chances over the last decade to make a better team. Also the Wizards should be better than they are if you look at the roster. Maybe if you guys would actually give Deni Avdija some playing time 🙄

[@ryanb7013]

@@justcurious2439 the Knicks won't make playoffs? They're tied with the 4th seed with a Hornets team that's lost Ball for the season. They'll 100% make playoffs. They won't do anything in the playoff but given how terrible that franchise has been lately and given how their ownership and front office are the reason why they've been bottom dwellers in the East I'd say they're headed in the right direction. Whether they build off of this year is another story, can't trust them to make the right decisions or make the right moves so who knows how they'll respond next season. On paper the Wiz should be a 4 or 5 seed in the East. Losing Thomas Bryant for the season early on doesn't help. Brooks is a terrible coach, they play no defense whatsoever and they have the worst front court in the NBA. Russ and Beal need help and its frustrating watching them play. At least they're a fun team to watch. They're 5 games back from the 8th seed so I doubt they'll make a run. I'm loyal to my teams though no matter how bad they are. Props to you noticing Avdija though, you know your basketball. That goes to show you how terrible of a coach Brooks is and given how thin our roster is at the moment there's no reason why he's averaging only 21 min per game. Coaches this time of year usually give their rookies more time on the court to get that experience and grow so it's frustrating to see our 9th pick not getting the opportunities and the playing time he should be getting. Brooks needs to go after the season

[@piccolo5346]

“But but he’s underrated!!!!” - Melo fans

[@animegamesssss3565]

I really feel bad for Charles Barkley that he didn't get a ring smh. He had the skills but never the right situations

[@the_auditor1017]

Atleast he can say he’s the GOAT to never win one lmao

[@niggato23]

@@the_auditor1017 Cough Cough Allen Iverson

[@eliasl2466]

@@niggato23 cough cough karl malone

[@CJTrif]

@@eliasl2466 Cough Cough 13 year old

[@michaelosakwe4129]

@@CJTrif he’s right. Karl Malone is the greatest player ever to not win a ring

[@jakeguerras_fan]

Run TMC Warriors were a great team, featuring 2 HOF and 1 that should be HOF, but never made the conference finals, due to a lack of defense.

[@mrmacross]

They got broken up too early, and when they were still together the West was stacked, starting with LA, then Portland, Phoenix, Utah, etc.

[@miked6529]

Mid 2000’s Suns teams with Steve Nash, Shawn Marion, and Amare Stoudemire should be an honorable mention here

[@marlonsmith924]

2007 still hurts!!

[@GreaterSociety]

Didnt they get robbed?

[@niggato23]

@@GreaterSociety ye

[@johnnysalazar5163]

They could have been champions in 2007 hadn't been for that bastard referee betting against phoenix robbing us of our last great season and only opportunity to be champions

[@davidemran9893]

Great teams though

[@nickg565]

Melo could’ve made this list 3 times if you included Melo, Iverson and JR Smith in ‘06-07.

[@flamingbow3]

??? As soon as Iverson left the sixers he clearly wasn't the same player impact-wise. He may have still gotten 27+ but u do notice, especially the year he got traded to denver those wins weren't really top-tier team wins. Jr at that time was also inconsistent, and definitely not on the level the year he won 6moy, and even then he was super shaky during playoff time. It was only when Chauncey arrived that the nuggets looked super promising. That team needed a vet presence, especially when the spurs, lakers, mavs, suns were in the same conference.

[@Okieant]

Jr Smith was never a Big 3 piece. His best season was 6th Man of the Year on the Knicks.

[@hmrhuang]

LOL, JR Smith???!!!!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@DwayneJr1]

@@hmrhuang JR 5th...of Hennessey.

[@toddstevens13]

@@hmrhuang Now if it had been Randy Smith instead of JR maybe

[@anf9311]

Knicks trading for Melo: Me: Did you did it? Knicks: Yes... Me: What did it cost? Knicks: Everything... Will never forget how good Amare and the 2011 Knicks were pre-trade.

[@johnnytimestamp8224]

kinda like Suns trading Marion for Shaq mid season

[@nibz94]

Also could have mentioned that other late 90s rockets big 3 of Hakeem Barkley and Pippen

[@DIVISIONINCISION]

They were all way past their prime. It was expected.

[@ytgc-royalewarex5190]

Rockets without Barkley couldn't surpassed the Sonics. They did surpassed them after they got Barkley, however, they failed to surpassed the Jazz was really shocking

[@s_ame1135]

Harden was just a 6th man at that time and wasn't really thought as a star back then so it's kinda unfair to say that the OKC is in the category of a disappointing big 3.

[@AR10161990]

Chris Paul, Blake Griffin and DeAndre Jordan?

[@nolimitdeuce]

Exactly lob city was hella disappointing

[@VictorFernandezBigdestroyer]

That is not a big 3 and I’ll get you banned from KZbin for mentioning that.

[@VictorFernandezBigdestroyer]

@@nolimitdeuce I’ll get you banned from KZbin for agreeing with him on that bad comment

[@jesus4.079]

@Tiger he made an all-nba team so wtf are you talking about

[@jesus4.079]

@@VictorFernandezBigdestroyer ban me kiddo

[@lukaszjaskulski5818]

Roy,Aldridge,Oden.A huge what if

[@mattmmixes]

They only played 60-ish games together and won like 50 of them would’ve been a consistent top 5 team for year

[@richinexe8378]

This trio is a What if but not as disappointing as andy's list

[@joehooker7522]

50-12 lifetime record together. nuts what could have been

[@lukaszjaskulski5818]

@@joehooker7522 talking about their achievements. Beglfore you abuse somebody use your brain and understand the point

[@WWFAttitudeEraFreak]

Brandon Roy was my fav to watch back in the day

[@20marvelman]

>Superteam >Arenas, Jamison, and Butler All right we’re using it loosely here

[@christophermiller6835]

Right...I never considered Jamison or Butler stars...let alone part of a superteam.

[@brown123487]

Me either,never new they were even teammates, 😆

[@MrVegasdeuce]

Right!?! Lol

[@kashifkelley8235]

As a Bullets/Wizards fan, I didn't expect too much of our big 3 because I saw how the offense was nice but defense was lackin. And, our big men were okay but nobody to rival the best big man in the league (Shaq). Oh, and we kept making Lebron famous by gettin kicked out the playoffs by the Cavs. 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@squidwarudo8171]

The wizard’s big 3 were unstoppable in NBA LIVE 08

[@zaediggs2903]

Yoo you ain’t LYIN LOL

[@chainmbl4257]

I loved that game

[@installwizard3596]

😆😂😂😂

[@Daevionlk]

Yeah that’s cause Gilbert had the developers on gun point

[@Mazaroddy]

Nets big 3! But not the current I'm talking KG Paul Pierce & Iso Joe! front office reality thought they pulled a doozie 🤣

[@mattmmixes]

Billy kings plan was to get KD on the Nets, don’t know if it went quite how he imagined but his vision looks slightly less insane now

[@richardhenry5858]

Deron Williams has entered the chat.

[@cameronferguson4067]

I thought them too, but were they really disappointing or was it just everybody but the Nets front office knew they were too damn old 😂😂

[@lebarbosa9778]

Not a big 3

[@SoundsGoodNature]

Pretty sure you mean deron williams, joe johnson, and brook lopez.

[@rockbottom8046]

I love Andy hoops videos. Very informative and original and not yelling or narrating as if he took a whiff of cocaine like some youtubers.

[@ivanbautista5530]

Yup unlike wilson sy always he runs his opinion

[@donaldhutchison4652]

I suspect you’re talking about Korzemba😂

[@rockbottom8046]

@@donaldhutchison4652 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 ding ding ding.

[@GetBenched2010]

I'd have left the 2004 Wolves off this list for 2 reasons. 1. Shaq and Kobe's superteam was sitting on them and got all of the calls in the WCF and, 2. Stern was notorious for pulling all the stops by using refball to squash small market teams in the playoffs. (Just ask the Wolves, Blazers and Pacers during that era.) The Spurs were his token that he frequently used to silence critics.

[@xaviervega468]

Don't forget the Bucks. 2001 ECF vs the Sixers was pure refball.

[@PIP...33]

@Fries KINGS HAD HALL OF FAMERS WEBBER DIVAC ... SPEREE AND SAM ARE NOT HOF U MUST BE BLIND.

[@Solidnotsour]

That wasn’t a super team in LA

[@GetBenched2010]

@@Solidnotsour Shaq Kobe, Malone and Payton, the very definition of an attempted superteam. Plus they got the ultimate example of refball in the WCF.

[@Solidnotsour]

@@GetBenched2010 nah Malone & Payton were far beyond their prime years. They weren’t all stars for abt 3-4 years gtfoh 🤣 that was Malones last year too, he was abt 42. If they were in their prime it would’ve been another 3-peat

[@bmillz6243]

You could honestly argue none of these trios were disappointments. Minnesota's big 3 prior to 03-04 was expected to make the second round at best and got to the WCF. Houston's was one of many western contenders in the 96-97 season and made the WCF. Washington had pretty shallow depth outside of their big 3 so making the second round wasn't really a disappointment. The thunder made the finals. The knicks were disappointing but were also riddled with injuries while that big 3 was together. The NOLA big 3 didn't even play a full season together. Pretty much none of these teams were disappointing unless you consider anything short of being NBA champions disappointing.

[@Unclejack328]

Mcgrady, Artest and Yao got swept under the rug imo.

[@elchichosantana6410]

For me Yao Ming was a bust. He was over hyped by the media and just earned his inclusion in the All Star be cause of votes.

[@elizabethgeorge168]

KG, Sprewell, and Cassell would have been so great like 2-3yr prior. Cassell's time in MIL produced the best stats. Would have been nice to see him with KG more, especially before injuries.

[@PIP...33]

THEY ARE NOT BIG 3 SPREE AND SAM ARE NOT HOF AND CANME 35 OLD. ANDY IS LIAR.

[@brucelau2023]

ahh the Knicks big 3 in the early 2010s .. man what could've been , and yeah that was really short lived sadly , i really thought those years were gonna workout in new york but Melo and Amare could not work together

[@ef692]

I wouldn't say that's a big three. More like a big 2. 1 for melo. .75 for Amare because of injuries. And .25 for Chandler lol

[@macewbee]

True but they were told old if they were 10 years back it would probably work.

[@FRESHNYK101]

ef692 Yeah, Andy loves taking slick jabs at Melo . I peeped it a while ago. His Knick big 3 segment mainly focused on Melo, when he was really the only consistent/dominant player. Tbh JR was more of a threat than Chandler/Amare , especially the last two seasons. No way Okc’s big 3 was the most disappointing of all time: who the hell thought they were going to do anything?

[@williefaulker]

Nothing like going on lunch breaks seeing an Andy hoops video

[@lubbers825]

FACTS

[@AdamBBP03]

the big 3 of elgin baylor, wilt, and jerry west they didn't win a title until baylor retired

[@jamison1368]

gail goodrich 🐐

[@anthonysalameh2638]

I've just opened KZbin just to watch a new video by Andy Hoops. Greetings from Lebanon.

[@omarshaaban1887]

Andy hoops wosil la 3anna😎

[@anthonysalameh2638]

@@omarshaaban1887 أهلا وسهلا 🇱🇧

[@PhoenixAscending]

I'm from Lebanon as well, though not the country

[@anthonysalameh2638]

@@PhoenixAscending Yeah I assume that you're from Pennsylvania.

[@PhoenixAscending]

@@anthonysalameh2638 actually no...there is a lebanon in many different states in this country. I just prefer not to exactly say on youtube

[@kl2389]

My favorite NBA youtuber. Much love from the Philippines.

[@the_auditor1017]

He really doesn’t care

[@and1twin]

@@the_auditor1017 bruh shut up nobody asked for your negativity

[@jayvilla1983]

#stopasianhate

[@pastjdzz]

@@the_auditor1017 he hearted it LMAO we dont care bout no brett smith gtfo here

[@robertolebron2296]

No trumpets? Still an amazing video regardless. Perhaps saving it for 7 most successful Big 3s?

[@jpowell6418]

Correction: The Pelicsns did offer Cousins a 2 year 40 million after his injury but he thought he was worth more and signed the minimum with the warriors.

[@swaymcthunder1219]

The whole pels inclusion was clearly just an attempt to take shots at boogie. This trio has no business even being an honorable mention.

[@jpowell6418]

@@swaymcthunder1219 I've always been a big fan of Cousins. I wished he got to play with a real organization. The Kings ruined his great years

[@scoutwithoutclout]

@@swaymcthunder1219 you think offering him a max contract was taking a dig at him? Lol that's twisted.

[@swaymcthunder1219]

@@scoutwithoutclout what are you talking about? I was talking about Andy taking shots at boogie

[@scoutwithoutclout]

@@swaymcthunder1219 ooo my fault. I thought you meant the contract. Lol. *deletes comment

[@Shinkevo]

I don’t think anyone else would have called the PG, Westbrook and Melo team a Big 3. Like you said, that was washed up Melo, not the All-Star one.

[@lebarbosa9778]

Not a big 3. Most of these teams are not big 3s

[@LordBranniganThe]

He averaged 22 ppg the season before with the Knicks so he wasn’t completely washed up

[@htownq3300]

@@LordBranniganThe i truly dont understand the hate melo gets man lmfaooo why is looking better and better with the blazers lmfaooo

[@PIP...33]

@@lebarbosa9778 THEY ARE NOT BIG 3 SPREE AND SAM ARE NOT HOF AND CANME 35 OLD. ANDY IS LIAR.

[@underpressure07140]

You could argue that Miami big 3 was disappointing considering that they were expected to win like 8 championships but barely won 2

[@chihollywood9379]

Shoulda lost 2 da Spurs that 1 yr also

[@alexescutia4805]

They won 50% of titles when they played together lmfao

[@alexescutia4805]

@Tiger wade was not a top 3 player in the world the entire run but you talking about context lmao boy was having KNEE problems

[@alexescutia4805]

@Tiger I’m talking about after 2011 obviously moron

[@alexescutia4805]

@Tiger notice I typed “the entire run” 🤦‍♂️ I’ll spell it out again for you read it slowly

[@santos688]

I cant image the pain of players winning over 40 games but still missing playoffs

[@mrmacross]

I'd agree with you if you said 50, but 41 wins only gets you to .500. If you're only .500 or barely a winning team, you're not really contending to win any titles.

[@cjvaye99]

Nets with Kidd, Carter and Richard Jefferson I actually thought they would be good when that trade happened

[@Doknot-tb9ey]

They didn't have enough help and their bench sucked.

[@cjvaye99]

@Oh Noyeah. But this was back when Jefferson was a young promising player that looked like he could be an all star. He was always borderline.

[@keithjoseph128]

@@Doknot-tb9ey that was the entire league outside of LA.

[@ND-OPS]

U cant talk about gillbert arenas without that gun incident

[@VictorFernandezBigdestroyer]

@T Mitch I’ll get you banned from KZbin for life without another account being created for laughing at something he was correct on. You are not allowed to make fun of him saying a right thing on a horrible moment that Arenas went through.

[@VictorFernandezBigdestroyer]

@T Mitch And now I’ll get you banned from KZbin for your angry attitude.

[@theblazingblaziken1951]

You should make a standalone video about Jabari Parker since he just got waived and the Kings was probably the last stop of his career

[@zaxosbrimis8611]

I think that 1997 rockets wasn't disappointing because all were 35 years old

[@carlosx1237]

The same. Kind of tired of seeing this team in this kind of video.

[@2008sALINAs]

Yeah it silly to include that team as big 3. They were at end of their careers. If those 3 played together in their primes. They win multiple chanpionships.

[@lebarbosa9778]

Yeah. Not a big 3.

[@Doknot-tb9ey]

If they were in their primes, that would have been something special.

[@LordBranniganThe]

When do you think Olajuwon & Drexler won their championships, in their 20s?

[@jeffgumawid7554]

I hate to say this, but this list is missing Nash, Amare and Marion. Best record in the league, 2 time MVP, most revolutionary and exciting offense of the time, never got a ring. 😢

[@lebarbosa9778]

Not a big 3.

[@Okieant]

I thought of Joe Johnson as the 3rd piece more but you're right cuz Marion was a big player for them.

[@TheHuskyK9]

Wilt, Elgin, and West. Both Elgin and West combined finals record was 0-17. And when they added Wilt to finally push them over the top, it was another heartbreaker

[@casualfandestroyer2503]

Thehuskyk9 Wilt 1-7 series record vs Russell. Also 0-2 against Willis reed in the finals

[@FuShengAlex]

@@casualfandestroyer2503 you really don't like Wilt huh? Lol

[@casualfandestroyer2503]

@@FuShengAlex I don’t have a problem with Wilt but his fans are the most delusional people I ever have spoken with and they all make the same flimsy excuses for wilt

[@FuShengAlex]

@@casualfandestroyer2503 there's just too much of his career that doesn't add up.

[@casualfandestroyer2503]

@@FuShengAlex the first time I ever heard of him was for all the records he made than I googled him and saw he had only two titles and I thought it was some kind of typo or misprint not even joking

[@princeshawn1330]

Love all that super high quality HD footage of 90’s basketball.

[@Ice_24isthegoat]

the 2011 Miami Heat Superteam (Lebron, Wade, Bosh) was very disappointing they lost to an underdog Mavs team.. this was the birth of LeChoke which became the most hated player in the NBA! 😭😢

[@swishcountyproductions]

Idk if the thunder really counted as a big 3, harden wasn’t even scratching the surface yet

[@robertolebron2296]

I’d say replace harden with Iblocka

[@swishcountyproductions]

@@robertolebron2296 Ibaka was the third best player, but it still was two stars imo

[@teeess6536]

Agreed. It’s not a big 3 if one of them is coming off the bench...

[@DaffyTaffy93]

I’m a Thunder fan and I always wonder what would’ve happened if we traded Westbrook instead of Harden.

[@mistermann3225]

He was Sixth Man of the Year. He was basically a star player Off the Bench.

[@ktvindicare]

I'm genuinely shocked that Dwight Howard, Steve Nash and Kobe Bryant isn't on this list. When the Dwight trade happened the media went bonkers on it but the team was an absolute disaster almost from the beginning. Kobe broke his body willing that team to the playoffs only to get swept 4-0 by the Spurs with Kobe out with what ended up being a career ending achilles injury.

[@Okieant]

Because they were all old and washed.

[@masterchiefwasdonedirty9705]

@@Okieant Nash maybe, but Dwight was coming off back surgery, and Kobe was balling out until he blew out his achilles

[@legendarypsychomike4309]

Also howard wasn't fully healed from his back surgery.#MikeNice #TheLakeShow

[@cjmamba2434]

They could be considered a big 4 since they also had Gasol still who was coming of a good season.

[@PIP...33]

@@Okieant HOWARD WASNT OLD U LIAR !!

[@alvinzolmedo]

Some of these aren’t what people would call these days as “Big 3”, especially since some of them were past their prime. And some weren’t really bona fide stars. Come on, Andy!

[@umarb7325]

let me guess, Melo fan

[@dupreehundo3070]

Tyson chandler not a big 3 caliber

[@TheNatedoggva]

That's the problem. People will say that but the media blames LeBron for forming "superteams" when there were clearly superteams formed before he was on one. This video proves that.

[@cfinchyy6575]

Yeah, they definitely aren't big 3s

[@corriroane4758]

The Nets Joe Johnson, Deron Williams, and Gerald Wallace. The Nets Deron Williams, Paul Pierce, and Kevin Garnett, the Lakers Lebron James, Russel Westbrook, and Anthony Davis. Just a few here but there has been many big three failures. All great players but just not together.

[@juliennecarloalmeida5933]

CP3, Blake Griffin, and Jamal Crawford of the Clippers should be on this list. So is Joe Johnson, Josh Smith, and Al Horford of the Hawks Deron Williams, Carlos Boozer, and Andrei Kirilenko of the Jazz.

[@Jairusd88]

I always make the argument about the OKC big three that let’s say harden doesn’t turn into the MVP we know him to be today, that team still improve just due to natural maturation and still goes back to the finals the following seasons bar no injuries and they at least pull 1 chip out the mix.

[@Mark-Anthony601]

That's one of the biggest "what ifs" ever...

[@kevinpayton2664]

@@Mark-Anthony601 It might be the biggest "what-if" in NBA history.

[@budwyzer77]

He was still Sixth Man of the Year during his third season.

[@somregularguy]

Anyone remember how the 2013 Knicks went 3-1 against Miami in the regular season and everyone was going crazy 😂

[@wutangforever]

Could never forget that was my squad

[@allsystemsgo8678]

Barley, Hakeem and Scottie

[@gopunkyourself9396]

As an Oklahoman I get sick thinking about our missed opportunity. And of course by missed opportunity I’m talking about the Tulsa Race Massacre and how it destroyed the lives and livelihoods of successful Americans who were thriving and living the American dream, a dream which became a nightmare. That was then blamed on the innocent victims and later flat out ignored by our education and law systems for decades despite it being one of the most important chain of events in Oklahoma History.

[@JC4.80]

Hmm I feel Brooklyn nets big 3 will be on here (haven’t seen thumbnail don’t attack me lol) update they weren’t instead my okc got 2 teams on the list. And the number 1 was my first as a okc fan absolute pain. (Fan after Durant left) Oh well we got all those picks and Shai 😂

[@confidential5776]

They're not even on the thumbnail tho

[@keldonjohnson1]

@@confidential5776 thats why he said he hasnt seen the thimbnail lmao

[@JC4.80]

@@keldonjohnson1 I said it bc last time I said something without seeing the thumbnail, it was on there lol and people didn’t know I hadn’t seen it 😂

[@confidential5776]

@@keldonjohnson1 no but I think he was assuming theyd be on the thumbnail cuz then why say that

[@JC4.80]

@@confidential5776 yea true and I was thinking of pierce garnett and Williams (Lopez I guess can count as well as Joe Johnson sort of)

[@FRESHNYK101]

No one considered the Knicks to have a big 3 post 2012. STAT was shot by then.

[@Okieant]

Thank you. Real Knicks fans know that team had no real hope. That team was propped up by its vets. Jason Kidd, Sheed, Kenyon Martin, etc. Those guys were huge for us.

[@ono3869]

7:00 Counting Tyson Chandler as a Big 3 is a stretch. I would replace that with the Webber, Stojakivic and Bibby Big 3, although their disappointment in 2002 came on the hands of the refs (and maybe **cough cough** the NBA front office???). Even one of the refs came out years later to admit that the series with the Lakers was rigged.

[@thebasketballhistorian3291]

#7 turned out better than expected. =) Sprewell and Cassell were past their primes already yet gave the Timberwolves the franchise's best season ever and helped KG get MVP. Never considered them a disappointing "big 3". More like veterans that overachieved and had the perfect chemistry for one season.

[@RandomBurner]

The 2014-2015 Lakers with Kobe Bryant, Jeremy Lin, and Carlos Boozer Lol

[@Doknot-tb9ey]

You're funny.

[@camtalksports]

😂😂😂😂 that’s hilarious

[@Maine03]

“lEbRoN JAmes sTarTeD sUpER tEaMs” no superteams were a thing before Bron joined the league now if u want to say he made them popular then i understand

[@nikitastojanovski5841]

@Tiger poor management ran him out of Cleveland not Boston

[@MrAVGNdude]

No he definitely started modern super teams. There’s no KD in GS without lebron’s “decision” and there’s no KD in Brooklyn with irving, harden and Griffin without Lebron going back to Cleveland and teaming up with Kyrie, Love, and eventually Kyle Korver, Dwade, Derrick rose and IT. The only difference is lebron lost multiple times with his superteams

[@brandonw6139]

@@MrAVGNdude you saying Korver it dwade and d rose on the Cavs were any good?

[@joetokyo1158]

@Tiger facts. I don't care that he left the cavs but did bother me the way he did it. A fucking televised interview to break the news.Im sure if he signed to the heat like every other free agents does(no interviews,just reports and speculations) he wouldn't be as hated as he was

[@MrAVGNdude]

@@brandonw6139 Without using hindsight, yes that team was “stacked”. The media called those guys lebron’s best supporting cast ever before that season started. People didn’t call them trash until months into the season

[@ayuubnur4013]

I’m here after LaMarcus signed with the Nets

[@kehindejolaosho8827]

You can now put KD,Irving and Harden

[@noylakers9755]

As an avid bball fan all my life, I like watching your vids before I go to sleep. Probably the only "Big 3" in this list that actually had real championship hopes were the Rockets. No one actually thought the other teams on this list would go far in the playoffs. I was very young at the time, but I remember everyone saying that the Rockets were too old and few expected them to win a ring.

[@ByronBolerDrums]

Reggie Miller Jermaine O’Neal and Ron Artest. We should’ve won a chip in 04/05

[@wazzup233]

yeah but the Malice at the Palace got screwed them.

[@lebarbosa9778]

Not a big 3

[@Okieant]

Malice at the Palace is still the most infamous moment in NBA history for me

[@mar-xs8pm]

Basically Melo just cannot work with any team because his playstyle just revolves about him getting passed the ball and finding a way to score it and nothing else

[@doccholo905]

That's pretty accurate. He still plays like it's 2009 today.

[@malikwilson7387]

He plays great today especially after the league tried to black ball him

[@Kobe-qk4fe]

@@doccholo905 Melo has adopted very well he’s a better 3 point shooter and spots up more right now and is having a great season with the blazers so watch games before you talk

[@MrAVGNdude]

The 2013 lakers were a disappointment Kobe Nash Howard All on one team but they barely made the playoffs

[@mistyrains939]

Tbh that list should read -Kobe -A version of Nash who was already on the decline before signing and the injuries just finished him off -The husk of Dwight Howard Crazy to think that we never really got to see true prime Dwight, he got injured literally in his age 26 season which is typically the start of a players prime if he was putting up 20 and 14 before even hitting his prime imagine what he could've done had he gotten to truly play through his prime and developed a good mid range shot he would've been even scarier than he already was

[@lebarbosa9778]

Not a big 3. Nash almost 40

[@demonkingbadger6689]

Gasol was also on that team which might have cancelled (big 4)

[@Okieant]

THey were mostly washed as fuck on that team.

[@manniesupasport7977]

The big 3 was supposed to be Kobe CP3 Howard But David Stern & some salty owners was like veto that shit

[@kev9617]

5:00 That wizards team was tough in NBA Live

[@nathanp9684]

2 years later and Brooklyn is undeniably the number 1 spot on this list now.

[@mahmoodhassan7887]

0:25 I thought he said 3 star players as in ⭐⭐⭐

[@brucelau2023]

another banger video from Andy Hoops , when you hear those trumpets, it's gonna be a good one

[@confidential5776]

Bro it's been a minute and you already calling it a banger😂

[@nopasta9528]

@@confidential5776 ?

[@confidential5776]

@@nopasta9528 he said it was a banger without watching the full video.

[@nopasta9528]

@@confidential5776 ok?

[@LegendOfKhaos12]

@@nopasta9528 why are you questioning him? That’s like saying this movie was amazing but never have seen it

[@ReverendSam1]

Melo in NY was a head scratcher. Coming off his best season as a pro, battling Kobe(r.i.p)& the lakers in the WCF in 2009. To end up in OKC & asked 2 come off the bench,& looking surprised... wasted his prime yrs. w/bad decisions.

[@chihollywood9379]

He let his wife career dictate his

[@ReverendSam1]

@@chihollywood9379 BETA!!!

[@4th19th2]

@@ReverendSam1 nigga got multiple times to gtfo 2012 2015 him going to Toronto wouldve been big big 3

[@ReverendSam1]

@@4th19th2 What?

[@AdventureMonte]

Were it not for the BnW Celtics pic, I would have thought "NBA History" only goes back to the mid-90s.

[@siah6148]

Crazy how Lebron couldn’t be stopped by 3 people who were good and great scorers of their time when he was still a young dude himself

[@OGKUSHOGKUSH]

They be hating on LB greatness ..Lol .. That don't count 4nothing 😂

[@mrmacross]

Well, let's not kid ourselves into thinking Washington was particularly good. They went 42-40, 41-41, and 43-39 when LeBron KOd them from the playoffs. If they were in the Western Conference, they wouldn't even make the playoffs.

[@JahNuhThunDeeTheOneAndOnly]

Why do I have a feeling that the KD-Harden-Kyrie Nets will be on here someday?

[@IAMMRON]

🤡

[@amaanraza7749]

Maybe, they have never properly paid together it I wouldn’t bet on it

[@nopasta9528]

@@IAMMRON ?

[@pervysage9310]

Not gonna happen lol

[@JahNuhThunDeeTheOneAndOnly]

@@pervysage9310 It did

[@RhinoG5sneakerreview]

I really hope today’s Brooklyn makes this list soon😈

[@marcmanosa8871]

You definitely forgot Kobe, Dwight, and Nash; also KG, Pierce, and Joe J.

[@jimboslice303]

Russ, AD, Bron: hold me beer

[@digitalgravity3563]

I never thought of Melo being washed up but his selfishness destroyed him and his team ever since he was with the Nuggets.

[@malikwilson7387]

Melo was blackballed

[@LilRick96]

My Wizards trio was my childhood 💯 I seriously feel like If Arenas and Butler did not get hurt in 07 before the playoffs, they would've really took it to the Cavs.

[@tekkenlord9099]

I actually feel bad for Barkley because he never won a ring he wanted and always gets bullied by Shaq for not having one

[@austintrousdale2397]

You think THAT makes Charles feel bad? What about when he looks in the other direction and sees Kenny sitting there with his two rings?

[@mrmacross]

The Three Js Mavs teams of Jimmy Jackson, Jamal Mashburn, and Jason Kidd ended up being a lot worse than we all thought they'd be. In the 1994-1995 season, Jimmy and Jamal both averaged over 24 ppg and Jason was already one of the league's best PGs. But within a couple years, they were all shipped away.

[@PIP...33]

MASHBURN IS STAR PLAYER NOT HALL OF FAKMER JJ IS ROLE GUY U MUST BE BLIND

[@mrmacross]

@@PIP...33 just guessing you're too young to remember the hype around the 3 Js. Certainly Toni Braxton saw their potential...

[@PIP...33]

@@mrmacross U R TOO BLIND I WATCH NBA SINCE 1988/89 JJ WAS ROLE PLAYER MONSTER MASH NEVER SUPERSTAR HOW U CALL BIG 3 THAT ?? U LIAR !!

[@Celtics6-0vsMonkeyJordan]

@@PIP...33 Agree mate thats not big 3. Beside that Kidd was rookie even him wasnt Big3 player at that time while JJ was never even allstar in life. Mashburn was good star rating nothing more. Thats not big 3. They had Mark Aguire and Rolando those are better players than Mash and JJ

[@Celtics6-0vsMonkeyJordan]

@@mrmacross dude stop making up things, Dallas first big 3 came with 3 superstars Finley leader captain. Nash and young Nowitzki. Mike was MJ face of the brand. Nash wasnt MVP but still like Mike Superstar and Dirk ready to be superstar . At 2002/2003 Mike Nash and Dirk had 3 superstars cheat shooters. Plus Antoine Walker , Nick Van Exel , Keith Van Horn, ...later Stackhouse and Jamison. All those 6 players capable to score 50 pts. Jim Jackson was capable to score 25 max. Thats not great.

[@dasher920]

Need to add the nets Hardin Durant and Irving Davis and pretty soon A.D. LeBron and Westbrook

[@bigman4560]

Russ Durant and Harden shouldn’t be on here

[@MALLYGEEZ1]

Big 3s from back in the day and now are different. And big 3 in the 80s and 90s was two allstars level or elite players. And a 3rd above avg player. A superteam is 3 number 1s all in their prime on the same team.

[@NextKingzfr]

Now we can add the big 3 of KD, Harden, and Kyrie to this list unfortunately 😂

[@dasher920]

Also might have to add LeBron A D and Westbrook

[@zcraw4874]

1. Durant, Harden, and Irving AD, Boogie, and Holiday were not expected to get a ring. At most 2nd round in the playoffs. I know this is before the blow up in Brooklyn.

[@joaobrito2653]

lebron AD and Russ was pretty bad but i never thought that they were gonna win the title. i thought it was a terrible fit but not even making the playoffs was something else

[@TheMarcoC]

Olajuwon, Barkley, Pippen... How about Kidd, Masburn, Jackson Or Robinson, Allen, Cassel My personal favorite, and i'm biased towards them: Mullin, Sprewell, Webber (Tim was injured the whole season, so it's really just a big three)

[@aljohntabion2751]

Man I had high hopes for the chandler melo stoudamire trio

[@eaglewinnings8003]

I’m a Georgia Tech fan. I was just a kid when the Wolves drafted Marbury but I was ecstatic. I adopted the Wolves as my NBA team and KG became my favorite NBA player. Even after Marbury left I remained a Wolves fan thanks to KG. I remember year upon year the Wolves would make the playoffs but lose in the first round. In hindsight it’s pretty remarkable that KG made the playoffs so many times in that insanely loaded Western Conference with Wally Szczerbiak as his best teammate for the majority of the time there (shoutout to Terrell Brandon. He was a very solid PG, reminds me of a poor man’s Chauncey Billups who was ironically drafted by Minnesota but incorrectly used, poorly developed and off the team before he really became the Billups we saw for the Pistons and Nuggets). That 2003-2004 season was magical for Wolves fans. KG won MVP, the Wolves earned the 1 seed with 58 wins (having a better record than the Lakers who had signed Malone and Payton in the offseason). Unfortunately after the Clippers the Wolves are the clear cut most unfortunate/poorly run franchise in the NBA. Sam Cassell, in the midst of a monster season being a perfect compliment to KG, got hurt in the playoffs. He tried to battle but he just had nothing left and his backup, Troy Hudson, just didn’t have enough. A crippled Wolves team lost that series in 6 with all but 1 of their losses being by single digits (lost game 3 by 11). Had Cassell not hurt his back and the Wolves had somehow gotten past the Lakers I firmly believe that they would’ve beaten the Pistons. Minnesota was a completely different match up for Detroit and Ben Wallace wouldn’t have had the success defending KG like he did against Shaq. Had the Wolves hasn’t lost Cassell to injury and somehow pulled off the mini upset vs the Lakers and held on as a favorite vs the Pistons KG would’ve had one of the greatest seasons of all time winning league MVP, likely winning finals MVP and finishing first team all NBA defense. That would’ve changed the trajectory of history as it’s likely things go way different for the Wolves is they win it in 2004.

[@mellykruger9495]

OKC fans really do deserve a title....They're so amazing.

[@mongoslade277]

Never!! That team was the Seattle Supersonics and was literally stolen from Seattle. They'll never win!! Bad karma

[@mellykruger9495]

@@mongoslade277 Then perhaps they should bring the seattle sonics back like they did the charlotte hornets.

[@DanielS-gv5nj]

"This video is sponsored by Otis. By your own elevator online."

[@Raaghav235]

I think you can add 2 more teams to this list now

[@RafaelGarcia-ju1tc]

The 04 Wolves was basically the Team's full highlights.

[@bonak7348]

2021 Lakers will be number 1 if you'd make another vid😂

[@AirRusher1992]

You can include LeBron, AD and Russ on this list. They never really co-exist and frankly we got even better after we got rid of Russ at the 2023 trade deadline reaching the Western Conference Finals after a 2-10 start.

[@sidwalker4194]

Don't believe you can leave off the NBA'S 1st super team of Wilt, West & Baylor. Wilt & Baylor's chemistry was off, & it wasn't until Baylor retired early in the '71-'72 season that the Lakers went on a 33 game winning streak & won the Lakers 1st title in L.A. behind Wilt & West.