Best Trios in the history of the NBA
Bill Russell, Bob Cousy and Tom Heinsohn
The top spot is occupied by the trio of Bill Russell, Bob Cousy and Tom Heinsohn who were a part of the Boston Celtics teams that dominated the early part of the legendary decade for the Boston Celtics (1950-1960).
They won six championship titles in the seven years they spent together at the Boston Celtics. All of the three men have excelled today and are looked upon today as idols for many. Bill Russell is one of the top five greatest players in the NBA, Tom
Heinsohn is Hall of Fame forward who has achieved a lot of success and last but not the least, Bob Cousy is one of the best point guards. All of the three men hold special place and are respected not only by Celtics fans but NBA fans from all over.
Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen and Dennis Rodman
The 2nd spot is occupied by Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen and Dennis Rodman. All the three men gave the Chicago Bulls diversity and depth in the roster.
Michael Jordan is undoubtedly the best player in the NBA, Scottie Pippen is considered to be one of the best defenders and was recently inducted in the Hall of Fame and Chris Rodman held a very significant place in the Chicago Bulls team due to extraordinary
rebounding abilities.
The trio managed to pile up 72 wins during the 1995-96 season that according to many may never be broken. The trio proved to be one of the most successful combinations in the history of NBA as they won 3 championship titles in the 3 season they played
together.
Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul Jabbar and James Worthy
The duo of Magic Johnson and Kareem Abdul Jabbar already managed to win 2 championship titles before James Worthy’s arrival to form a formidable trio in 1982.
The trio was able to dominate the proceedings year in and out. The Los Angeles Lakers won the championship rings thanks to the three players in 1985, 1987 and finally in 1988.
Not only did the Lakers come across loads of success due to the efforts of these players but the way they played entertained the fans from all around the world. The technical side and play making was done by Magic Johnson which saw Kareem Abdul Jabber
or James Worthy finish the move in a brilliant style.
Larry Bird, Kevin McHale and Robert Parish
Another one of the successful trios in the history of Boston Celtics saw Larry Bird, Kevin McHale and Robert Parish combine to form one of the deadliest attacking team. The Boston Celtics was blessed with these 3 players who possessed absolutely fantastic
shooting.
The mentionable qualities were the shooting and pin point and perfect passing of Larry Bird, Kevin McHale’s’ understanding of the low past moves that he nailed and Robert Parish possessing the qualities of one of the greatest centers of NBA.
All the three players have been inducted into the Hall of Fame and are popularly known as the “Hall of Fame Trio.” The trio led the Boston Celtics to three Championship titles in the 1980s.
Bill Russell, John Havlicek and Sam Jones
The Boston Celtics have always had a knack of producing splendid trios throughout their history.
After the top trio mentioned in the list saw one of the players retire from it the team continued on the winning roads. Bob Cousy was the player who retired from the NBA stage after winning six NBA titles with the Boston Celtics.
After his departure, the Boston Celtics saw Bill Russell join hands with John Havlicek and Sam Jones to form another exciting and successful trio in the NBA.
The trio proved to be very successful as they won six NBA Championship titles during the seven years they spent together. The final season of Bill Russell also brought an end to the trio. The end was on a high as the final season of the trio and Bill
Russell ended with the Boston Celtics winning the NBA title.
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