Last summer, the basketball world witnessed historic accomplishments at the Paris Olympics when LeBron James, Kevin Durant, and Stephen Curry teamed up to lead
In a transitional period for the Brooklyn Nets — a time after the failed 2013 "super team" and before the failed Kevin Durant-Kyrie Irving-James Harden trio — D'Angelo Russell led the franchise to a miraculous playoff run.
Once NBA pantheons like LeBron James, Kevin Durant and Stephen Curry call it quits, who fills up the power vacuum left in their exits? One candidate is Shai Gilgoeus-Alexander. The talking point has been brought up ad nauseam over the years as the James-Durant-Curry trio enters the twilight stage of their careers.
The NBA All-Star break may have momentarily pumped the breaks on the Luka Dončić story, but decision is still sending ripples throughout the league. Two weeks later, the discussion hasn’t died down—especially now that Dončić has made his Lakers debut.