NBA: Top five "Big 3"s

1. Dwyane Wade, LeBron James, Chris Bosh; Miami Heat

No surprises there. Anybody who feels they’re not the best big 3 in the league is quite simply, nuts.

The Heat have won their second championship in 2 years and are poised to win yet another this year. What makes them so special is their chemistry, and the fact that this big 3 was formed by the players themselves.

LeBron stands head, shoulders and waist above everyone in the league right now. And he’s supposedly improved over the off season. He’s improved as a team player and as a leader as well as was evidenced when he picked up the slack during Wade and Bosh’s .

Wade’s knees are bringing his play to a premature decline. That being said, he’s still a top 10 player even while injured. He can score at will, is a better clutch player than James himself and is an excellent facilitator. He chooses to facilitate because the team needs him more as a facilitator than as a scorer.

Bosh might not be statistically as brilliant as before, but he’s playing some of the most efficient basketball of his career. He shot a career high .535 from the field last season. He’s focusing more on protecting the rim and defence than on his offence. The main reason Bosh garnered little attention this season was the stellar play of LeBron, not his own play dropping down.

LeBron is playing so well at the moment that he could probably manage to remain no. 1 even without Wade and Bosh. But when you take into account these two All-Stars backing this MVP, well, one won’t find it hard to imagine the Heat at the top of another set of rankings.