By Josh Cohen
ElevationMag dug into the archives and decided to analyze and evaluate the top 25 trios in NBA history.

The order was justified based on the performances of each player while playing together and how successful the franchise was while all three were a part of it.

1) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Magic Johnson, James Worthy (L.A. Lakers; 1982-89)
Player Career Statistics (per game):
1) Abdul-Jabbar: 24.6 pts | 11.2 rbs | 2.6 blks
2) Johnson: 19.5 pts | 11.2 asts | 7.2 rbs
3) Worthy: 17.6 pts | 5.1 rbs | 3.0 asts

Accomplishments Together:
1) Three NBA Championships (1985, 87, 88)
2) Six NBA Finals Appearances

2) Bill Russell, Sam Jones, John Havlicek (Boston Celtics; 1962-69)
Player Career Statistics (per game):
1) Russell: 15.1 pts | 22.5 rbs | 4.3 asts
2) Jones: 17.7 pts | 4.9 rbs | 2.5 asts
3) Havlicek: 20.8 pts | 6.3 rbs | 4.8 asts

Accomplishments Together:
1) Six NBA Championships (1962, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 69)
2) 395 Total Regular Season Wins

3) Wilt Chamberlain, Jerry West, Gail Goodrich/Elgin Baylor (L.A. Lakers; 1968-73)
Player Career Statistics (per game):
1) Chamberlain: 30.1 pts | 22.9 rbs | 4.4 asts
2) West: 27.0 pts | 6.7 asts | 5.8 rbs
3) Goodrich: 18.6 pts | 4.7 asts | 3.2 rbs
3) Baylor: 27.4 pts | 13.5 rbs | 4.3 asts

Accomplishments Together:
1) One NBA Championship (1972)
2) Four NBA Finals Appearances

4) Larry Bird, Kevin McHale, Robert Parish (Boston Celtics; 1980-92)
Player Career Statistics (per game):
1) Bird: 24.3 pts | 10.0 rbs | 6.3 asts
2) McHale: 17.9 pts | 7.3 rbs | 1.7 asts
3) Parish: 14.5 pts | 9.1 rbs | 1.5 asts

Accomplishments Together:
1) Three NBA Championships (1981, 84, 86)
2) 12 Straight Playoff Appearances

5) Bill Russell, Bob Cousy, Tom Heinsohn (Boston Celtics; 1956-63)
Player Career Statistics (per game):
1) Russell: 15.1 pts | 22.5 rbs | 4.3 asts
2) Cousy: 18.4 pts | 5.2 rbs | 7.5 asts
3) Heinsohn: 18.6 pts | 8.8 rbs | 2.0 asts

Accomplishments Together:
1) Six NBA Championships (1957, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63)
2) Seven Straight NBA Finals Appearances

6) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Oscar Robertson, Bob Dandridge (Milwaukee Bucks; 1970-74)
Player Career Statistics (per game):
1) Abdul-Jabbar: 24.6 pts | 11.2 rbs | 2.6 blks
2) Robertson: 25.7 pts | 7.5 rbs | 9.5 asts
3) Dandridge: 18.5 pts | 6.8 rbs | 3.4 asts

Accomplishments Together:
1) One NBA Championship (1971)
2) Two NBA Finals Appearances

7) Tim Duncan, Tony Parker, Manu Ginobili (San Antonio Spurs; 2002-Present)
Player Career Statistics (per game):
1) Duncan: 21.8 pts | 11.9 rbs | 3.2 asts
2) Parker: 15.6 pts | 3.7 rbs | 6.5 asts
3) Ginobili: 13.7 pts | 3.9 rbs | 3.4 asts

Accomplishments Together:
1) Three NBA Championships (2003, 05, 07)
2) 297 Total Regular Season Wins

8) Moses Malone, Julius Erving, Charles Barkley (Philadelphia 76ers; 1984-86)
Player Career Statistics (per game):
1) Malone: 20.6 pts | 12.2 rbs | 1.3 asts
2) Erving: 22.0 pts | 6.7 rbs | 3.9 asts
3) Barkley: 22.1 pts | 11.7 rbs | 3.9 asts

Accomplishments Together:
1) Three Straight Playoff Appearances

9) Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, Dennis Rodman (Chicago Bulls; 1995-98)
Player Career Statistics (per game):
1) Jordan: 30.1 pts | 6.2 rbs | 5.3 asts
2) Pippen: 16.1 pts | 6.4 rbs | 5.2 asts
3) Rodman: 7.3 pts | 13.1 rbs | 1.8 asts

Accomplishments Together:
1) Three NBA Championships (1996, 97, 98)
2) 203 Total Regular Season Wins

10) Willis Reed, Walt Frazier, Dave DeBusschere (New York Knicks; 1969-74)
Player Career Statistics (per game):
1) Reed: 18.7 pts | 12.9 rbs | 1.8 asts
2) Frazier: 18.9 pts | 5.9 rbs | 6.1 asts
3) DeBusschere: 16.1 pts | 11.0 rbs | 2.9 asts

Accomplishments Together:
1) Two NBA Championships (1970, 73)
2) Five Straight Conference Final Appearances

11) Wilt Chamberlain, Hal Greer, Billy Cunningham (Philadelphia 76ers; 1965-68)
Player Career Statistics (per game):
1) Chamberlain: 30.1 pts | 22.9 rbs | 4.4 asts
2) Greer: 19.2 pts | 5.0 rbs | 4.0 asts
3) Cunningham: 20.8 pts | 10.1 rbs | 4.0 asts

Accomplishments Together:
1) One NBA Championship (1967)
2) 185 Total Regular Season Wins

12) Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, Horace Grant (Chicago Bulls; 1987-93)
Player Career Statistics (per game):
1) Jordan: 30.1 pts | 6.2 rbs | 5.3 asts
2) Pippen: 16.1 pts | 6.4 rbs | 5.2 asts
3) Grant: 11.2 pts | 8.1 rbs | 2.2 asts

Accomplishments Together:
1) Three NBA Championships (1991, 92, 93)
2) Five Conference Final Appearances

13) Isiah Thomas, Joe Dumars, Bill Laimbeer (Detroit Pistons; 1985-93)
Player Career Statistics (per game):
1) Thomas: 19.2 pts | 9.3 asts | 3.6 rbs
2) Dumars: 16.1 pts | 4.5 asts | 2.2 rbs
3) Laimbeer: 12.9 pts | 9.7 rbs | 2.0 asts

Accomplishments Together:
1) Two NBA Championships (1989, 90)
2) Five Conference Final Appearances

14) Shaquille O’Neal, Kobe Bryant, Derek Fisher (L.A. Lakers; 1997-2004)
Player Career Statistics (per game):
1) O’Neal: 25.9 pts | 11.6 rbs | 2.8 asts
2) Bryant: 24.6 pts | 5.2 rbs | 4.5 asts
3) Fisher: 8.7 pts | 3.3 asts | 2.2 rbs

Accomplishments Together:
1) Three NBA Championships (2000, 01, 02)
2) Eight Straight Playoff Appearances

15) Dave Cowens, Jo Jo White, John Havlicek (Boston Celtics; 1970-78)
Player Career Statistics (per game):
1) Cowens: 17.6 pts | 13.6 rbs | 3.8 asts
2) Hamilton: 17.2 pts | 4.9 asts | 4.0 rbs
3) Havlicek: 20.8 pts | 6.3 rbs | 4.8 asts

Accomplishments Together:
1) Two NBA Championships (1974, 76)
2) Five Conference Final Appearances

16) Karl Malone, John Stockton, Jeff Hornacek (Utah Jazz; 1994-2000)
Player Career Statistics (per game):
1) Malone: 25.0 pts | 10.1 rbs | 3.6 asts
2) Stockton: 13.1 pts | 10.5 asts | 2.7 rbs
3) Hornacek: 14.5 pts | 4.9 asts | 3.4 rbs

Accomplishments Together:
1) Two NBA Finals Appearances
2) Seven Straight Playoff Appearances

17) Chauncey Billups, Richard Hamilton, Ben Wallace (Detroit Pistons; 2002-06)
Player Career Statistics (per game):
1) Billups: 14.5 pts | 5.3 asts | 3.0 rbs
2) Hamilton: 17.9 pts | 3.3 rbs | 3.2 asts
3) Wallace: 6.6 pts | 10.7 rbs | 1.4 asts

Accomplishments Together:
1) One NBA Championship (2004)
2) Four Conference Final Appearances

18) Steve Nash, Amare Stoudemire, Shawn Marion (Phoenix Suns; 2004-Present)
Player Career Statistics (per game):
1) Nash: 14.0 pts | 7.6 asts | 2.9 rbs
2) Stoudemire: 19.9 pts | 9.0 rbs | 1.2 asts
3) Marion: 18.6 pts | 10.0 rbs | 2.0 asts

Accomplishments Together:
1) 177 Total Regular Season Wins
2) Two Conference Final Appearances

19) Tim Duncan, David Robinson, Sean Elliot (San Antonio Spurs; 1997-2001)
Player Career Statistics (per game):
1) Duncan: 21.8 pts | 11.9 rbs | 3.2 asts
2) Robinson: 21.1 pts | 10.6 rbs | 2.5 asts
3) Elliot: 14.2 pts | 4.3 rbs | 2.6 asts

Accomplishments Together:
1) One NBA Championship (1999)
2) Four Straight Playoff Appearances

20) Chris Mullin, Mitch Richmond, Tim Hardaway (Golden State Warriors; 1989-91)
Player Career Statistics (per game):
1) Mullin: 18.2 pts | 4.1 rbs | 3.5 asts
2) Richmond: 21.0 pts | 3.9 rbs | 3.5 asts
3) Hardaway: 17.7 pts | 8.2 asts | 3.3 rbs

Accomplishments Together:
1) Two Playoff Appearances

21) Hakeem Olajuwon, Clyde Drexler, Charles Barkley (Houston Rockets; 1996-98)
Player Career Statistics (per game):
1) Olajuwon: 21.8 pts | 11.1 rbs | 3.1 blks
2) Drexler: 20.4 pts | 6.1 rbs | 5.6 asts
3) Barkley: 22.1 pts | 11.7 rbs | 3.9 asts

Accomplishments Together:
1) Two Playoff Appearances

22) Brad Daugherty, Hot Rod Williams, Mark Price (Cleveland Cavaliers; 1986-94)
Player Career Statistics (per game):
1) Daugherty: 19.0 pts | 9.5 rbs | 3.7 asts
2) Williams: 11.0 pts | 6.8 rbs | 1.8 asts
3) Price: 15.2 pts | 6.7 asts | 2.6 rbs

Accomplishments Together:
1) Six Playoff Appearances

23) Ralph Sampson, Hakeem Olajuwon, Lewis Lloyd (Houston Rockets; 1984-87)
Player Career Statistics (per game):
1) Sampson: 15.4 pts | 8.8 rbs | 2.3 asts
2) Olajuwon: 21.8 pts | 11.1 rbs | 3.1 blks
3) Lloyd: 13.2 pts | 3.1 rbs | 2.9 asts

Accomplishments Together:
1) One NBA Finals Appearance
2) Three Playoff Appearances

24) Vince Carter, Jason Kidd, Richard Jefferson (New Jersey Nets; 2004-Present)
Player Career Statistics (per game):
1) Carter: 24.1 pts | 5.4 rbs | 4.1 asts
2) Kidd: 14.5 pts | 9.2 asts | 6.7 rbs
3) Jefferson: 16.3 pts | 5.6 rbs | 3.0 asts

Accomplishments Together:
1) Three Playoff Appearances

25) Glenn Robinson, Ray Allen, Sam Cassell (Milwaukee Bucks; 1999-2002)
Player Career Statistics (per game):
1) Robinson: 20.7 pts | 6.1 rbs | 2.7 asts
2) Allen: 21.5 pts | 4.6 rbs | 3.9 asts
3) Cassell: 16.0 pts | 6.1 asts | 3.3 rbs

Accomplishments Together:
1) One Conference Final Appearance