Triple Threat: Ranking the NBA's 30 Threesomes

Perhaps the most athletically gifted combo of wings, "G-Force" and "J-Rich" provide us with no lack of unoriginal nicknames and high flying windmills. Wallace has cemented his place in NBA history as perhaps one of the most overrated players of all-time. He's a good help defender with superb athleticism yet people are quick to commend his polished offensive skills, something I've yet to spot. Jason Richardson is a stud, I'll give this trio that, but Gerald Wallace is oft-injured and over hyped. Emeka found his way into this trio because Charlotte has recently found themselves with a point guard controversy.

19. Atlanta Hawks (Joe Johnson, Josh Smith, Al Horford)
Josh Smith nearly became a Grizzly earlier this week after that whole free agency scare. What's scarier? The fact that Marvin Williams almost took his spot in this group of three. That would've been ugly. Al Horford looks due for a spike in the point column this upcoming year, and the Hawks as a team look due for a spike in attendance: I hear they've already sold out 3 games for the upcoming year (hey, it's 3 more than they sold out last year, am I right?).

18. Milwaukee Bucks (Michael Redd, Richard Jefferson, Andrew Bogut)
The Bucks trio looks exactly like the one directly above them - only better. Andrew Bogut showed major signs of being an elite big man at times, scoring at will and getting at it on the backboards. Michael Redd was his usual shot-chucking self, shooting the ball nowhere else on the floor except for beyond that arched line. Jefferson bumps Williams from the Bucks trio, which can only be a good thing. He's got major ups and a breakout scoring year in 2008. Things are looking up for the Bucks.

17. Los Angeles Clippers (Baron Davis, Al Thornton, Chris Kaman)
Not a typo. I do not think Marcus Camby is spelt Al Thornton. But I do think Al Thornton is going to emerge as a prime time scorer in the league this upcoming season. His outside shot remains a little salty but he's got a devastating first step and a knack for finishing at the rim. Baron Davis brings a tough swagger to a team which had lacked it before he arrived. Last piece - Kaman or Camby? Youth wins out.

16. Cleveland Cavaliers (LeBron James, Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Mystery Man)
Delonte West, Daniel Gibson, Sasha Pavlovic, Wally Szczerbiak, Joe Smith, Anderson Varejao and Ben Wallace are all likely candidates to interchange each game in attempts to fill the role of "Mystery Man". When you're third best player has to be chosen from the aforementioned group, you're team sucks. That is unless you have LeBron James on your team. The Cavaliers meet that obligation. Therefore their duo is better than 14 trios.

15. Denver Nuggets (Allen Iverson, Carmelo Anthony, The Ghost of Marcus Camby)
Here's to hoping that Marcus Camby stays with the Nuggets in spirit. One of the worst defenses this league has ever seen lost it's best defensive player this off-season. It doesn't take a NASA engineer to know that doesn't bode well for them. George Karl, as far as I know, has no plans to stray from his sporadic, useless offense just yet - so what does that mean? My best guess would be an early off-season.

14. Miami Heat (Dwyane Wade, Shawn Marion, Michael Beasley)

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