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NBA: Who is the best duo from each franchise’s history

By Christopher Jeter

CHICAGO, IL - MAY 6: Scottie Pippen #33 of the Chicago Bulls is seen talking to Michael Jordan #23 of the Chicago Bulls during the game against the Atlanta Hawks on May 6, 1997 at the United Center in Chicago, IL. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 1997 NBAE (Photo by Scott Cunningham/NBAE via Getty Images)
CHICAGO, IL - MAY 6: Scottie Pippen #33 of the Chicago Bulls is seen talking to Michael Jordan #23 of the Chicago Bulls during the game against the Atlanta Hawks on May 6, 1997 at the United Center in Chicago, IL. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 1997 NBAE (Photo by Scott Cunningham/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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Best duo from Miami Heat history: LeBron James and Dwyane Wade

Another no-brainer. To say that LeBron James and Dwyane Wade made a pretty good tandem is like saying that Avengers: Endgame was “kinda long.”

These two combined for .243 WS/48 in four seasons with the Miami Heat. How great were they? Wade played like a low-key MVP candidate during this brief run and he was clearly the second-best player on the team.

If you need me to explain how this duo came to be, allow me to congratulate you on just becoming an NBA fan. Along with Toronto Raptors star Chris Bosh, James came to Miami via free agency in 2010, announcing his intentions through the “Decision” special that was touched on in the James/Irving slide.

With the three All-Stars in tow, Miami became the team that players who sucked at NBA 2K  played as online. In particular, the long-time friends James and Wade developed immediate chemistry, tossing lob passes to one another as if they were playing against random goobers in a pick-up game.

As if he needed to, this run in Miami cemented James as the NBA’s best player and with a still-elite, albeit aging and banged up, Wade as his sidekick, the Heat reached the NBA Finals in all four seasons of the James/Wade era.

Of course, the bookended losses in two of those Finals to the Dallas Mavericks and San Antonio Spurs, respectively, soured that period a bit, but it doesn’t sully what in essence sparked this much-needed rise of player power in regards to free agency. Oh, and four years of some amazing basketball, too.