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Ranking the 10 best Big 3s in the 2023-24 NBA season

By Holden Walter-Warner

OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 08: Stephen Curry #30 and Draymond Green #23 of the Golden State Warriors congratulate Klay Thompson #11 of the Golden State Warriors during a time out of their game against the New York Knicks at ORACLE Arena on January 08, 2019 in Oakland, California. 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. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 08: Stephen Curry #30 and Draymond Green #23 of the Golden State Warriors congratulate Klay Thompson #11 of the Golden State Warriors during a time out of their game against the New York Knicks at ORACLE Arena on January 08, 2019 in Oakland, California. 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. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) /
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Zion Williamson, Brandon Ingram, New Orleans Pelicans, NBA

Zion Williamson, Brandon Ingram (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)

8. New Orleans Pelicans: Zion Williamson, Brandon Ingram, CJ McCollum

This is another Big 3 where health will be a major factor in its performance. Zion Williamson and Brandon Ingram are a couple of the most fun players in the NBA, but the New Orleans Pelicans have learned that it’s hard to be reliant on the former.

When Williamson is on the court, he’s electric. But he only played in 29 games last year due to a hamstring injury and missed the entire previous season with a Jones fracture in his right foot. The maladies are adding up for the wing, a fear before he ever stepped foot in the NBA.

During his career, Williamson has averaged 25.8 points and 7 rebounds per game. His talent has never been a question, but his health remains an ongoing dilemma for this franchise.

Brandon Ingram rarely gets his due from a national perspective, but he’s everything the Pelicans should hope a healthy Williamson would be. He ended last season with a 42-point performance and had multiple triple-doubles for the first time in his career. He should be a scoring leader and do-it-all, rangy threat in the Big Easy once more.

CJ McCollum has been a quintessential professional for the Pelicans since being dealt from Portland during the 2021-22 season. He’s continued his scoring mastery while putting an increased emphasis on distributing, leading to his best assist numbers of his career.

This Big 3 carries mystique, as the trio spent just 172 minutes on the court together last season. They went 6-4 in the 10 games they started together, which would pace New Orleans right to a playoff spot if that proves repeatable.

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