LAS VEGAS — When LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh publicly donned matching Miami Heat uniforms for the first time — at a raucous pep rally in American Airlines Arena on July 10, 2010 — the sight of three all-stars in the same jersey represented something larger: a shift in how NBA teams are constructed.
Three in-their-prime superstars linking up was a line of demarcation — when top talents showed they can have as much say in shaping rosters as the executives hired to do just that.
Eight years after the Big Three danced onstage amid billowing smoke, NBA stars are dictating player movement more than ever.