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1987_Lakers
12-18-2023, 12:09 AM
80's Lakers all seemed really close even though Kareem kinda kept to himself. I know Magic, Cooper, & Byron were all really close to each other. Norm Nixon was close with Magic at one point, but their relationship went sour before he got traded for Scott.

80's Celtics, again all seemed pretty close, even though Bird & McHale never really hung out much and were different personalities. I see Ainge as the little brother who brought humor and other players made fun of which helped the team bond.

90's Bulls were not that close from what it seems. John Salley has said the Bad Boy Pistons were closer off the court.

00's Lakers? Can't be because of the Shaq-Kobe fued.

00's Spurs? Maybe, but Stephen Jackson has said some negative things towards Tony Parker after he retired.

Mid 90's Rockets all seemed pretty close.

Any mentions?

lxlHoTsAuSelxl
12-18-2023, 12:12 AM
KG and Paul Pierce

1987_Lakers
12-18-2023, 12:14 AM
KG and Paul Pierce

Eh, Rondo didn't seem to mesh well with alot of those guys.

Carbine
12-18-2023, 12:17 AM
2013 Spurs

1987_Lakers
12-18-2023, 12:21 AM
2013 Spurs

You mean 2013 Heat?


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qp1eT_Y_IhE

No doubt LeBron led teams have always been close off the court it seems like.

pandiani17
12-18-2023, 01:45 PM
The 2008 Celtics looked pretty close. Also the Big 3 Heat. What about the Warriors? Most of the core players had similar ages, I am pretty sure they did lots of things off the court together.

Wally450
12-18-2023, 09:14 PM
Eh, Rondo didn't seem to mesh well with alot of those guys.

Ray Allen*

A lot of the guys from that team are still really close.

That 2008 team was the first time I thought of.

Bawkish
12-18-2023, 11:36 PM
I thought the Spurs were great examples. Timmy, Pop, Manu and Tony seemed like great buddies off-court

Xiao Yao You
12-18-2023, 11:43 PM
Walton took the '86 Celtics to a Grateful Dead show

L.Kizzle
12-18-2023, 11:58 PM
Mid 90s Rockets although I never see Otis Thorpe. The team did take that hard, even though Clyde was a future Hall of Famer. Only Hakeem wanted the trade.
Otis wasn't even on the documentary NBA TV did on the 94 and 95 team.