Paul’s career spanned seven teams (Hornets/Clippers/Rockets/Thunder/Suns/Warriors/Spurs); the only constant is his obsession with the game.
Cavaliers, Celtics, Nets, Mavericks — Irving’s road turned several times, but the "Handle Master" label never changed.
Harden reached the Finals twice but fell both times: 2012 as a Thunder sixth man vs. Miami, and 2021 with the Nets Big Three vs. Milwaukee — the ring always slipped away.
From Wake Forest to the New Orleans Hornets, Paul was selected 4th overall and became an All-Star rookie, setting the point guard benchmark.
In 2019 Irving and Durant joined Brooklyn, forming the fearsome "Nets Big Two" — a road far more winding than imagined.
After retiring Reed became a coach and executive, leading the Knicks, Nets and St. John’s; inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1982.
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