Big Three (Miami Heat)

The Big Three were a trio of professional basketball players for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association (NBA) from the 2010–11 NBA season to the 2013–14 NBA season. The "Big Three" consisted of LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, and Chris Bosh. All three of those players were selected within the first five picks of the 2003 NBA draft. James was selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2003 and announced his free agent move to the Miami Heat on his TV special called The Decision. Wade was selected fifth by the Miami Heat. Bosh was selected by the Toronto Raptors and then signed a free agency contract to play for the Heat. Each of the players from the Miami Heat's "Big Three" was the franchise scoring leader for the franchise that drafted them. They led the Heat to the NBA Finals in each of their four seasons playing together. Both Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh continued to play for the Heat for two more seasons after LeBron James left to return to Cleveland before Wade would sign with the Chicago Bulls and Bosh would consider medical retirement due to continuous blood clots before the start of the 2016–17 NBA season.

LeBron James was selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers with the first overall pick in the 2003 NBA draft. James was named the 2004 NBA Rookie of the Year. At the 2006 NBA All-Star Game James scored 29 points and grabbed six rebounds to become the youngest player to be named NBA All Star Game MVP. James was the runner-up for the 2006 NBA MVP Award behind Steve Nash who won the award. However, that season, James led the Cavaliers to the playoffs for the 1st time since 1998. In the 1st round of the NBA Playoffs, James had a strong performance including a triple-double in Game 1 with 32 points, 11 rebounds, and 11 assists and making the game winning shots in Game 3 and Game 5 as he led the Cavaliers past the Washington Wizards in a six-game series. James was successful in the conference semifinals vs. the Detroit Pistons recording 22 points in Game 1, a double-double in Game 2 with 30 points and 14 rebounds, a triple-double in Game 3 with 21 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists, 22 points in Game 4, 32 points in Game 5, a double-double in Game 6 with 32 points and 11 rebounds, and 27 points in Game 7. However, Cleveland lost to the Pistons in seven games.

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