Jalen Brunson, Josh Hart and Donte DiVincenzo played together in college at Villanova and have now reunited in the NBA with the Knicks, but this isn't the first college trio to team up in the league.
It was nearly 14 years ago when LeBron James famously announced his decision to join the Miami Heat and 'take his talents' to South Beach. James teamed up with fellow NBA stars Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh to form what was eventually coined 'The Big Three.' While there have been plenty of 'Big Threes' to team up in the NBA since that time, and even prior to that , that Heat trio will always be thought of when that term is used in a basketball reference.
Here is a look at some other notable NBA trios who played together in college: Boston Celtics: Walter McCarty, Ron Mercer, Antoine Walker - played together at Kentucky McCarty, Mercer and Walker all played a big role on Kentucky's 1996 national championship squad. In fact, that '96 team featured an eye-popping nine future NBA players and were nicknamed 'The Untouchables.' Walker was selected by the Celtics with the No. 6 overall pick in the 1996 draft, while Mercer was the No.
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