The Sacramento Kings are the only team today that is like the 2011 Miami Heat

Some basketball historians argue that when LeBron James and Chris Bosh joined forces with Dwyane Wade on the Miami Heat in the summer of 2010, it created the era of the Big 3.

That fad has since come and gone, as the new wave is to go with a two-star system. This enables teams to put more resources toward surrounding their marquee players with strong role players who can mask their weaknesses and enhance their strengths (see how the 2022-23 Denver Nuggets built around Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray).

However, there is one team that still follows in the footsteps of those legendary Heat teams.

The Sacramento Kings' "Big 3"

The Kings have what you'd think of as a traditional Big Three on their roster in De'Aaron Fox, Domantas Sabonis, and DeMar DeRozan – all of whom have been selected to an All-Star team in the last two years.

You could say the Kings are the only team left with a Big 3 in the current NBA. As it stands, they are the only team that has three players scoring at least 20 points per game. Fox is averaging 28 PPG, DeRozan is averaging 22.6 PPG, and Sabonis is at 20.4 PPG.

Now, scoring 20 PPG isn't the only way to determine if your team has a Big 3. After all, The Heatles (which is what many people refer to that Heat team as) never accomplished this feat, as Bosh never scored 20 PPG while James was on the team with him and Wade.

It is also worth noting that there is a reason the Big 3 model has fallen out of favor. Under the current Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), it is hard to pay three star players and still have a strong enough supporting cast to have a well-balanced team. That is part of the reason the Kings are currently 9-10.