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10 YEARS OF SPURS STARTING 5s 🖤🤍

From the final years of the old era… through the rebuild… to the beginning of the Wemby era 👽

San Antonio’s starting 5 has changed A LOT over the last decade.

Which Spurs starting 5 was the BEST? 👀

Swipe through 2017-18 → projected 2026-27 and drop your pick below 👇

Lineups are representative of each season. 2026-27 is projected.

Who should we do next — Celtics, Knicks or 76ers?

#Spurs #SanAntonioSpurs #GoSpursGo #NBA #NBAHistory VictorWembanyama Basketball by @the3inthekey

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15 days ago

10 YEARS OF LAKERS STARTING 5s 👀💜💛

From Lonzo + Ingram…
to LeBron + AD…
to Luka taking over the next era.

Which of these lineups comes closest to the great Lakers teams of the 2000s?

🏆 2019–20 won the championship — but outside of that team, which Starting 5 are you taking?

Swipe through all 10 seasons →

Drop the YEAR in the comments 👇

And tell us which lineup you think would actually be the best at full strength.

Who should get the 10 Years of Starting 5s treatment next — Warriors, Celtics, or Knicks?

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#Lakers #LakeShow #LosAngelesLakers #LeBronJames #LukaDoncic by @the3inthekey

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Jalen Duren saw Dennis Schröder and Jonathan Kuminga and said “I can top that” 😭💀

Duren has reportedly declined Detroit’s 5-year, $200M fully guaranteed offer so far and could be headed toward the 1-year, $9.6M qualifying offer if the two sides don’t reach a deal by Thursday.

Dennis Schröder: $84M ➡️ $5.9M
Jonathan Kuminga: $75.2M ➡️ eventually $13M
Jalen Duren: $200M ➡️ $9.6M? 👀

Would you take the $200M immediately or bet on yourself?

Swipe ➡️ 😭

#JalenDuren #DetroitPistons #Pistons #NBA #NBAMemes DennisSchroder JonathanKuminga by @the3inthekey

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18 days ago

COULD DYLAN HARPER BECOME THE SPURS’ JAMES HARDEN PROBLEM?! 😳

Not saying they’re the same player — we’re talking about the roster situation.

OKC once had Durant, Westbrook and Harden… until keeping everyone became impossible.

San Antonio is building something loaded around Wemby. Could Harper eventually become the guy they can’t keep? 👀

Is the Harden comparison fair or way too early? 👇

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#SanAntonioSpurs #DylanHarper #JamesHarden #NBA #NBADebate by @the3inthekey

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THE NBA’S TOP 10 DUOS 👀🔥

But we didn’t rank them by opinion.

We took each duo’s combined 2025–26 PER and ranked them from 10 → 1.

Some of these are going to cause arguments 😭
10: Şengün + KD — 42.5

…all the way to 1 at 54.2.

👀 Who do you think takes the top spot?

And which duo is WAY too high or too low?

Guess #1 before you swipe!!

Swipe ➡️ 10 → 1

2026–27 teammates ranked using combined 2025–26 Player Efficiency Rating (PER).

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#NBA #NBARankings #Basketball #NikolaJokic ShaiGilgeousAlexander LukaDoncic VictorWembanyama NBADebate by @the3inthekey

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LUKA MVP THIS SEASON?! 😳🏆

Here’s the crazy part: Luka has only finished top 3 in MVP voting ONCE.

If he puts up monster numbers again and the Lakers win around 55 games, how do voters keep him out of the top spot? 👀

Who’s your MVP pick right now? 👇

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#LukaDoncic #Lakers #NBA #NBAMVP #NBAPredictions by @the3inthekey

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WEMBY MVP + DPOY IN THE SAME SEASON?! 👽🏆🏆

The way Wemby talks about awards, he’s basically collecting basketball Infinity Stones at this point 😂

MVP.
DPOY.
Finals MVP.
He wants ALL of it.

If he stays healthy, can Wemby actually win MVP + DPOY in the same season? 👀

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#VictorWembanyama #Wemby #SanAntonioSpurs #NBA #NBAAwards by @the3inthekey

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10 YEARS OF 76ERS STARTING 5s 🔴🔵

From The Process… to Jimmy Butler… Harden… Maxey becoming a star… and now THIS projected lineup 👀

Philly has gone through some ridiculous starting 5s over the last decade.

Which 76ers starting lineup was the BEST?

And does the projected 2026–27 group have the highest ceiling of them all? 👀

Swipe through 2017–18 → 2026–27 ➡️

Starting 5s are representative of each season based on availability/usage. 2026–27 lineup is projected.

Who should we do next? 👇

#Sixers #76ers #Philadelphia76ers #JoelEmbiid #TyreseMaxey NBA NBABasketball Basketball by @the3inthekey

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10 YEARS OF WARRIORS STARTING 5s 🌉

From the KD dynasty… through the injuries and rebuild… back to another championship era.

Golden State might have the most loaded 10-year run we’ve done yet 👀

Which Warriors starting 5 was the BEST?

Swipe through 2017-18 → projected 2026-27 and drop your pick below 👇

Lineups are representative of each season. 2026-27 is projected.

Who should be next: Celtics, Knicks or Spurs?

#Warriors #DubNation #GoldenStateWarriors #NBA #NBAHistory StephenCurry Basketball by @the3inthekey

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23 days ago

10 YEARS OF RAPTORS STARTING 5s 🦖

From Lowry & DeRozan… to the 2019 championship run… to Scottie and the new era.

2018-19 is probably the easy # 1 — but which Raptors starting 5 is # 2? 👀

Swipe through every season from 2017-18 → projected 2026-27 and drop your pick below.

Lineups are representative of each season. 2026-27 is projected.

Who should we do next: Lakers, Warriors or Celtics?

#TorontoRaptors #Raptors #WeTheNorth #NBA #NBACanada RaptorsNation NBAHistory by @the3inthekey

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a month ago

LUKA OR WEMBY FOR MVP?! 😳🏆

Our rapid-fire NBA awards picks are officially locked in:

🏆 MVP
🔒 DPOY
🌟 ROY
📈 MIP
🔥 6MOY
🧠 COTY
⏱️ Clutch Player

And somehow Luka vs Wemby is only the beginning of the disagreements 😂

Which pick are we going to regret the MOST? 👇

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#NBA #NBAPredictions #LukaDoncic #VictorWembanyama #NBAAwards by @the3inthekey

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Toronto really went back to 2019 and changed the timeline 😭⚡️

Scottie as Marty. Kawhi as Doc. And the Raptors trying to rewrite history.

BACK TO THE NORTH: A NEW TIMELINE 🦖

If Kawhi + Scottie are healthy, how far is this Raptors team going? 👀

Rate the poster 1–10 and tag the Raptors fan who would watch this opening night 🍿

#TorontoRaptors #Raptors #WeTheNorth #KawhiLeonard #ScottieBarnes NBAMemes NBA by @the3inthekey

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