In the NBA, healthy partnerships are the key to long-term success.
Gregg Popovich wouldn't have won five championships without Tim Duncan. Kobe Bryant needed Phil Jackson's Zen teachings to push him over the title hump five times. Without Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh, LeBron James could still be a zero-time NBA champion.
While Kobe and Shaquille O'Neal proved teammates don't always need to be BFFs off the court to succeed, a lack of synergy between players, coaches and the front office often dooms teams to failure in their pursuit of a Larry O'Brien Trophy.
Which partnerships rank among the league's most miserable today? Based on how public the acrimony is and the potential long-term ramifications for that particular franchise, 10 in particular stand out.
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Ranking the Most Miserable Partnerships in the NBA
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