Thought this was one pretty well-written. I really can't see a way these three guys are all playing for the 76ers the next 3-5 years.
https://www.theringer.com/nba/2019/1/7/18171626/jimmy-butler-sixers-wolves-chemistry
If anything, I think the Butler situation emphasizes how hard it really is to fit multiple stars together. People assume it's easy, but you got to remember there's only one ball. Two stars sharing the ball can work (and even then, it doesn't always work out), but when you add that third star in, things get really tricky, as it usually leads to one guy being left out and asked to sit out uninvolved at the perimeter.
I think back when Pierce/Allen/Garnett came together, I remember hearing things like "3 stars have never been able to come together and coexist before, it won't happen in Boston." And that barely worked out, and part of its demise was due to Allen being unhappy with his role (of course injuries were a bigger reason).
A precursor to those C's teams, was '99 Houston when Pippen joined Barkley and Olajuwon. That ended in a first round playoff exit and a disgruntled Pippen demanding to be traded.
The Chamberlain/West/Baylor Lakers didn't win it all until Baylor retired 9 games into the '72 season, which coincidentally (or maybe not) started a 33 game win streak immediately after Baylor's early season retirement announcement, and ended with the Lakers historic 69-win season and championship.
Sure there's other Big 3's (Bird/McHale/Parish, Kareem/Magic/Worthy, Duncan/Ginobili/Parker, etc.), but those are usually centered around 1 or 2 alphas + a lesser star(s), rather than 3 guys who all want to be alphas.
There's been a recent trend with it working with the Garnett/Allen/Pierce, followed by the Heat, and now the Warriors. But it's a really, really tough thing to do. (
Surprising fact on the Heat from Zack Lowe followng their 2nd championship: "The Heat were minus-12 with all three stars on the floor against Indiana, and a disastrous minus-27 against San Antonio. Against the best teams they faced, and against the best lineups those teams could put out there, the star-centric model didn’t work very well.")