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Is a Big 3 still a Big 3 when it has played only 14 percent of its games together in just over a year since joining forces?

And if so, is time suddenly running out on the Nets’ Big 3?

When the Nets traded for James Harden last January, it changed their already-lofty expectations into championship or bust. You don’t give up Caris LeVert, Jarrett Allen, three first-round picks and four first-round pick swaps just for a deep playoff run or two.