LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony, Dwyane Wade, and Chris Paul together form, “The Brotherhood.” They hang out, and often vacation together. But will the Banana Boat crew one day touch the court together on one NBA team? LeBron and Wade have played together on the Miami Heat, but it’s no secret that all the guys want to play together one day. LeBron even said he’d be willing to take a pay cut to make it happen, but it would likely be later on in the guys’ careers. CP3 says he doesn’t rule out the possibility of playing with his friends one day.
The future Hall of Fame point guard will become a free agent this upcoming summer.
Per the Open Run podcast (via SI):
Paul was asked whether the Banana Boat crew would make it onto an NBA court playing together in any dream scenario.
“Anything’s possible,” Paul said. “Definitely, anything’s possible.”
“We’ll work out together and stuff like that sometimes,” he added. “The last time [we played together] was 2008, some time around the Olympics. D-Wade was coming off his injury. He hit us up and said, ‘I need to see what it’s like to play for real.’ We all met in Chicago. I’ll never forget that. We went to a gym in Chicago and we played pick-up with some other guys just to give him some of that real feel, what it was like. Then, I don’t know if you remember, at the 2008 Olympics, [Wade] went off. That’s what you do for your real friends and your real brothers.”
Paul also noted that location and his family will also factor into his decision.
“You think about the feel.” Paul said. “Obviously, basketball is a huge part of it. I even think about with the trade that brought me here to L.A. That whole process opened my eyes. … There were a few places, I just didn’t want to live there. Believe it or not, my wife actually has input in this decision. Seriously, there’s a conversation we have about our kids. Basketball is a huge part of it, but it’s also about the way of life and how it’s going to be for my kids.”
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