As a rule, life is better with your friends around. In today’s NBA, there are a lot of player friendships.

Have you ever worked with a friend? It makes the shift go by more quickly.

As long as you’re not the type of friends that distract each other, having a friend at work is good for morale, and can even be good for productivity. 

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Many of the league’s modern stars want to team up with their friends. If both parties are hard workers, front offices won’t have a problem with that. 

For example, Joel Embiid of the Philadelphia 76ers and Jimmy Butler of the Miami Heat are close friends. Their relationship was forged when Butler was a member of the Sixers. Both of these players are known for their work ethic. 

Could they reunite on the Heat this summer?

 

Philadelphia 76ers Receive: F/C Bam Adebayo, F Nikola Jovic, 2023 First-Round Pick (MIA), 2027 First-Round Pick (MIA) 

Miami Heat Receive: C Joel Embiid