The Big 3 is enjoying some much-deserved downtime after the success that was their inaugural season. 3-on-3 basketball, in general, is gaining steady momentum. The 2020 Olympic games in Tokyo will be the first to feature 3-on-3 basketball, and while I won’t solely credit Ice Cube for that, Big 3 deserves a lot of praise for not only giving us some hoops to watch in the summer but also bringing 3-on-3 basketball to national television. They are growing the sport, you can’t deny that.
Vince McMahon taught us exactly how difficult it can be to start a new professional sports league with the failure of the XFL. When someone like Ice Cube proposes a project this daunting the natural reaction is this sounds cool, but I hope it works. Fox Sports has already announced that they’ll be broadcasting a second Big 3 season, and we’ve got some even better news today as it appears as though Big 3 is already planning on a season 3.
On Wednesday afternoon, Big 3 announced a host of player signings, all of which are two-year agreements, and we couldn’t be happier. It’s a lot easier to invest in something when you have some assurance that said thing is going to be around. It appears as though Big 3 is going to be around.
The BIG3 (@thebig3) has announced its first wave of signings. See below: pic.twitter.com/qjEzikzeqq
— Oliver Maroney (@OliverMaroney) October 4, 2017
We’ve got Rashard Lewis, Kenyon Martin, Al Harrington, Rock Mahorn, Corey Maggette, Chauncey Billups, Clyde Drexler, Gary Payton, Brian Scalabrine, Stephen Jackson, DeMarr Johnson, Ricky Davis, Josh Childress, Cuttino Mobley, Jeron Williams, Bonzi Wells, George Gervin, and Rick Barry confirmed for seasons two and three. Big 3 also announced that the new player signing process will begin shortly.
