They say that if you can’t beat them, you should join them. What if you can beat them? This has proven true in the NBA at times.

What if beating them was really difficult? More to the point, what if you beat them, but they also beat you? Can you join them then? 

Sure. In the modern NBA, players join whomever they choose to.

Like it or not, that’s how it goes in the modern context. 

Draymond Green of the Golden State Warriors and LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers have gone to war together many times. They’ve each beaten each other. 

Could they join forces on the Lakers this summer?