Three transcendent, all-time players defined the last two decades of men’s basketball.

You have LeBron James, the prodigious forward, perhaps the greatest basketball player in history, who lived up to all the hype the moment he jumped to the NBA from high school. There’s Kevin Durant, arguably the greatest pure scorer the game has ever seen, a certified bucket-getter from any spot on the court. Of course, there’s Steph Curry, who, with his prolific 3-point shooting, might be the most influential talent in the sport in the last quarter-century.

In the Paris Olympics, in what might have been this trio’s first and final run together for Team USA, they wrote a chapter that could be seen as a fitting cap to the last 20 years.

When the Americans needed someone to wear every hat, James stepped in with aplomb. When they needed someone to score in isolation, to get an undefendable shot, they leaned on Durant. When they just needed someone to bomb deep 3-pointers with no regard for human life, they called Curry’s number. In the most competitive men’s basketball Olympics ever, Team USA needed each of these all-time greats to maintain its hold over the international basketball order. If even one of James, Durant, or Curry didn’t play in Paris, hindsight says it wouldn’t have been hard to imagine a French or even Serbian gold medal instead.

I’m not sure what’s next for this American trio, but I’ll make my best guesses.

The 39-year-old James seems poised to eventually begin his extended retirement tour from the NBA. But I wouldn’t be shocked if his Los Angeles Lakers were competitive title contenders during that time. Barring some kind of blockbuster move, the 36-year-old Curry is likely playing out the string with the Golden State Warriors, adding to his individual accolades and catalog of breathtaking moments for a few more years before finally hanging his sneakers up. I wouldn’t be stunned if the Warriors made a trade to get Curry a new worthy sidekick. I would, however, be surprised if he ever wore another NBA team’s jersey. Don’t hold your breath there.

As for the 35-year-old Durant, his immediate future seems to be the most murky. Other than adding competent floor general Tyus Jones, the Phoenix Suns haven’t made many marked improvements this offseason. They have largely the same exact top-heavy roster that flamed out in the first round of last year’s playoffs. Durant and running mate Devin Booker are so special that I’ll never count out Phoenix outright, but the Suns remain too flawed overall to count as a premier team. That paints the picture of Durant riding off into the sunset, steadily rising up the all-time scoring list, and perhaps finishing in the top five by the time he retires while accomplishing nothing else of major note on a team basis.

I’ll never rule it out entirely, but we’ve likely seen the last of James, Curry, and Durant at the NBA’s summit. Father Time is undefeated, after all. And even if we will probably only get individual memories of their brilliance moving forward, the Paris Olympics might soon be viewed as one last perfect glimpse at the sheer magic this trio has created together for a long time.