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What is the most overrated NBA franchise of all time?

by YPB Team

Every fanbase has a team they think gets talked about far past its trophy case. Eighteen candidates, and the loudest ones are not always the emptiest.

  1. Los Angeles Lakers — ranked #11
    Los Angeles Lakers
    Seventeen titles and a permanent place in the national spotlight, which is exactly why critics call the hype disproportionate.
    1000pts
  2. New York Knicks — ranked #22
    New York Knicks
    The league's loudest market and biggest media platform, with two titles since 1946.
    815pts
  3. Brooklyn Nets — ranked #33
    Brooklyn Nets
    Two superteam assemblies, endless coverage, no conference final to show for it.
    660pts
  4. Phoenix Suns — ranked #44
    Phoenix Suns
    Seven Seconds or Less made them a critics' darling without a banner.
    582pts
  5. Chicago Bulls — ranked #55
    Chicago Bulls
    Six rings in eight years, and almost nothing on either side of that window.
    513pts
  6. Philadelphia 76ers — ranked #66
    Philadelphia 76ers
    The Process was covered like a revolution and produced one conference final.
    513pts
  7. Washington Wizards — ranked #77
    Washington Wizards
    A capital-city franchise whose last title came in 1978 under a different name.
    513pts
  8. Miami Heat — ranked #88
    Miami Heat
    Heat Culture is a national talking point for a franchise founded in 1988.
    513pts
  9. Boston Celtics — ranked #99
    Boston Celtics
    Eighteen banners, most of them won in a 1960s league of eight or nine teams.
    434pts
  10. Portland Trail Blazers — ranked #1010
    Portland Trail Blazers
    A beloved small market with one championship, in 1977.
    434pts
  11. Atlanta Hawks — ranked #1111
    Atlanta Hawks
    Sixty-plus seasons in Atlanta, one title, won in St. Louis in 1958.
    434pts
  12. Dallas Mavericks — ranked #1212
    Dallas Mavericks
    One championship, in 2011, and four decades of being talked about like a contender.
    434pts
  13. Sacramento Kings — ranked #1313
    Sacramento Kings
    The 2002 team is remembered as an all-timer despite never reaching the Finals.
    342pts
  14. Toronto Raptors — ranked #1414
    Toronto Raptors
    One title with a rental superstar, and a decade of being called a model franchise.
    342pts
  15. Cleveland Cavaliers — ranked #1515
    Cleveland Cavaliers
    One championship, and a national profile built almost entirely on one player's two stints.
    342pts
  16. Golden State Warriors — ranked #1616
    Golden State Warriors
    A dynasty built on generational shooting that critics say was handed a free superstar in 2016.
    233pts
  17. Minnesota Timberwolves — ranked #1717
    Minnesota Timberwolves
    A perennial pick for breakout team of the year since the late 1990s.
    0pts

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Comments

Being talked about constantly counts against you on this one, which is why the two winningest franchises in the league are both on it: https://youpick.best/articles/lakers-vs-celtics-ranked

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