PauloCatarino

Who do you think are the best franchises in the NBA, history-considered?

Please rank them and explain...

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BadBaronRudigor

I'm going number 30 the LA Clippers, number 29 the Bullets/Wizards . . . at least since 1975. Will rank up to the Celtics/Lakers at the top some other time.

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white360

1) Boston, if a team can win 8 in a row or that is a franchise with a capital F. Also adding a couple in the 70's and 3 with Bird-Parish-McHale in the 80's. Thanks Red.

2) Even as much I like Lakers and CAP, they have to come in second. Wilt-West-Baylor, wins it all. Then Kareem and Magic-Worthy came along and got 5 rings in the 80's. It's showtime baby.

3) Jordan. Six rings in 6 years, nuff said.

¤) I will have to say utah jazz, few teams have been so consistant over 2 decades and never won it. Multiple 60+ seasons. Stockton to Malone for 18 years is good, throw in Eaton, Bailey, Bailey, AK-47, and I would say that tghe Jazz is my 4th best franchise because of consistency

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white360

I would put Bullets higher just because hey got a ring thaks to Hayes

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Amareca

Look at all time winning percentage, that would be the best way to gauge them.

wilwn

the lakers or celtics, for obvious reasons. the celtics have more championships, but the lakers have the better overall winning %, and i think up until two years ago, they went to the finals every other year on average

Rednecksbasketball

going by strictly what they have historically down and how they've gone in the playoffs I would rank them as follows:

Lakers
Celtics
Warriors
Pistons
Knicks
Spurs
Bucks
Suns
Blazers
Jazz

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2010Illini

I hope your omission of the Bulls was accidental...

I guess I'll give it a try:

1) Celtics
2) Lakers
3) Bulls
4) Knicks
5) 76ers

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