Top 10 NBA teams to win the Title 2023-24

henrysticht Uncategorized March 4, 2024#LA Clippers, #OKC Thunder, Basketball, Boston Celtics, Cleveland Cavaliers, Denver Nuggets, Milwaukee Bucks, Minnesota Timberwolves, NBA, New York Knicks, Philadelphia 76ers, Phoenix Suns 0 Comment

In the NBA, there are many great teams, and players. But who is the best? Below are my top ten favorite teams to win the NBA in the 2023-24 season. It may be too early to tell, because we’re not even at the All-star break yet, but the Celtics, Thunder, Clippers, and Bucks are my favorites.

#1 Boston Celtics

Currently 1st in the Eastern Conference, they have a record of 38-12, which is the best across the NBA. in the off-season, they acquired “unicorn” Kristaps Porzingas, who has been averaging 20 ppg, 7 rpg, and 2 apg. Jayson Tatum has been averaging 27 ppg, a step down from last year, 8 rpg, and 5 apg. Jaylen Brown was extended to a 304 million dollar contract during the off-season, where the Celtics also traded reigning 6th Man of the Year, Malcolm Brogdon, and Defensive Player of the Year, Marcus Smart. Jrue Holiday was also acquired during the off-season, making for a great defensive and offensive team.

#2 OKC Thunder

The Thunder is the 2nd youngest team on average, and they are currently tied 1st in the Western Conference, with a 35-15 record. They have a bright future, so even if they don’t win this year, they are still my favorite for the years to come. Led by All-star guard and MVP candidate Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, they are in the top 5 of 6 different team stats.

#3 LA Clippers

After they added James Harden, they have won 30 games and lost 13. They are first in the Power Rankings, but 3rd in the Western Conference. Will an All-star Caliber roster consisting of Russell Westbrook, Kawhi Leonard, Paul George, and James Harden be enough to get them to the NBA Finals? Maybe. Will it be enough to win? No. Maybe if this were 5 or 6 years ago when all of these players were in there prime.

#4 Denver Nuggets

The Nuggets are coming off a Finals victory over the Miami Heat. They have a top three player in the league in Nikola Jokic. This team is a solid squad, currently sitting at 4th in the Western Conference, only behind the T-wolves, Thunder and Clippers. Nikola Jokic is the 2nd favorite to win the MVP award, only behind Joel Embiid, who may not even play enough games to qualify for the award.

#5 Minnesota Timberwolves

Currently tied 1st in the Western Conference, the Timberwolves have a 35-15 record. They are led by the defensive focused, All-star trio of Anthony Edwards, Karl Anthony-Towns, and DPOY Rudy Gobert. They have the second lowest defensive field goal % of all the NBA teams, only behind the Boston Celtics.

#6 Milwaukee Bucks

They fired their coach, Adrian Griffin despite having a 30-13 record. Since then, they hired Doc Rivers, a coach who won a title with the Celtics in 2008 and have gone 3-4. Led by All-star duo Damian Lillard and Giannis Antetokounmpo, they are 2nd in the Eastern Conference.

#7 Philadelphia 76ers

The ‘6ers are currently 5th in the Western Conference with a record of 30-18. Embiid, their star player has only played 34 of those 48 games. But he has been averaging 35 ppg in those 34 games, one of which he dropped 70 against Rookie of the Year favorite Victor Wembamyama.

#8 Cleveland Cavaliers

Currently 3rd in the Eastern Conference, this team is led by former All-stars Donavon Mitchell and Darius Garland. Jarrett Allen helps get boards and Evan Mobley adds in 16 ppg. This team led by the former Utah Jazz guard is 18-4 in the last 22 games. The team is 31-16 overall.

#9 New York Knicks

4th in the Eastern Conference at 32-18, the Knicks have been having a great year. Led by Jalen Brunson, they are 8th in the Power Rankings. Jalen Brunson has been averaging 27 ppg, and 7 apg, whereas his teammate, Julius Randle, has been averaging 24.0 ppg, 9 rpg, and 5 apg. They went on a nine-game win streak, which ended in Crypto.com arena against the Lakers.

#10 Phoenix Suns

With great potential comes expectations. The trio of former MVP Kevin Durant, 3 time All-stars Devin Booker, and Bradley Beal have led “The Valley” to 6th in the Western Conference at 29-21. In the off-season, they acquired notable guard Bradley Beal in a three-team trade that sent Chris Paul to the Warriors and Jordan Poole to the Wizards.

The article may be done, but the question still remains. Who do you think will win the NBA title? Leave your guesses down below. (Records and stats are from 2-7-24)

Sources: NBA, ESPN

The Worst NBA Teams Of All Time

pilkimic000 Uncategorized February 12, 2020March 13, 2020Atlanta Hawks, Charlotte Bobcats, Dallas Mavericks, Denver Nuggets, Houston Rockets, Los Angeles Clipppers, New Jersey Nets, Philadelphia 76ers, Sports, Vancouver Grizzlies 0 Comment

NBA basketball is one of the most popular sports right now, but some teams in the NBA can be the most popular team, but there can be the most unpopular team out there.

First up are the 1988-1989 Miami heat. When you lose your first game to the Clippers at home, you know you’re gonna have a bad season. This team started out the season with 17 straight losses. Their season record was 15-67. Their leading scorer was Kevin Edwards only averaging 13.8 points per game. But then the heat would later draft Rony Seikaly, Glen Rice, and Sherman Douglas, and make the playoffs four years into their existence.

The second team is the 1995-1996 Vancouver Grizzlies. This team had high hopes of winning their first 2 games. But then they would lose 19 straight games. Later on, they lost 23 straight games. It got so bad that the 1999 lottery pick Steve Francis refused to play for them. Their record at the end of the season was 15-67.

The third team here is the 2004-2005 Atlanta Hawks. It’s very weird to think that this team with a record of 13-69 had Josh Smith, Antoine Walker, and an underrated 42-year-old Kevin Willis. This team had a lot of veterans on the team so that’s probably a reason why this team did so badly.

The fourth team on here is the 1986-1987 Los Angeles Clippers with a record of 12-70. NBA legend Elgin Baylor was named the team’s general manager before the draft and he was rewarded with zero first-round picks. But the team he inherited shouldn’t have been so bad, with players such as Mike Woodson, Michael Cage, Benoit Benjamen, and Larry Drew on the roster. They had a good start winning their three out of six first games. Then they won 4 games in a row after that. But then things dropped at that point.

The fifth team on here are the 2009-2010 New Jersey Nets. It’s surprising that Devin Harris and Brook Lopez were on a team with a 12-70 record. This team was the only team to start the season 0-18. They would also go 3-40 and 4-48 in the season.

The sixth team on here are the 1982-1983 Houston Rockets with a record of 14-68. This team had an old Calvin Murphy and older Elvin Hayes. This team had just gotten rid of Moses Malone, then getting Cadwell Jones in free agency. Kobe Bryant’s dad, Joe”JellyBean” Bryant also played for this team.

The seventh team on here are the 1992-1993 Dallas Mavericks with a record of 11-71. This team’s star player Roy Tarpley was banned from the NBA for repeated substance abuse violations. They did acquire NBA star Fat Lever and a couple of first-round picks, but Fat Lever was out the whole season due to a knee injury. They had traded one of their stars Rolando Blackman to New York for a first-round pick(Jim Jackson), but Jackson only played 28 games. They only won 4 of their first 61 games.

The eighth team on here is the 1997-1998 Denver Nuggets with a record of 11-71. This team had Antonio McDyess but soon had traded him. They had a losing streak of 23 games in the season.

The ninth team here is the 1972-1973 Philadelphia 76ers. This team had fired legendary coach Jack Ramsey and replaced him with Roy Rubin. Then they signed NBA star Billy Cunningham. The Sixers started the season with a record of 4-47 and their coach Roy Rubin was fired, then replaced by Kevin Loughery. The star player on this team was Fred Carter, who had said many times that he wishes that no team ties or beats this record.

The final team on the worst team list is the 2011-2012 Charlotte Bobcats with a record of 7- 59. With Michael Jordan being the owner of this team things went downhill from there. Jordan had signed off trades of Tyson Chandler and Gerald Wallace. With Cory Maggette and D.J. Augustin being injured, that left rookie Kemba Walker and rookie Bismack Biyombo with major roles. The Bobcats would nearly be outscored by 14 points per game.