Top 10 NBA Teams of All Time

A look at the top 10 NBA teams of all time. These are the squads that dominated their eras and left their mark on the league.

The Boston Celtics

The Boston Celtics are an American professional basketball team based in Boston, Massachusetts. The Celtics compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league’s Eastern Conference Atlantic Division Founded in 1946 as one of the league’s original eight teams, the team play their home games at TD Garden, which they share with the National Hockey League (NHL)’s Boston Bruins The Celtics are one of the most successful teams in NBA history as of 2010, they have won 21 conference titles and 26 NBA championships which is an NBA record.

The Los Angeles Lakers

The Los Angeles Lakers are an American professional Basketball team based in Los Angeles The Lakers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA), as a member of the league’s Western Conference in the Pacific Division The Lakers play their home games at Staples Center an arena shared with the NBA’s Los Angeles Clippers the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women’s National Basketball Association and the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League

The Lakers are one of the most successful teams in the history of the NBA, having won 16 NBA Championships their last being in 2010. As of 2015, the Lakers are the second most valuable franchise in the NBA according to Forbes magazine, worth $2.7 billion.

The Chicago Bulls

The Chicago Bulls are an American professional basketball team based in Chicago, Illinois. The Bulls compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league’s Eastern Conference Central Division The team was founded on January 16, 1966, and played its first game during the 1967–68 NBA season The Bulls play their home games at the United Center an arena shared with the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL).

The franchise has won six NBA championships tied with the Golden State Warriors for third-most in NBA history behind only the Boston Celtics (17) and Los Angeles Lakers (16). All six championship teams were led by Hall of Famers Michael Jordan Scottie Pippen and coach Phil Jackson The Bulls are one of only two NBA Teams to win multiple championships and never lose an NBA Finals series in their history. The other is the San Antonio Spurs.

The Bulls began their journey to greatness in 1984 when they drafted Michael Jordan out of the University of North Carolina Jordan went on to win six titles with the team while also becoming one of the greatest players in Basketball History

Other Key Players on those championship teams included Scottie Pippen Dennis Rodman and Head Coach Phil Jackson. Jackson also guided two other teams to NBA titles making him one of the most successful coaches in league history.

The San Antonio Spurs

The San Antonio Spurs are an American professional Basketball team based in San Antonio Texas. The Spurs compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league’s Western Conference Southwest Division The team plays its home games at the AT&T Center in San Antonio

The Spurs are one of four former American Basketball Association (ABA) teams to remain intact in the NBA after the 1976 ABA–NBA merger and are the only former ABA team to have won an NBA Championship The franchise has won five NBA championships four conference titles, and three division titles since joining the league in 1976. As of 2019, the Spurs have the fifth-highest winning percentage among all NBA teams

The Golden State Warriors

The Warriors have been one of the most dominant teams in NBA history They have won 3 championships in the last 4 years, and they show no signs of slowing down. Led by superstar Stephen Curry the Warriors are a true force to be reckoned with.

The Philadelphia 76ers

The Philadelphia 76ers are one of the most famous and successful basketball teams of all time. They have won 3 NBA Championships 8 conference titles and 7 division titles. The 76ers have also produced some of the greatest players in NBA history including Wilt Chamberlain Julius Erving Charles Barkley and Allen Iverson

The Houston Rockets

The Houston Rockets are an American professional basketball team based in Houston, Texas. The Rockets compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA), as a member of the league’s Western Conference Southwest Division The team plays its Home Games at the Toyota Center, located in downtown Houston. The Rockets have won two NBA Championships and four Western Conference titles.

The Detroit Pistons

Pistons history
The Detroit Pistons are an American professional basketball team based in the Detroit metropolitan area The Pistons compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Eastern Conference Central Division and play their home games at Little Caesars Arena. The team was founded in Fort Wayne Indiana as the Fort Wayne (Zollner) Pistons in 1941, a member of the National Basketball League (NBL). The Pistons later joined the Basketball Association of America (BBA) in 1948. In 1949, the NBL and BBA merged to become the NBA, and the Pistons became part of the merged league.

The Portland Trail Blazers

The Portland Trail Blazers commonly known as the Blazers, are an American professional basketball team based in Portland, Oregon. The Trail Blazers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league’s Western Conference Northwest Division The franchise was founded in 1970, and played its home games in the Memorial Coliseum before moving to Moda Center in 1995. The team has advanced to the NBA Finals three times, winning the NBA Championship once in 1977. Their other NBA Finals appearances were in 1990 and 1992.

The New York Knicks

The New York Knicks are one of the most successful teams in NBA history The team has won two championships, eight conference titles, and five division titles. The Knicks have also appeared in the NBA Finals six times. The team’s success has been due in large part to the play of its star players including Clyde Frazier Patrick Ewing and Carmelo Anthony