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    Default Teams that have NEVER won an NBA Championship

    The list is pretty.....pretty.....pretty....pretty.....pretty long.


    Depending on the threshold you want to use, here is the list:


    Orlando Magic
    Indiana Pacers
    Charlotte Bobcats
    New Jersey Nets
    Toronto Raptors
    Cleveland Cavaliers
    Denver Nuggets
    New Orleans Hornets
    Memphis Grizzlies
    Phoenix Suns
    Utah Jazz
    Los Angeles Clippers
    Minnesota Timberwolves
    Sacramento Kings - (only won as the Rochester Royals)
    Oklahoma City Thunder - (only won as the Seattle Supersonics)
    Atlanta Hawks - (have not won since move to Atlanta)
    Washington Wizards - (have only won as the "Bullets")

    So that's 13 - 17 teams with no championship.


    And the Dallas Mavericks just came off this list this year.



    NBA Champions - a very exclusive club.
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    Makes us in L.A take things for granted sometimes....

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    Default Re: Teams that have NEVER won an NBA Championship

    And of the teams on the that list, how many have a realistic chance of winning a championship this coming season?

    Just the Oklahoma City Thunder....maybe the Magic.

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    Default Re: Teams that have NEVER won an NBA Championship

    Quote Originally Posted by bagelred
    And of the teams on the that list, how many have a realistic chance of winning a championship this coming season?

    Just the Oklahoma City Thunder....maybe the Magic.
    None of them do. There is no season.

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    Default Re: Teams that have NEVER won an NBA Championship

    And a lot of those teams have been to the Finals to. Some multiple times.

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    Quote Originally Posted by niko
    None of them do. There is no season.
    I'm in denial.

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    Default Re: Teams that have NEVER won an NBA Championship

    Only like 9 different franchises have won the title since 1980. It's pretty egregious.

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    Default Re: Teams that have NEVER won an NBA Championship

    Indiana Pacers
    New Jersey Nets
    Cleveland Cavaliers
    Denver Nuggets
    Phoenix Suns
    Utah Jazz
    Los Angeles Clippers

    Those teams are in the league for so long... it's a shame they haven't won one championship at least

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    Utah and Phx are the only 2 teams on that list (maybe indy) that surprise me. They are teams that are historically good. The rest of the teams have had some upswings but, really, are not what I'd call superior frnahcises.

    + you gotta take Washington off that list. Same team. Same city. Its just a different name.

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    Default Re: Teams that have NEVER won an NBA Championship

    Quote Originally Posted by wang4three
    Only like 9 different franchises have won the title since 1980. It's pretty egregious.
    NJ will never ever ever win a title. i'm 100% sure of that. (If Brooklyn wins a title does NJ come off the list?)

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    Quote Originally Posted by wang4three
    Only like 9 different franchises have won the title since 1980. It's pretty egregious.
    Since 1980

    Lakers - 10
    Celtics - 4
    Bulls - 6
    Pistons - 3
    Rockets - 2
    Spurs - 4
    Sixers - 1
    Heat - 1
    Mavericks - 1

    The Lakers/Celtics/Bulls/Pistons/Spurs make up 84% of the titles since 1980. So 5 teams have won 27 of the last 32 titles.

    Its the hardest title to win in all of sports.

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    Quote Originally Posted by DMAVS41
    Since 1980

    Lakers - 10
    Celtics - 4
    Bulls - 6
    Pistons - 3
    Rockets - 2
    Spurs - 4
    Sixers - 1
    Heat - 1

    Mavericks - 1

    The Lakers/Celtics/Bulls/Pistons/Spurs make up 84% of the titles since 1980. So 5 teams have won 27 of the last 32 titles.

    Its the hardest title to win in all of sports.
    Since the 90's the championships have been dominated by the lakers and spurs. With only Miami, celtics and pistons winning since and now the mavs. Quite amazing really.

    Which is why lakers not getting their 2nd 3peat shouldn't be a disgrace. For lakers to of gotten two 3 peats since 2000 which would of been so rare for sports these days.

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    Default Re: Teams that have NEVER won an NBA Championship

    at them

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    Default Re: Teams that have NEVER won an NBA Championship

    If you look further into it, it's more about which teams were lucky enough to have the stars that were capable of winning. Lakers were lucky to have Magic/Kareem and Shaq/Kobe. Bulls were lucky to have Jordan. Spurs were lucky to have Duncan. All those players could have won in any city, just the ping pong ball landed the right way for them.

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    Default Re: Teams that have NEVER won an NBA Championship

    Quote Originally Posted by bagelred
    I'm in denial.
    As am I, my friend.

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