| 17 June 2009
John Hollinger listed his top franchises in the history of the NBA, and guess who pulled in #1? Seems only fitting after adding championship number 15... Here's a bit of what he had to say about the Lakers...
"Magic. Kareem. The Logo. Kobe. Shaq. When it comes to superstars, the Lakers are so far out in front of everybody else it's not even funny -- their all-time starting five would crush any other team's; in fact, it might be better than that of the rest of the league's put together. So star-studded is their legacy that I left Wilt Chamberlain, Elgin Baylor and George Mikan off my five-man team that opened this paragraph, also neglecting the likes of James Worthy, Bob McAdoo and Gail Goodrich. And those big names won, too.
Although the Celtics have more championships, the Lakers have more of everything else -- wins, playoff wins, playoff series wins and conference titles. About the only thing that hurts L.A. in the all-time rankings is the penalty for relocating from Minnesota to Los Angeles in the 1950s."
The list? Check after the jump!
- LA Lakers
- Boston Celtics
- San Antonio Spurs
- Chicago Bulls
- Phoenix Suns
- Philadelphia 76ers
- Utah Jazz
- Portland Trail Blazers
- Indiana Pacers
- Houston Rockets
