The Houston Rockets came into existence in 1967-68 as the San Diego Rockets. They spent their first four years in California before making the move to Houston for the 1971-72 season. The Rockets reached their first NBA Finals in 1980-81, despite only having a record of 40-42. They eventually lost in six games to the […]
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As we continue ranking the top five players in franchise history, we come to the Miami Heat. The Heat became an expansion team before the 1988 season. Like most expansion teams Miami struggled early on. It wasn’t until 1996 that they made a deep run in the playoffs, making it to the Conference Finals before
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As the NBA season approaches, we are counting down the top five players for every franchise. Today we will be looking at the top five players for the Detroit Pistons. The Pistons were founded in 1941 in Fort Wayne, Indiana where they were called the Fort Wayne (Zollner) Pistons as a member of the National
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As the NBA season approaches, we are counting down the top five players for every franchise. Today we will be looking at the top five players for the Denver Nuggets. The team was founded as the Denver Lark in 1967 as a part of the American Basketball Association. Before their first season, they changed their
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Amazingly, this franchise is already entering its 11th year in Oklahoma City. The Thunder have a rich history however, that dates back to the 1967-68 season when they were the Seattle SuperSonics. The franchise reached the pinnacle early in it’s Seattle days, winning its only title during the 1978-79 season. That team was led by
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Since coming into existence in the 1980-81 season, the Dallas Mavericks have had their shares of extreme highs and extreme lows. Take for instance, their 11-71 season in 1992-93, which certainly qualifies as a low point. Then there is the only NBA championship in team history, which was won during the 2010-11 season. Since 2000-01,
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The Cleveland Cavaliers became an expansion franchise in 1970. Though they made the playoffs a few times, they didn’t become a factor until the mid-late 80’s. Unfortunately they kept running into Michael Jordan led Chicago Bulls who undeniably had their number. Their fortune changed in 2003 when they drafted local product LeBron James. He proceeded
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As the 2018-19 NBA season is coming around the corner, we will acknowledge the top five players for each team. The Lakers are one of the most storied franchises in sports. The franchise started out as the Minneapolis Lakers when they were inaugurated in 1947. They spent 13 years in the Twin Cities while winning
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We continue our top five players in franchise history series with the San Antonio Spurs. The Spurs franchise has had quite the history of great players, particularly over the last 25 to 30 years. The franchise just completed a historical run from 1999-00 through the 2016-17 season. During this stretch, the Spurs won four NBA
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The Atlanta Hawks hasn’t been the most storied franchise in NBA history, never really gaining the markets of, say, a Philadelphia 76ers, Boston Celtics or Los Angeles Lakers. This hasn’t held the organization from seeing great players pass through their ranks, however. The Atlanta Hawks top 5 players of all time is still a respectable
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