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* ''Los Angeles Lakers'': The West's answer to the Boston Celtics. They've got 16 championships to their name and they're the first team to win 3,000 regular-season games. This is the NBA's either-love-them-or-hate-them team. Their historical rosters read like a criterion collection of [=NBA=] history. Elgin Baylor, Jerry West, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Magic Johnson, Shaquille O'Neal, and Kobe Bryant have all at some point called this place home - all five have between them 8 [=MVP=] awards. Jerry West's image forms the iconic NBA logo. Also the team of George Mikan, who we blame for the fact that you need a pituitary disorder to play basketball today. Here's two fun facts for you: they were originally called the Detroit Gems for one season and the Lakers are the ''only'' team to win a championship from the NBL, the BAA, and the NBA. The name is [[TheArtifact an artifact]] from their early days in Minneapolis. Minnesota has ten thousand lakes; Los Angeles has five. This began the tradition of NBA teams keeping their name on changing cities, no matter how incongruous. Speaking of which...
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* ''Los Angeles Lakers'': The West's answer to the Boston Celtics. They've got 16 championships to their name and they're the first team to win 3,000 regular-season games. This is the NBA's either-love-them-or-hate-them team. Their historical rosters read like a criterion collection CriterionCollection of [=NBA=] history. Elgin Baylor, Jerry West, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Magic Johnson, Shaquille O'Neal, and Kobe Bryant have all at some point called this place home - all five have between them 8 [=MVP=] awards. Jerry West's image forms the iconic NBA logo. Also the team of George Mikan, who we blame for the fact that you need a pituitary disorder to play basketball today. Here's two fun facts for you: they were originally called the Detroit Gems for one season and the Lakers are the ''only'' team to win a championship from the NBL, the BAA, and the NBA. The name is [[TheArtifact an artifact]] from their early days in Minneapolis. Minnesota has ten thousand lakes; Los Angeles has five. This began the tradition of NBA teams keeping their name on changing cities, no matter how incongruous. Speaking of which...
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* ''Portland Trail Blazers'': They're sometimes known as the Portland Blazers. Another team whose best years are behind them. They drafted super college standout Greg Oden a few years back only for him to face injury after injury. In the early to mid-'00s, they were known as the Jail Blazers for the number of players in trouble with the law. Now known as the black cats of the league, because their players seem to always be injured.
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* ''Portland Trail Blazers'': They're sometimes known as the Portland Blazers. Another team whose best years are behind them. They drafted super college standout Greg Oden a few years back only for him to face injury after injury. In the early to mid-'00s, they were known as the Jail Blazers for the number of players in trouble with the law. Now known as the black cats of the league, because their players seem to always be injured. Also (in)famous for drafting Sam Bowie one slot ahead of Michael Jordan in the 1984 draft. Bowie's knees gave out immediately and Jordan went on to be one of the most successful athletes in American history. Lightning struck twice when they drafted Greg Oden, who's knees gave out immediately, one slot before Kevin Durant, one of the most prolific scorers in the NBA.
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* ''Miami Heat'': Started in 1988, they've been one of the league's more stable teams - they even won a Finals in 2006 on the backs of Dwyane Wade and Shaquille O'Neal. They've had various All-Stars in and out of their team as well. Now they have, thanks to the great [[MagnificentBastard Pat Riley]], Dwyane Wade, [=LeBron=] James and Chris Bosh on the same team. Basically, they're considered to be public enemy #1 to the other 29 teams, [[BeyondTheImpossible even beating out the L.A. Lakers in that mark.]]
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* ''Miami Heat'': Started in 1988, they've been one of the league's more stable teams - they even won a Finals in 2006 on the backs of Dwyane Wade and Shaquille O'Neal. They've had various All-Stars in and out of their team as well. Now they have, thanks to the great [[MagnificentBastard Pat Riley]], Dwyane Wade, [=LeBron=] James and [[AndZoidberg Chris Bosh Bosh]] on the same team. Basically, they're considered to be public enemy #1 to the other 29 teams, [[HypeBacklash and their fans]], [[BeyondTheImpossible even beating out the L.A. Lakers in that mark.]]]] So far despite the hype, they've played [[SoAverageItsOkay fairly average basketball]], most notably Chris Bosh has played [[SoBaditsHorrible less than average]].
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** Being based in [[CanadaEh Canada]], former players have been known to lodge fairly strange complaints about the team, from Othella Harrington complaining that the cream in Oreos' isn't as tasty (no, really). To Antonio Davis complaining about his kids learning the metric system.
*** Most recent addition to this list is Chris Bosh, who complained that he couldn't get "the good cable", or NBA League Pass, though apparently [[WhatAnIdiot he could]].
*** Most recent addition to this list is Chris Bosh, who complained that he couldn't get "the good cable", or NBA League Pass, though apparently [[WhatAnIdiot he could]].
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* Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia: Formerly known altogether as Yugoslavia. Always have a tough national team, are able to beat almost anybody, even after the collapse of the original country.
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* Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia: Formerly known altogether as Yugoslavia. Always have a tough national team, are able to beat almost anybody, even after the collapse of the original country.
** While they were still Yugoslavia, their team was dominated by close friends Vlade Divac (a Serb) and Drazen Petrovic (a Croat) who were later both signed to the NBA, but after the split of Yugoslava and Divac throwing a Croatian flag, the two stopped talking and Divac was never able to patch up his relationship with Petrovic before Petrovic died in a [[DownerEnding car accident in Germany]].
** While they were still Yugoslavia, their team was dominated by close friends Vlade Divac (a Serb) and Drazen Petrovic (a Croat) who were later both signed to the NBA, but after the split of Yugoslava and Divac throwing a Croatian flag, the two stopped talking and Divac was never able to patch up his relationship with Petrovic before Petrovic died in a [[DownerEnding car accident in Germany]].
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* ''Miami Heat'': Started in 1988, they've been one of the league's more stable teams - they even won a Finals in 2006 on the backs of Dwyane Wade and Shaquille O'Neal. They've had various All-Stars in and out of their team as well. Now they have Dwyane Wade, [=LeBron=] James and Chris Bosh on the same team. Basically, they're considered to be public enemy #1 to the other 29 teams, [[BeyondTheImpossible even beating out the L.A. Lakers in that mark.]]
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* ''Miami Heat'': Started in 1988, they've been one of the league's more stable teams - they even won a Finals in 2006 on the backs of Dwyane Wade and Shaquille O'Neal. They've had various All-Stars in and out of their team as well. Now they have have, thanks to the great [[MagnificentBastard Pat Riley]], Dwyane Wade, [=LeBron=] James and Chris Bosh on the same team. Basically, they're considered to be public enemy #1 to the other 29 teams, [[BeyondTheImpossible even beating out the L.A. Lakers in that mark.]]
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* ''Orlando Magic'': One of the better teams playing today, they've had names like Shaquille O'Neal, Grant Hill, Tracy [=McGrady=], and - most recently - Dwight Howard. They came within a few games of winning a Finals in the 2008-09 season, but they lost to the Lakers. They were Shaquille O'Neal's original team, and it was with the Magic that Shaq became known for destroying some backboards.
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* ''Orlando Magic'': One of the better teams playing today, they've had names like Shaquille O'Neal, Penny Hardaway, Grant Hill, Tracy [=McGrady=], and - most recently - Dwight Howard. They came within a few games of winning a Finals in the 2008-09 season, but they lost to the Lakers. They were Shaquille O'Neal's original team, and it was with the Magic that Shaq became known for destroying some backboards.
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* ''Oklahoma City Thunder'': Formerly the Seattle (Super)Sonics. They were pretty bad when they first moved to OK - then Kevin Durant started getting really good and they're suddenly in playoff contention. Seattle's glory days were in the late 70's, when they won a championship, and the mid 90's, when they were the favored team of several noted Seattle bands.
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* ''Oklahoma City Thunder'': Formerly the Seattle (Super)Sonics. They were pretty bad when they first moved to OK - then Kevin Durant started getting really good (becoming the youngest best scorer of the league) and they're suddenly in playoff contention. Seattle's glory days were in the late 70's, when they won a championship, and the mid 90's, when they were the favored team of several noted Seattle bands.
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* ''Portland Trail Blazers'': They're sometimes known as the Portland Blazers. Another team whose best years are behind them. They drafted super college standout Greg Oden a few years back only for him to face injury after injury. In the early to mid-'00s, they were known as the Jail Blazers for the number of players in trouble with the law.
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* ''Portland Trail Blazers'': They're sometimes known as the Portland Blazers. Another team whose best years are behind them. They drafted super college standout Greg Oden a few years back only for him to face injury after injury. In the early to mid-'00s, they were known as the Jail Blazers for the number of players in trouble with the law. Now known as the black cats of the league, because their players seem to always be injured.
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* ''Utah Jazz'': Best known as the team of assist king John Stockton and "The Mailman" Karl Malone. In the more distant past, "Pistol" Pete Maravich (Disney made a movie about his childhood hoop exploits) played for them. However, despite their dominance, they have no championships to show for it. The franchise was originally from New Orleans, in case you wondered what ultra-conservative, Mormon Utah had to do with jazz.
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* ''Utah Jazz'': Best known as the team of assist king John Stockton and "The Mailman" Karl Malone. In the more distant past, "Pistol" Pete Maravich (Disney made a movie about his childhood hoop exploits) played for them. However, despite their dominance, they have no championships to show for it. The franchise was originally from New Orleans, in case you wondered what ultra-conservative, Mormon Utah had to do with jazz.
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* ''Michael Jordan'': Probably the most recent player to have a legitimate claim to the title of "best ever," and arguably the best athelete in American Sports, period. He played in the '80s and '90s for the Chicago Bulls, and was largely known for being unstoppable - so much so that other teams would often just let him do his thing and just try to stop the other four guys. He was one of the most heavily marketed and merchandised athletes in any sport ''ever''. He retired at the height of his career to attempt a career in baseball - [[EpilepticTrees rumors abound]] as to why this happened. He returned a couple of years later with his skills no less diminshed. He then retired again. Some people may try to tell you that he came out of retirement a second time to play for the Wizards, but they're [[DisContinuity clearly confused]].
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* ''Michael Jordan'': Probably the most recent player to have a legitimate claim to the title of "best ever," and arguably the best athelete in American Sports, period. He played in the '80s and '90s for the Chicago Bulls, and was largely known for being unstoppable - so much so that other teams would often just let him do his thing and just try to stop the other four guys. He was one of the most heavily marketed and merchandised athletes in any sport ''ever''. He retired at the height of his career to attempt a career in baseball - [[EpilepticTrees rumors abound]] as to why this happened. He returned a couple of years later with his skills no less diminshed. He then retired again. Some people may try to tell you that he came out of retirement a second time to play for the Wizards, but they're [[DisContinuity clearly confused]]. Currently president of the Charlotte Bobcats.
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* ''John Stockton and Karl Malone'': The most famous [[ActionDuo duo]] in the NBA history - they played 1,412 games together with the Jazz. The former, a little white point guard, is the best ever for the number of assists in his career with 15,806. The latter, a huge black power forward, is the second scorer ever, being only beaten by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (see above) - with 36,928. Both were also [[EvilDuo quite vicious]], and [[MadeOfIron almost never injured]]. Members of the first Dream Team. Won a MVP trophy of the All-Star Game together.
* ''Reggie Miller'' and ''Gary Payton'': Two very good players of the nineties (for the Pacers and ex-Sonics-now-Thunder respectively), known for being (along with Charles Barkley described above) the [[MotorMouth bigger mouthes]] of the league. Payton was virtually always speaking on the ground, often [[JerkAss to mock]] his direct opponent (which he [[VictoryGloating almost always beated]]), and Miller had some interesting dialogues [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDSF8otJH8Y with Spike Lee]].
* ''Reggie Miller'' and ''Gary Payton'': Two very good players of the nineties (for the Pacers and ex-Sonics-now-Thunder respectively), known for being (along with Charles Barkley described above) the [[MotorMouth bigger mouthes]] of the league. Payton was virtually always speaking on the ground, often [[JerkAss to mock]] his direct opponent (which he [[VictoryGloating almost always beated]]), and Miller had some interesting dialogues [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDSF8otJH8Y with Spike Lee]].
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* ''Kevin Garnett'': Famous [[JerkAss trash-talker]] and very versatile power-forward, played ten years for the Minnesota Timberwolves, with almost always a defeat in the first round of the playoffs. When younger, famous for his [[MoneyDearBoy huge contract]] which forbade his General Manager to pay other good players. Won a ring during his first year in Boston, now one of the main players of the team.
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* ''New York Knicks'': The former team of Patrick Ewing. Ever since his retirement, the Knickerbockers been in something of a downward spiral, mainly involving James Dolan's bumbling ownership of the team. In Game 7 of the 1970 NBA Finals, Willis Reed hobbled out on an injured leg, scored four points, and supposedly inspired his team to win the game and the Championship. On another note, this is the preferred team of famed director Spike Lee. The shame of an otherwise proud sports city. Also, on one last note, they're one of only two franchises to start in the NBA in its beginnings back in the 1946-47 season and stay in their home city. Recent rumors have Carmelo Anthony and Chris Paul wanting to join up with Amar'e Stoudemire after the 2010-11 season.
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* ''New York Knicks'': The former team of Patrick Ewing. Ever since his retirement, the Knickerbockers been in something of a downward spiral, mainly involving cable magnate/part-time blues rocker James Dolan's bumbling ownership of the team.team and Isiah Thomas's awful run as a coach and GM, both whom managed to field squads which would lose horribly to a team from a Rucker Park pickup game. In Game 7 of the 1970 NBA Finals, Willis Reed hobbled out on an injured leg, scored four points, and supposedly inspired his team to win the game and the Championship. On another note, this is the preferred team of famed director Spike Lee. The shame of an otherwise proud sports city. Also, on one last note, they're one of only two franchises to start in the NBA in its beginnings back in the 1946-47 season and stay in their home city. Recent rumors have Carmelo Anthony and Chris Paul wanting to join up with Amar'e Stoudemire after the 2010-11 season.
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Like some other leagues, there have been a number of famous players to put on basketball jerseys thoughout the years. They are catalogued here:
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* ''Scottie Pippen'': The NumberTwo to Michael Jordan during his golden years, Scottie Pippen was their second-leading scorer and led the team through the three years of Jordan's first retirement. He appeared in the postseason in 16 of his years in the league. In one infamous incident during the Jordanless years, he refused to come off the bench and play when Phil Jackson (then coach of the Bulls) was running the offense through Toni Kukoc near the end of a playoff game.
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* ''Scottie Pippen'': The NumberTwo TheLancer to Michael Jordan during his golden years, Scottie Pippen was their second-leading scorer and led the team through the three years of Jordan's first retirement. He appeared in the postseason in 16 of his years in the league. In one infamous incident during the Jordanless years, he refused to come off the bench and play when Phil Jackson (then coach of the Bulls) was running the offense through Toni Kukoc near the end of a playoff game.
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* Greece: Another major country. Two major teams (Panathinaïkos and Olympiakos) fight every year for the conquest of the local title. Greek supporters really are [[HotBlooded hot]]. Treated former Atlanta Hawks and current Phoenix Suns player Josh Childress [[AGodIAm as a God]] when he went to Greece to play for the Olympiakos.
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* Greece: Another major country. Two major teams (Panathinaïkos (Panathinaikos and Olympiakos) fight every year for the conquest of the local title. Greek supporters really are [[HotBlooded hot]]. Treated former Atlanta Hawks and current Phoenix Suns player Josh Childress [[AGodIAm as a God]] when he went to Greece to play for the Olympiakos.
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* Russia/Soviet Union: As often in sport. The most famous Russian player, Andrei Kikilenko, plays in the Utah Jazz, and loves [[IncrediblyLamePun puns]]: he chooses number 47 because of his initials.
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* Russia/Soviet Union: As often in sport. The most famous Russian player, Andrei Kikilenko, Kirilenko, plays in the Utah Jazz, and loves [[IncrediblyLamePun puns]]: he chooses number 47 because of his initials.
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* Germany: "Discovered" basketball with Dirk Nowitzki; now are a regular team.
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* Argentina: Dominates the sport in South America. Was the first world champion, and grabbed the Olympic gold in Athens 2004. Were FIBA's #1 after the Beijing Olympics, but now are #3. Better known for Manu Ginóbili from San Antonio Spurs, who made it into the World Tournament team twice, in 2002 and 2006.
* Germany: "Discovered" basketball with Dallas Mavericks' DirkNowitzki; Nowitzki (though there was Detlef Schrempf before him, Nowitzki managed to overshadow his notability); now are a regular team.
* Germany: "Discovered" basketball with Dallas Mavericks' Dirk
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* ''New Orleans Hornets'': Formerly the Charlotte Hornets[[hottip:*:This name's another [[TheRelic relic]]; during the AmericanRevolution the British described Charlotte as "a hornet's nest"]]. They've been fairly consistent in their 20 years - occasionally very bad, occasionally very good, but mostly in the middle of the pack. Point Guard Chris Paul led the team to their first divisional title in 2008, but they've slipped back into mediocrity since then. Due to a minor weather incident in New Orleans in 2005, the Hornets played home games in Oklahoma City for a while, where they became the New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets. The Seattle (Super)Sonics took note of the team's strong reception there, leading us to...
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* ''New Orleans Hornets'': Formerly the Charlotte Hornets[[hottip:*:This name's another [[TheRelic [[TheArtifact relic]]; during the AmericanRevolution the British described Charlotte as "a hornet's nest"]]. They've been fairly consistent in their 20 years - occasionally very bad, occasionally very good, but mostly in the middle of the pack. Point Guard Chris Paul led the team to their first divisional title in 2008, but they've slipped back into mediocrity since then. Due to a minor weather incident in New Orleans in 2005, the Hornets played home games in Oklahoma City for a while, where they became the New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets. The Seattle (Super)Sonics took note of the team's strong reception there, leading us to...
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* ''New Orleans Hornets'': Formerly the Charlotte Hornets[[hottip:This name's another [[TheRelic relic]]; during the AmericanRevolution the British described Charlotte as "a hornet's nest"]]. They've been fairly consistent in their 20 years - occasionally very bad, occasionally very good, but mostly in the middle of the pack. Point Guard Chris Paul led the team to their first divisional title in 2008, but they've slipped back into mediocrity since then. Due to a minor weather incident in New Orleans in 2005, the Hornets played home games in Oklahoma City for a while, where they became the New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets. The Seattle (Super)Sonics took note of the team's strong reception there, leading us to...
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* ''New Orleans Hornets'': Formerly the Charlotte Hornets[[hottip:This Hornets[[hottip:*:This name's another [[TheRelic relic]]; during the AmericanRevolution the British described Charlotte as "a hornet's nest"]]. They've been fairly consistent in their 20 years - occasionally very bad, occasionally very good, but mostly in the middle of the pack. Point Guard Chris Paul led the team to their first divisional title in 2008, but they've slipped back into mediocrity since then. Due to a minor weather incident in New Orleans in 2005, the Hornets played home games in Oklahoma City for a while, where they became the New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets. The Seattle (Super)Sonics took note of the team's strong reception there, leading us to...
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* ''Atlanta Hawks'': They've bounced around the league from ''Buffalo'' (as the ''Bisons'' for only 13 games) to the Tri-Cities of Moline, Illinois; Rock Island, Illinois; and Davenport, Iowa (as the ''Blackhawks'') to Milwaukee to St. Louis, but they landed in Atlanta in 1968 and have stayed there for a while - they really haven't done much of note, though they've been a playoff contender lately. But in the [[TheEighties '80s]] they were at least fun to watch, with two Slam Dunk Contest champions in Spud Webb and Dominique Wilkins.
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* ''Atlanta Hawks'': They've bounced around the league from ''Buffalo'' (as the ''Bisons'' for only 13 games) to the Tri-Cities then-Tri-Cities of Moline, Illinois; Rock Island, Illinois; and Davenport, Iowa (as the ''Blackhawks'') ''Blackhawks''; Bettendorf, Iowa eventually joined in to make it the Quad Cities) to Milwaukee to St. Louis, but they landed in Atlanta in 1968 and have stayed there for a while - they really haven't done much of note, though they've been a playoff contender lately. But in the [[TheEighties '80s]] they were at least fun to watch, with two Slam Dunk Contest champions in Spud Webb and Dominique Wilkins. Owned by Ted Turner for many years, they had their games often on TBS, though they hardly attained the status the baseball Braves did.
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* ''Charlotte Bobcats'': The league's newest team (by terms of founding - Oklahoma City is newer, but they moved from Seattle). They started play in 2004 and haven't done too much, other than having Michael Jordan being an owner as of the end of the 2009-10 season (on which they reached their first postseason).
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* ''Charlotte Bobcats'': The league's newest team (by terms of founding - Oklahoma City is newer, but they moved from Seattle).Seattle), [[IncrediblyLamePun named for their owner]], who was the founder of {{BET}}. They started play in 2004 and haven't done too much, other than having Michael Jordan being an owner as of the end of the 2009-10 season (on which they reached their first postseason).
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* ''Milwaukee Bucks'': Basketball's version of SoOkayItsAverage. They're not a particuarly bad team, as they do make the playoffs every so often, but they really haven't done anything of note since they had a little player by the name of Lew Alcindor (who you may know better as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar). Their first and last championship was in 1971, their third season of existence. Soon after, Alcindor/Abdul-Jabbar left because he considered Milwaukee culturally backwards, [[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer which is not something we just made up]]. The team's been mediocre since then, with some good teams in the mid-80s. On another note, when they drafted Glenn Robinson in the 90s, his contract was so ludicrous that the league instigated a salary cap for rookies the very next year.
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* ''Milwaukee Bucks'': Basketball's version of SoOkayItsAverage. They're Owned by the state's older US Senator (and retail magnate) Herb Kohl they're not a particuarly bad team, as they do make the playoffs every so often, but they really haven't done anything of note since they had a little player by the name of Lew Alcindor (who you may know better as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar). Their first and last championship was in 1971, their third season of existence. Soon after, Alcindor/Abdul-Jabbar left because he considered Milwaukee culturally backwards, [[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer which is not something we just made up]]. The team's been mediocre since then, with some good teams in the mid-80s. On another note, when they drafted Glenn Robinson in the 90s, his contract was so ludicrous that the league instigated a salary cap for rookies the very next year.
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* ''New York Knicks'': The former team of Patrick Ewing. Ever since his retirement, the Knickerbockers been in something of a downward spiral. In Game 7 of the 1970 NBA Finals, Willis Reed hobbled out on an injured leg, scored four points, and supposedly inspired his team to win the game and the Championship. On another note, this is the preferred team of famed director Spike Lee. The shame of an otherwise proud sports city. Also, on one last note, they're one of only two franchises to start in the NBA in its beginnings back in the 1946-47 season and stay in their home city. Recent rumors have Carmelo Anthony and Chris Paul wanting to join up with Amar'e Stoudemire after the 2010-11 season.
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* ''New York Knicks'': The former team of Patrick Ewing. Ever since his retirement, the Knickerbockers been in something of a downward spiral.spiral, mainly involving James Dolan's bumbling ownership of the team. In Game 7 of the 1970 NBA Finals, Willis Reed hobbled out on an injured leg, scored four points, and supposedly inspired his team to win the game and the Championship. On another note, this is the preferred team of famed director Spike Lee. The shame of an otherwise proud sports city. Also, on one last note, they're one of only two franchises to start in the NBA in its beginnings back in the 1946-47 season and stay in their home city. Recent rumors have Carmelo Anthony and Chris Paul wanting to join up with Amar'e Stoudemire after the 2010-11 season.
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* ''Philadelphia 76ers'': Formerly known as the Syracuse Nationals. In the 1972-73 season, they had a 9-win season. Yes, 9 wins out of 82. On some more positive notes, they were the team of prolific [[IfYouKnowWhatIMean scorer]] Wilt Chamberlain, dunking genius Julius "Doctor J" Erving, and later Allen Iverson, who led the team to the Finals in 2001. They were also Charles Barkley's team in the 80s and early 90s, though both parties today don't care for each other very much. Also, they won one championship in Syracuse and two in Philadelphia.
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* ''Philadelphia 76ers'': Formerly known as the Syracuse Nationals.Nationals, and also known more just as the Sixers. In the 1972-73 season, they had a 9-win season. Yes, 9 wins out of 82. On some more positive notes, they were the team of prolific [[IfYouKnowWhatIMean scorer]] Wilt Chamberlain, dunking genius Julius "Doctor J" Erving, and later Allen Iverson, who led the team to the Finals in 2001. They were also Charles Barkley's team in the 80s and early 90s, though both parties today don't care for each other very much. Also, they won one championship in Syracuse and two in Philadelphia.
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* ''Dallas Mavericks'': The Mavs started playing in 1980. Throughout most of the '80s, they were generally pretty good - though they entered a bit of a DorkAge in the 1990s. Early in their history they were about to unseat the then-mighty Lakers in the playoffs until their point guard lost track of the score in a critical game. However, when [[AscendedFanboy dot-com bubble billionaire Mark Cuban]] bought the team, and brought in Dirk Nowitzki and Steve Nash got into the area during the late 90's and early 2000's, they started getting good again - good enough to make the playoffs pretty much year in and year out, even making it all the way to the Finals in 2006.
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* ''Dallas Mavericks'': The Mavs started playing in 1980.1980, and were so named because ''Maverick'' star [[InJoke James Garner was a part of the founding ownership]]. Throughout most of the '80s, they were generally pretty good - though they entered a bit of a DorkAge in the 1990s. Early in their history they were about to unseat the then-mighty Lakers in the playoffs until their point guard lost track of the score in a critical game. However, when [[AscendedFanboy dot-com bubble billionaire Mark Cuban]] bought the team, and brought in Dirk Nowitzki and Steve Nash got into the area during the late 90's and early 2000's, they started getting good again - good enough to make the playoffs pretty much year in and year out, even making it all the way to the Finals in 2006.
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* ''Golden State Warriors'': A team with its best days far behind it. The only thing they've really done lately of note was stun the then-top-seeded Mavericks in the 2007 Playoffs. Were originally from Philadelphia and later on, San Francisco.
* ''Houston Rockets'': Won two championships in the '90s with the mighty Hakeem Olajuwon. Since then, they've been largely in the same boat as teams like Dallas and Denver - always a bridesmaid, never a bride. On the other hand, they drafted Yao Ming a few years back, starting a trend of Chinese players entering the league.
* ''Houston Rockets'': Won two championships in the '90s with the mighty Hakeem Olajuwon. Since then, they've been largely in the same boat as teams like Dallas and Denver - always a bridesmaid, never a bride. On the other hand, they drafted Yao Ming a few years back, starting a trend of Chinese players entering the league.
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* ''Golden State Warriors'': A team with its best days far behind it. it; located in Oakland with a name designed to not peeve either San Francisco, Oakland or the Bay Area in general. The only thing they've really done lately of note was stun the then-top-seeded Mavericks in the 2007 Playoffs.Playoffs, and in 2010 they brought back the classic uniforms featuring an image of one of the famous bridges of the area (formerly the Golden Gate, now the Oakland-San Francisco). Were originally from Philadelphia and later on, San Francisco.
* ''Houston Rockets'': Won two championships in the '90s with the mighty Hakeem Olajuwon. Since then, they've been largely in the same boat as teams like Dallas and Denver - always a bridesmaid, never a bride. On the other hand, they drafted Yao Ming a few years back, starting a trend of Chinese players entering the league. Their first arena has been converted to the most mega of any mega-church, Joel Osteen's Lakewood Church.
* ''Houston Rockets'': Won two championships in the '90s with the mighty Hakeem Olajuwon. Since then, they've been largely in the same boat as teams like Dallas and Denver - always a bridesmaid, never a bride. On the other hand, they drafted Yao Ming a few years back, starting a trend of Chinese players entering the league. Their first arena has been converted to the most mega of any mega-church, Joel Osteen's Lakewood Church.
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* ''New Jersey Nets'': Formerly known as the New Jersey Americans and the New York Nets. They were the league's running joke until the Jason Kidd era of the 2000s, when they reached the finals (and lost) two years in a row. In the 2009-10 season, they narrowly avoided becoming the worst team of all time. Also, like the Indiana Pacers, they're one of the four surviving ABA teams (back when they were still the New York Nets). Recently they were bought by an eccentric Russian billionare who eventually plans to move the team to Brooklyn. If the move succeeds as planned, this would undoubtedly put an end to the question, "If the Nets won a championship, where would they hold the parade?" (The Nets' New Jersey home is located in the middle of a mess of suburbs and decayed cities that lacks a natural center.)
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* ''New Jersey Nets'': Formerly known as the New Jersey Americans and the New York Nets. They were the league's running joke until the Jason Kidd era of the 2000s, when they reached the finals (and lost) two years in a row. In the 2009-10 season, they narrowly avoided becoming the worst team of all time. Also, like the Indiana Pacers, they're one of the four surviving ABA teams (back when they were still the New York Nets). Recently they were bought by an eccentric Russian billionare who eventually plans to move the team to Brooklyn.Brooklyn (in 2010 they moved from the Meadowlands to Newark while they wait for their new arena to hopefully be opened one day). If the move succeeds as planned, this would undoubtedly put an end to the question, "If the Nets won a championship, where would they hold the parade?" (The Nets' New Jersey home is located in the middle of a mess of suburbs and decayed cities that lacks a natural center.)
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* ''Chicago Bulls'': The former team of Michael Jordan, who led the team to six championships. In TheNineties they were massively popular due to not only Jordan and the championships, but also having their Saturday evening games nationally televised on the Chicago "superstation", WGN. Began the trend of using the instrumental track "Sirius" (Alan Parsons Project) for pregame introductions.
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* ''Chicago Bulls'': The former team of Michael Jordan, who led the team to six championships. In TheNineties they were massively popular due to not only Jordan and the championships, but also having many of their Saturday evening games nationally televised on the Chicago "superstation", WGN.WGN (it's down to Saturday-only games now). Began the trend of using the instrumental track "Sirius" (Alan Parsons Project) for pregame introductions.
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* ''Chicago Bulls'': The former team of Michael Jordan, who led the team to six championships. In TheNineties they were massively popular due to not only Jordan and the championships, but also having all games nationally televised on the Chicago "superstation", WGN. Began the trend of using the instrumental track "Sirius" (Alan Parsons Project) for pregame introductions.
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* ''Chicago Bulls'': The former team of Michael Jordan, who led the team to six championships. In TheNineties they were massively popular due to not only Jordan and the championships, but also having all their Saturday evening games nationally televised on the Chicago "superstation", WGN. Began the trend of using the instrumental track "Sirius" (Alan Parsons Project) for pregame introductions.
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* ''Milwaukee Bucks'': The basketball personification of SoOkayItsAverage. They're not a particuarly bad team, as they do make the playoffs every so often, but they haven't really done anything of note since they once had a little player by the name of Lew Alcindor (who you may know better as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar). Their first and last championship was in 1971, their third season of existence. Soon after, Alcindor/Abdul-Jabbar left because he considered Milwaukee culturally backwards, [[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer which is not something we just made up]]. The team's been mediocre since then, with some good teams in the mid-80s. On another note, when they drafted Glenn Robinson in the 90s, his contract was so ludicrous that the league instigated a salary cap for rookies the very next year.
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* ''Milwaukee Bucks'': The basketball personification Basketball's version of SoOkayItsAverage. They're not a particuarly bad team, as they do make the playoffs every so often, but they really haven't really done anything of note since they once had a little player by the name of Lew Alcindor (who you may know better as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar). Their first and last championship was in 1971, their third season of existence. Soon after, Alcindor/Abdul-Jabbar left because he considered Milwaukee culturally backwards, [[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer which is not something we just made up]]. The team's been mediocre since then, with some good teams in the mid-80s. On another note, when they drafted Glenn Robinson in the 90s, his contract was so ludicrous that the league instigated a salary cap for rookies the very next year.
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* ''Milwaukee Bucks'': They've been one of the league's weaker teams lately, though they once had a little player by the name of Lew Alcindor (who you may know better as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar). Their first and last championship was in 1971, their third season of existence. Soon after, Alcindor/Abdul-Jabbar left because he considered Milwaukee culturally backwards, [[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer which is not something we just made up]]. The team's been mediocre since then, with some good teams in the mid-80s. On another note, when they drafted Glenn Robinson in the 90s, his contract was so ludicrous that the league instigated a salary cap for rookies the very next year.
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* ''Milwaukee Bucks'': They've been one The basketball personification of SoOkayItsAverage. They're not a particuarly bad team, as they do make the league's weaker teams lately, though playoffs every so often, but they haven't really done anything of note since they once had a little player by the name of Lew Alcindor (who you may know better as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar). Their first and last championship was in 1971, their third season of existence. Soon after, Alcindor/Abdul-Jabbar left because he considered Milwaukee culturally backwards, [[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer which is not something we just made up]]. The team's been mediocre since then, with some good teams in the mid-80s. On another note, when they drafted Glenn Robinson in the 90s, his contract was so ludicrous that the league instigated a salary cap for rookies the very next year.
** Since his retirement, Abdul-Jabbar has more/less admitted that much of what he said about Milwaukee had less to do with his actual feelings and more to do with [[CityMouse his desire to play in Los Angeles or New York]] and putting pressure on the team management to trade him to one of those cities. He now speaks well of Milwaukee and its fans, which is probably helped by Milwaukee being much different now than it was in his day. Although it [[NeverLiveItDown still hasn't saved the city]] from being a ButtMonkey to many current NBA players.
** Since his retirement, Abdul-Jabbar has more/less admitted that much of what he said about Milwaukee had less to do with his actual feelings and more to do with [[CityMouse his desire to play in Los Angeles or New York]] and putting pressure on the team management to trade him to one of those cities. He now speaks well of Milwaukee and its fans, which is probably helped by Milwaukee being much different now than it was in his day. Although it [[NeverLiveItDown still hasn't saved the city]] from being a ButtMonkey to many current NBA players.
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* ''Charles Barkley'': A very outspoken player who played for Philadelphia, Phoenix, and Houston. He's way up there on a lot of the career lists for several categories and is a Hall of Famer, but is probably best known for a commercial in which he claimed he was not a role model. This created a ton of debate as to whether athletes should be considered role models.
* ''Scottie Pippen'': The NumberTwo to Michael Jordan during his golden years, Scottie Pippen was their second-leading scorer and led the team through the three years of Jordan's first retirement. He appeared in the postseason in 16 of his years in the league. In one infamous incident during the Jordanless years, he refused to come off the bench and play when Phil Jackson (then coach of the Bulls) was running the offense through Toni Kukoc near the end of a playoff game.
* ''Robert Horry'': A solid but otherwise unremarkable player who is best known for having 7 championship rings - the only player not of the '60s Celtics to have that honor - and for playing in more playoff games than any other player.
* ''Scottie Pippen'': The NumberTwo to Michael Jordan during his golden years, Scottie Pippen was their second-leading scorer and led the team through the three years of Jordan's first retirement. He appeared in the postseason in 16 of his years in the league. In one infamous incident during the Jordanless years, he refused to come off the bench and play when Phil Jackson (then coach of the Bulls) was running the offense through Toni Kukoc near the end of a playoff game.
* ''Robert Horry'': A solid but otherwise unremarkable player who is best known for having 7 championship rings - the only player not of the '60s Celtics to have that honor - and for playing in more playoff games than any other player.
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* ''Los Angeles Lakers'': The West's answer to the Boston Celtics. They've got 16 championships to their name and they're the first team to win 3,000 regular-season games. This is the NBA's either-love-them-or-hate-them team. Their historical rosters read like a criterion collection of [=NBA=] history. Elgin Baylor, Jerry West, Kareem-Abdul Jabbar, Magic Johnson, Shaquille O'Neal, and Kobe Bryant have all at some point called this place home - all five have between them 8 [=MVP=] awards. Jerry West's image forms the iconic NBA logo. Also the team of George Mikan, who we blame for the fact that you need a pituitary disorder to play basketball today. Here's two fun facts for you: they were originally called the Detroit Gems for one season and the Lakers are the ''only'' team to win a championship from the NBL, the BAA, and the NBA. The name is [[TheArtifact an artifact]] from their early days in Minneapolis. Minnesota has ten thousand lakes; Los Angeles has five. This began the tradition of NBA teams keeping their name on changing cities, no matter how incongruous. Speaking of which...
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* ''Los Angeles Lakers'': The West's answer to the Boston Celtics. They've got 16 championships to their name and they're the first team to win 3,000 regular-season games. This is the NBA's either-love-them-or-hate-them team. Their historical rosters read like a criterion collection of [=NBA=] history. Elgin Baylor, Jerry West, Kareem-Abdul Jabbar, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Magic Johnson, Shaquille O'Neal, and Kobe Bryant have all at some point called this place home - all five have between them 8 [=MVP=] awards. Jerry West's image forms the iconic NBA logo. Also the team of George Mikan, who we blame for the fact that you need a pituitary disorder to play basketball today. Here's two fun facts for you: they were originally called the Detroit Gems for one season and the Lakers are the ''only'' team to win a championship from the NBL, the BAA, and the NBA. The name is [[TheArtifact an artifact]] from their early days in Minneapolis. Minnesota has ten thousand lakes; Los Angeles has five. This began the tradition of NBA teams keeping their name on changing cities, no matter how incongruous. Speaking of which...
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* ''Los Angeles Lakers'': The West's answer to the Boston Celtics. They've got 16 championships to their name and they're the first team to win 3,000 regular-season games. This is the NBA's either-love-them-or-hate-them team. Their historical rosters read like a criterion collection of [=NBA=] history. Jerry West, Kareem-Abdul Jabbar, Magic Johnson, Shaquille O'Neal, and Kobe Bryant have all at some point called this place home - all five have between them 8 [=MVP=] awards. Jerry West's image forms the iconic NBA logo. Also the team of George Mikan, who we blame for the fact that you need a pituitary disorder to play basketball today. Here's two fun facts for you: they were originally called the Detroit Gems for one season and the Lakers are the ''only'' team to win a championship from the NBL, the BAA, and the NBA. The name is [[TheArtifact an artifact]] from their early days in Minneapolis. Minnesota has ten thousand lakes; Los Angeles has five. This began the tradition of NBA teams keeping their name on changing cities, no matter how incongruous. Speaking of which...
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* ''Los Angeles Lakers'': The West's answer to the Boston Celtics. They've got 16 championships to their name and they're the first team to win 3,000 regular-season games. This is the NBA's either-love-them-or-hate-them team. Their historical rosters read like a criterion collection of [=NBA=] history. Elgin Baylor, Jerry West, Kareem-Abdul Jabbar, Magic Johnson, Shaquille O'Neal, and Kobe Bryant have all at some point called this place home - all five have between them 8 [=MVP=] awards. Jerry West's image forms the iconic NBA logo. Also the team of George Mikan, who we blame for the fact that you need a pituitary disorder to play basketball today. Here's two fun facts for you: they were originally called the Detroit Gems for one season and the Lakers are the ''only'' team to win a championship from the NBL, the BAA, and the NBA. The name is [[TheArtifact an artifact]] from their early days in Minneapolis. Minnesota has ten thousand lakes; Los Angeles has five. This began the tradition of NBA teams keeping their name on changing cities, no matter how incongruous. Speaking of which...
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* ''Chicago Bulls'': The former team of Michael Jordan, who led the team to six championships. Aside from Jordan's time with the Bulls, there's not too much notable.
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* ''Chicago Bulls'': The former team of Michael Jordan, who led the team to six championships. Aside from Jordan's time with In TheNineties they were massively popular due to not only Jordan and the Bulls, there's not too much notable.championships, but also having all games nationally televised on the Chicago "superstation", WGN. Began the trend of using the instrumental track "Sirius" (Alan Parsons Project) for pregame introductions.
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* ''New Orleans Hornets'': Formerly the Charlotte Hornets[[hottip:[[This name's another [[TheRelic relic]]; during the AmericanRevolution the British described Charlotte as "a hornet's nest"]]. They've been fairly consistent in their 20 years - occasionally very bad, occasionally very good, but mostly in the middle of the pack. Point Guard Chris Paul led the team to their first divisional title in 2008, but they've slipped back into mediocrity since then. Due to a minor weather incident in New Orleans in 2005, the Hornets played home games in Oklahoma City for a while, where they became the New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets. The Seattle (Super)Sonics took note of the team's strong reception there, leading us to...
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* ''New Orleans Hornets'': Formerly the Charlotte Hornets[[hottip:[[This Hornets[[hottip:This name's another [[TheRelic relic]]; during the AmericanRevolution the British described Charlotte as "a hornet's nest"]]. They've been fairly consistent in their 20 years - occasionally very bad, occasionally very good, but mostly in the middle of the pack. Point Guard Chris Paul led the team to their first divisional title in 2008, but they've slipped back into mediocrity since then. Due to a minor weather incident in New Orleans in 2005, the Hornets played home games in Oklahoma City for a while, where they became the New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets. The Seattle (Super)Sonics took note of the team's strong reception there, leading us to...
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* ''New Orleans Hornets'': Formerly the Charlotte Hornets. They've been fairly consistent in their 20 years - occasionally very bad, occasionally very good, but mostly in the middle of the pack. Point Guard Chris Paul led the team to their first divisional title in 2008, but they've slipped back into mediocrity since then. Due to a minor weather incident in New Orleans in 2005, the Hornets played home games in Oklahoma City for a while, where they became the New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets. The Seattle (Super)Sonics took note of the team's strong reception there, leading us to...
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* ''New Orleans Hornets'': Formerly the Charlotte Hornets.Hornets[[hottip:[[This name's another [[TheRelic relic]]; during the AmericanRevolution the British described Charlotte as "a hornet's nest"]]. They've been fairly consistent in their 20 years - occasionally very bad, occasionally very good, but mostly in the middle of the pack. Point Guard Chris Paul led the team to their first divisional title in 2008, but they've slipped back into mediocrity since then. Due to a minor weather incident in New Orleans in 2005, the Hornets played home games in Oklahoma City for a while, where they became the New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets. The Seattle (Super)Sonics took note of the team's strong reception there, leading us to...
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* ''Los Angeles Lakers'': The West's answer to the Boston Celtics. They've got 16 championships to their name and they're the first team to win 3,000 regular-season games. This is the NBA's either-love-them-or-hate-them team. Their historical rosters read like a criterion collection of [=NBA=] history. Jerry West, Kareem-Abdul Jabbar, Magic Johnson, Shaquille O'Neal, and Kobe Bryant have all at some point called this place home - all five have between them 8 [=MVP=] awards. Jerry West's image forms the iconic NBA logo. Also the team of George Mikan, who we blame for the fact that you need a pituitary disorder to play basketball today. Here's two fun facts for you: they were originally called the Detroit Gems for one season and the Lakers are the ''only'' team to win a championship from the NBL, the BAA, and the NBA. The name is [[TheArtifact an artifact]] from their early days in Minneapolis. Minnesota has a thousand lakes; Los Angeles has four. This began the tradition of NBA teams keeping their name on changing cities, no matter how incongruous. Speaking of which...
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* ''Los Angeles Lakers'': The West's answer to the Boston Celtics. They've got 16 championships to their name and they're the first team to win 3,000 regular-season games. This is the NBA's either-love-them-or-hate-them team. Their historical rosters read like a criterion collection of [=NBA=] history. Jerry West, Kareem-Abdul Jabbar, Magic Johnson, Shaquille O'Neal, and Kobe Bryant have all at some point called this place home - all five have between them 8 [=MVP=] awards. Jerry West's image forms the iconic NBA logo. Also the team of George Mikan, who we blame for the fact that you need a pituitary disorder to play basketball today. Here's two fun facts for you: they were originally called the Detroit Gems for one season and the Lakers are the ''only'' team to win a championship from the NBL, the BAA, and the NBA. The name is [[TheArtifact an artifact]] from their early days in Minneapolis. Minnesota has a ten thousand lakes; Los Angeles has four.five. This began the tradition of NBA teams keeping their name on changing cities, no matter how incongruous. Speaking of which...
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* ''Los Angeles Lakers'': The West's answer to the Boston Celtics. They've got 16 championships to their name and they're the first team to win 3,000 regular-season games. This is the NBA's either-love-them-or-hate-them team. Their historical rosters read like a criterion collection of [=NBA=] history. Jerry West, Kareem-Abdul Jabbar, Magic Johnson, Shaquille O'Neal, and Kobe Bryant have all at some point called this place home - all five have between them 8 [=MVP=] awards. Jerry West's image forms the iconic NBA logo. Also the team of George Mikan, who we blame for the fact that you need a pituitary disorder to play basketball today. Here's two fun facts for you: they were originally called the Detroit Gems for one season and the Lakers are the ''only'' team to win a championship from the NBL, the BAA, and the NBA. The name is [[TheArtifact an artifact]] from their early days in Minneapolis. Minnesota has lots of lakes; Los Angeles, on the edge of a desert, does not. This began the tradition of NBA teams keeping their name on changing cities, no matter how incongruous. Speaking of which...
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* ''Los Angeles Lakers'': The West's answer to the Boston Celtics. They've got 16 championships to their name and they're the first team to win 3,000 regular-season games. This is the NBA's either-love-them-or-hate-them team. Their historical rosters read like a criterion collection of [=NBA=] history. Jerry West, Kareem-Abdul Jabbar, Magic Johnson, Shaquille O'Neal, and Kobe Bryant have all at some point called this place home - all five have between them 8 [=MVP=] awards. Jerry West's image forms the iconic NBA logo. Also the team of George Mikan, who we blame for the fact that you need a pituitary disorder to play basketball today. Here's two fun facts for you: they were originally called the Detroit Gems for one season and the Lakers are the ''only'' team to win a championship from the NBL, the BAA, and the NBA. The name is [[TheArtifact an artifact]] from their early days in Minneapolis. Minnesota has lots of a thousand lakes; Los Angeles, on the edge of a desert, does not.Angeles has four. This began the tradition of NBA teams keeping their name on changing cities, no matter how incongruous. Speaking of which...
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* Turkey: They may have only two notable teams found in this country, but they also have some good players that came from there like Hedo Türkoğlu and Ersan İlyasova. Also, there the hosts for the 2010 FIBA World Championships.
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* Turkey: They may have only two notable teams found in this country, but they also have some good players that came from there like Hedo Türkoğlu and Ersan İlyasova. Basically, they gained interest in basketball starting in 2001 when they got a silver medal in the European Tournament. Also, there they're the hosts for the 2010 FIBA World Championships.
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* ''Philadelphia 76ers'': Formerly known as the Syracuse Nationals. In the 1972-73 season, they had a 9-win season. Yes, 9 wins out of 82. On some more positive notes, they were the team of prolific [[IfYouKnowWhatIMean scorer]] Wilt Chamberlain, dunking genious Julius "Doctor J" Erving, and later Allen Iverson, who led the team to the Finals in 2001. They were also Charles Barkley's team in the 80s and early 90s, though both parties today don't care for each other very much. Also, they won one championship in Syracuse and two in Philadelphia.
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* ''Philadelphia 76ers'': Formerly known as the Syracuse Nationals. In the 1972-73 season, they had a 9-win season. Yes, 9 wins out of 82. On some more positive notes, they were the team of prolific [[IfYouKnowWhatIMean scorer]] Wilt Chamberlain, dunking genious genius Julius "Doctor J" Erving, and later Allen Iverson, who led the team to the Finals in 2001. They were also Charles Barkley's team in the 80s and early 90s, though both parties today don't care for each other very much. Also, they won one championship in Syracuse and two in Philadelphia.
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* ''Los Angeles Lakers'': The West's answer to the Boston Celtics. They've got 16 championships to their name and they're the first team to win 3,000 regular-season games. This is the NBA's either-love-them-or-hate-them team. Their historical rosters read like a criterion collection of [=NBA=] history. Jerry West, Kareem-Abdul Jabbar, Magic Johnson, Shaquille O'Neal, and Kobe Bryant have all at some point called this place home - all five have between them 8 [=MVP=] awards. Jerry West's image forms the iconic NBA logo. Also the team of George Mikan, who we blame for the fact that you need a pituitary disorder to play basketball today. The name is [[TheArtifact an artifact]] from their early days in Minneapolis. Minnesota has lots of lakes; Los Angeles, on the edge of a desert, does not. Here's two fun facts for you: they were originally called the Detroit Gems for one season and the Lakers are the ''only'' team to win a championship from the NBL, the BAA, and the NBA. This began the tradition of NBA teams keeping their name on changing cities, no matter how incongruous. Speaking of which...
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* ''Los Angeles Lakers'': The West's answer to the Boston Celtics. They've got 16 championships to their name and they're the first team to win 3,000 regular-season games. This is the NBA's either-love-them-or-hate-them team. Their historical rosters read like a criterion collection of [=NBA=] history. Jerry West, Kareem-Abdul Jabbar, Magic Johnson, Shaquille O'Neal, and Kobe Bryant have all at some point called this place home - all five have between them 8 [=MVP=] awards. Jerry West's image forms the iconic NBA logo. Also the team of George Mikan, who we blame for the fact that you need a pituitary disorder to play basketball today. The name is [[TheArtifact an artifact]] from their early days in Minneapolis. Minnesota has lots of lakes; Los Angeles, on the edge of a desert, does not. Here's two fun facts for you: they were originally called the Detroit Gems for one season and the Lakers are the ''only'' team to win a championship from the NBL, the BAA, and the NBA. The name is [[TheArtifact an artifact]] from their early days in Minneapolis. Minnesota has lots of lakes; Los Angeles, on the edge of a desert, does not. This began the tradition of NBA teams keeping their name on changing cities, no matter how incongruous. Speaking of which...
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* ''Utah Jazz'': Best known as the team of assist king John Stockton and "The Mailman" Karl Malone. However, despite their dominance, they have no championships to show for it. The franchise was originally from New Orleans, in case you wondered what ultra-conservative, Mormon Utah had to do with jazz.
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* ''Utah Jazz'': Best known as the team of assist king John Stockton and "The Mailman" Karl Malone. In the more distant past, "Pistol" Pete Maravich (Disney made a movie about his childhood hoop exploits) played for them. However, despite their dominance, they have no championships to show for it. The franchise was originally from New Orleans, in case you wondered what ultra-conservative, Mormon Utah had to do with jazz.
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* ''Los Angeles Lakers'': The West's answer to the Boston Celtics. They've got 16 championships to their name and they're the first team to win 3,000 regular-season games. This is the NBA's either-love-them-or-hate-them team. Their historical rosters read like a criterion collection of [=NBA=] history. Jerry West, Kareem-Abdul Jabbar, Magic Johnson, Shaquille O'Neal, and Kobe Bryant have all at some point called this place home - all five have between them 8 [=MVP=] awards. Jerry West's image forms the iconic NBA logo. Also the team of George Mikan, who we blame for the fact that you need a pituitary disorder to play basketball today. The name is [[TheArtifact an artifact]] from their early days in Minneapolis. Minnesota has lots of lakes; Los Angeles, on the edge of a desert, does not. Here's a fun fact: the Lakers are the ''only'' team to win a championship from the NBL, the BAA, and the NBA. This began the tradition of NBA teams keeping their name on changing cities, no matter how incongruous. Speaking of which...
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* ''Los Angeles Lakers'': The West's answer to the Boston Celtics. They've got 16 championships to their name and they're the first team to win 3,000 regular-season games. This is the NBA's either-love-them-or-hate-them team. Their historical rosters read like a criterion collection of [=NBA=] history. Jerry West, Kareem-Abdul Jabbar, Magic Johnson, Shaquille O'Neal, and Kobe Bryant have all at some point called this place home - all five have between them 8 [=MVP=] awards. Jerry West's image forms the iconic NBA logo. Also the team of George Mikan, who we blame for the fact that you need a pituitary disorder to play basketball today. The name is [[TheArtifact an artifact]] from their early days in Minneapolis. Minnesota has lots of lakes; Los Angeles, on the edge of a desert, does not. Here's a two fun fact: facts for you: they were originally called the Detroit Gems for one season and the Lakers are the ''only'' team to win a championship from the NBL, the BAA, and the NBA. This began the tradition of NBA teams keeping their name on changing cities, no matter how incongruous. Speaking of which...
