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This is super easy to find if you just look around, but I wanted to put it all into a quick and simple list that you can take a look at and find where your franchise falls out of 30, along with their accomplishments since 1980 -- aka "the Modern Era". I also wanted a reliable, easy way to rank them, so I threw in a little equation to create a Franchise Score. Basically, just giving points to the different achievements and adding them all up. Here they are:
Number 1: Los Angeles Lakers
- 11 Championships
- 17 Finals
- 19 Division titles
- 15 Top Seed Finishes (Conference)
- 8 NBA MVP's
- .606 Total Win Percentage
- .696 Home Win Percentage
- .517 Road Win Percentage
Franchise Score = 270
Number 2: Boston Celtics
- 4 Championships
- 8 Finals
- 18 Division titles
- 10 Top Seed Finishes (Conference)
- 3 NBA MVP's
- .576 Total Win Percentage
- .672 Home Win Percentage
- .479 Road Win Percentage
Franchise Score = 139
Number 3: San Antonio Spurs
- 5 Championships
- 6 Finals
- 20 Division titles
- 8 Top Seed Finishes (Conference)
- 3 NBA MVP's
- .612 Total Win Percentage
- .728 Home Win Percentage
- .497 Road Win Percentage
Franchise Score = 137
Number 4: Chicago Bulls
- 6 Championships
- 6 Finals
- 8 Division titles
- 7 Top Seed Finishes (Conference)
- 6 NBA MVP's
- .513 Total Win Percentage
- .616 Home Win Percentage
- .411 Road Win Percentage
Franchise Score = 133
Number 5: Miami Heat
- 3 Championships
- 6 Finals
- 15 Division titles
- 4 Top Seed Finishes (Conference)
- 2 NBA MVP's
- .526 Total Win Percentage
- .620 Home Win Percentage
- .432 Road Win Percentage
Franchise Score = 100
Number 6: Golden State Warriors
- 3 Championships
- 6 Finals
- 5 Division titles
- 4 Top Seed Finishes (Conference)
- 2 NBA MVP's
- .468 Total Win Percentage
- .579 Home Win Percentage
- .357 Road Win Percentage
Franchise Score = 90
Number 7: Detroit Pistons
- 3 Championships
- 5 Finals
- 9 Division titles
- 5 Top Seed Finishes (Conference)
- 0 NBA MVP's
- .500 Total Win Percentage
- .606 Home Win Percentage
- .395 Road Win Percentage
Franchise Score = 89
Number 8: Houston Rockets
- 2 Championships
- 4 Finals
- 7 Division titles
- 2 Top Seed Finishes (Conference)
- 3 NBA MVP's
- .545 Total Win Percentage
- .647 Home Win Percentage
- .442 Road Win Percentage
Franchise Score = 69
Number 9: Cleveland Cavaliers
- 1 Championships
- 5 Finals
- 6 Division titles
- 3 Top Seed Finishes (Conference)
- 2 NBA MVP's
- .472 Total Win Percentage
- .593 Home Win Percentage
- .350 Road Win Percentage
Franchise Score = 64
Number 10: Philadelphia 76ers
- 1 Championships
- 3 Finals
- 4 Division titles
- 3 Top Seed Finishes (Conference)
- 3 NBA MVP's
- .499 Total Win Percentage
- .591 Home Win Percentage
- .406 Road Win Percentage
Franchise Score = 53
Number 11: Milwaukee Bucks
- 1 Championships
- 1 Finals
- 12 Division titles
- 2 Top Seed Finishes (Conference)
- 3 NBA MVP's
- .510 Total Win Percentage
- .620 Home Win Percentage
- .400 Road Win Percentage
Franchise Score = 49
Number 12: Phoenix Suns
- 0 Championships
- 2 Finals
- 8 Division titles
- 4 Top Seed Finishes (Conference)
- 3 NBA MVP's
- .552 Total Win Percentage
- .664 Home Win Percentage
- .439 Road Win Percentage
Franchise Score = 46
Number 13: Utah Jazz
- 0 Championships
- 2 Finals
- 11 Division titles
- 3 Top Seed Finishes (Conference)
- 2 NBA MVP's
- .563 Total Win Percentage
- .701 Home Win Percentage
- .426 Road Win Percentage
Franchise Score = 46
Number 14: Oklahoma City Thunder/Seattle Supersonics
- 0 Championships
- 2 Finals
- 10 Division titles
- 3 Top Seed Finishes (Conference)
- 2 NBA MVP's
- .550 Total Win Percentage
- .668 Home Win Percentage
- .432 Road Win Percentage
Franchise Score = 45
Number 15: Dallas Mavericks
- 1 Championships
- 2 Finals
- 4 Division titles
- 1 Top Seed Finishes (Conference)
- 1 NBA MVP's
- .506 Total Win Percentage
- .593 Home Win Percentage
- .419 Road Win Percentage
Franchise Score = 42
Number 16: Toronto Raptors
- 1 Championships
- 1 Finals
- 7 Division titles
- 1 Top Seed Finishes (Conference)
- 0 NBA MVP's
- .480 Total Win Percentage
- .555 Home Win Percentage
- .404 Road Win Percentage
Franchise Score = 39
Number 17: Portland Trail Blazers
- 0 Championships
- 2 Finals
- 5 Division titles
- 2 Top Seed Finishes (Conference)
- 0 NBA MVP's
- .554 Total Win Percentage
- .681 Home Win Percentage
- .427 Road Win Percentage**
Franchise Score = 36
Number 18: Orlando Magic
- 0 Championships
- 2 Finals
- 6 Division titles
- 1 Top Seed Finishes (Conference)
- 0 NBA MVP's
- .468 Total Win Percentage
- .571 Home Win Percentage
- .365 Road Win Percentage
Franchise Score = 33
Number 19: Indiana Pacers
- 0 Championships
- 1 Finals
- 6 Division titles
- 3 Top Seed Finishes (Conference)
- 0 NBA MVP's
- .504 Total Win Percentage
- .631 Home Win Percentage
- .377 Road Win Percentage
Franchise Score = 32
Number 20: New Jersey Nets
- 0 Championships
- 2 Finals
- 4 Division titles
- 1 Top Seed Finishes (Conference)
- 0 NBA MVP's
- .432 Total Win Percentage
- .536 Home Win Percentage
- .328 Road Win Percentage
Franchise Score = 28
Number 21: New York Knicks
- 0 Championships
- 1 Finals
- 4 Division titles
- 1 Top Seed Finishes (Conference)
- 0 NBA MVP's
- .471 Total Win Percentage
- .571 Home Win Percentage
- .371 Road Win Percentage
Franchise Score = 27
Number 22: Atlanta Hawks
- 0 Championships
- 0 Finals
- 5 Division titles
- 2 Top Seed Finishes (Conference)
- 0 NBA MVP's
- .500 Total Win Percentage
- .622 Home Win Percentage
- .377 Road Win Percentage
Franchise Score = 24
Number 23: Denver Nuggets
- 0 Championships
- 0 Finals
- 7 Division titles
- 0 Top Seed Finishes (Conference)
- 2 NBA MVP's
- .491 Total Win Percentage
- .638 Home Win Percentage
- .345 Road Win Percentage
Franchise Score = 23
Number 24: Sacramento Kings
- 0 Championships
- 0 Finals
- 2 Division titles
- 1 Top Seed Finishes (Conference)
- 0 NBA MVP's
- .428 Total Win Percentage
- .552 Home Win Percentage
- .304 Road Win Percentage
Franchise Score = 17
Number 25: Minnesota Timberwolves
- 0 Championships
- 0 Finals
- 1 Division titles
- 1 Top Seed Finishes (Conference)
- 1 NBA MVP's
- .399 Total Win Percentage
- .484 Home Win Percentage
- .313 Road Win Percentage
Franchise Score = 16
Number 26: New Orleans Pelicans/Hornets
- 0 Championships
- 0 Finals
- 1 Division titles
- 0 Top Seed Finishes (Conference)
- 0 NBA MVP's
- .461 Total Win Percentage
- .545 Home Win Percentage
- .378 Road Win Percentage
Franchise Score = 15
Number 27: Los Angeles Clippers
- 0 Championships
- 0 Finals
- 2 Division titles
- 0 Top Seed Finishes (Conference)
- 0 NBA MVP's
- .418 Total Win Percentage
- .526 Home Win Percentage
- .310 Road Win Percentage
Franchise Score = 14
Number 28: Washington Wizards
- 0 Championships
- 0 Finals
- 1 Division titles
- 0 Top Seed Finishes (Conference)
- 0 NBA MVP's
- .427 Total Win Percentage
- .538 Home Win Percentage
- .316 Road Win Percentage
Franchise Score = 13
Number 29: Memphis Grizzlies
- 0 Championships
- 0 Finals
- 1 Division titles
- 0 Top Seed Finishes (Conference)
- 0 NBA MVP's
- .429 Total Win Percentage
- .518 Home Win Percentage
- .339 Road Win Percentage
Franchise Score = 13
Number 30: Charlotte Hornets/Bobcats
- 0 Championships
- 0 Finals
- 0 Division titles
- 0 Top Seed Finishes (Conference)
- 0 NBA MVP's
- .403 Total Win Percentage
- .506 Home Win Percentage
- .300 Road Win Percentage
Franchise Score = 12
Fun Facts Section:
- The Median Franchise Score in the NBA is 40.5
- The Los Angeles Lakers Franchise Score of 270 is almost 4 standard deviations above the average; the likelihood of the Lakers success is 0.1%.
- The team with the worst Franchise Score are the Charlotte Hornets/Bobcats with a score of 12
- The most average team are the Toronto Raptors with a score of 39
- The team with the biggest home/road win percentage differential are the Denver Nuggets, with a differential of .293
- All of the Cleveland Cavaliers points, minus the win percentage, coincide with LeBron James's career in Cleveland.
- There are only 5 teams in the NBA with a Franchise Score over 100. Golden State can join this list with a Finals win in 2022.
What do you guys think? Does this encapsulate franchise success definitively? How would you rank these franchises? How do you feel your franchise fares in this list? Let me know of any errors, and I'll update the scores accordingly. Thank you!
Edit: If you're curious about the franchise score, here are the points/how things were scored.
Championships: 10 points
Finals: 5 points
Top conference record: 2 points
Division titles: 1 point
MVP: 1 point
Win percentages: 10x and rounded to nearest whole number based on tens place
I feel like the Timberwolves after making the play-in! Let’s go, not the worst franchise in the modern era 2022!!!
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