US media commented on the championship strength rankings in the past ten years: 20 Lakers ranked last, 16 Cavaliers ranked third, and 1st Universe Brave

Although the Pacers passed the hurdles and rushed out of the east and fought with the Thunder until the tiebreak, this Thunder showed enough dominance under the leadership of the new MVP Alexander. Seven different champions have also been born in the past seven years. With the changes in the rules, it is indeed difficult to defend the title. The US media also ranked the strength of the champions in the past ten years in combination with the team's regular season playoff performance, playoff opponent quality, etc. Let's take a look.

10th place: The Lakers

park championship in the 2019-20 season is the most difficult to evaluate. I was impressed by the epidemic and the season was also forced to be interrupted for 5 months and restarted in a closed park. Under the leadership of James and Mei, the Lakers dominate the Western Conference with a record of 52 wins and 19 losses. The gentleman swept his opponent 4-1 in the first three rounds of the playoffs and defeated the Heat 4-2 in the finals. James and Davis were both selected for the first team, averaging 27+ points per game in the playoffs. The Lakers' net efficiency value is second to last on this list, which also makes them ranked last in strength.

Ninth place: The Bucks in the 2020-21 season have achieved the best record in the Eastern Conference for two consecutive years since the 2018-20 season, but have not reached the finals twice. In the 2020-21 season, he achieved his wish, leading the league with an average of 120.1 points per game, ranking second in the league in effective shooting percentage and fourth in three-point shooting percentage. Antetokounmpo was selected for the Double First Team. In the playoffs, they defeated the Heat Nets Hawks one after another and won four games in a row while falling 0-2 in the finals. The offensive efficiency is slightly higher than that of the Lakers in 20 years.

8th place: The Warriors in the 2021-22 season

Curry is still at his peak this season, with the Warriors ending the regular season with the best defensive efficiency in the league and the second lowest effective shooting percentage. The Warriors had a fantastic start of 41 wins and 13 losses in the regular season, but the finale was only 12 wins and 16 losses. The offensive efficiency ranks only 17th in the league, and the regular season efficiency value is also the lowest on this list. Fortunately, they recovered in time in the playoffs, won four consecutive rounds of series, and won the Champions League four times in 8 years.

7th place: The Nuggets

Jokic continued Curry's dominance this year. The two consecutive MVP winners lost to Embiid in the MVP vote this year. The four consecutive years of playoff rude also inspired his determination. With the assistance of a group of sharpshooters and space-type men, Jokic ended the regular season with the best effective hit rate in the league, and won the championship in the playoffs with 16 wins and 4 losses, with only one round of series to reach G6.

6th place: The Raptors in the 2018-19 season, although the Raptors have super giants like Leonard this year, their ability to go to the end is also based on their lineup depth and overall efficiency. Siakam was awarded the fastest-progress player, with Lowry, Ibaka, Danny Green and VanVleet all scoring in double digits. Both offense and defense efficiency ranks in the top five in the league. Although the Raptors are the team with the most losses in the playoffs in this list, they defeated the top seed of the Eastern Conference and the defending champion Warriors, which is very valuable.

Fifth place: The Warriors in the 2017-18 season

Durant joined the Warriors last season. He led the league in two-point shooting percentage, three-point shooting percentage, free throw shooting percentage, real shooting percentage, effective shooting percentage and average score per game. He blocked the league's first place on the defensive end, and his performance was perfect. However, the Warriors suffered more injuries than usual this season. The Western Conference Finals survived the Rockets and finally swept the Cavaliers to win the championship with a record of 16 wins and 5 losses.

4th place: After the 2023-24 Celtics failed in the 22 finals, the Celtics completed their redemption in 2024, with the absolute core of Tatum and Brown, as well as two best defensive players, Holiday and White. The strong performance of 64 wins and 18 losses in the regular season, and the offensive and defensive efficiency ranks among the top three. This kind of balanced team is unstoppable in the playoffs and won the championship with a record of 16 wins and 3 losses, thus winning the 18th championship in team history.

Third place: Cavaliers in the 2015-16 season

When the Warriors, who won 73 wins in the season, once thought they would surpass the Bulls in the 95-96 season and become the best team in NBA history, but the appearance of the Cavaliers made them stay here. Irving's quasi-final three-pointer in tiebreak put a perfect end to the Cavaliers' 1-3 behind the epic reversal of the Warriors. James scored 41 points in two consecutive games and G7 scored 27 points and triple-double. Offensive efficiency league third, and more than ten data leagues in the top ten.

Second place: The Thunder 68 wins in the regular season of the 2024-25 season demonstrated dominance, and only winning the championship can bring a perfect end. Only Caruso and Kenridge Williams were over 27 years old in the rotation lineup. Alexander Javi and Homgren joined hands to bring the team the first championship in team history, stealing, forcing mistakes and defensive efficiency to lead the league, and offensive efficiency also ranked among the top three in the league. In the end, he crossed the strong opponents and won the trophy.

No. 1: After the Warriors in the 2016-17 season were reversed in the 2016-17 finals, the Warriors signed Durant, with 67 wins and 15 losses in the regular season, offensive efficiency, effective shooting percentage, real shooting percentage, assists, blocks and steals all lead the league, and their defensive efficiency is second only to the 61-win Spurs. In the playoffs, they swept the Trail Blazers and Jazz one after another. Leonard swept the Spurs after being injured. They only lost to the Cavaliers in the finals. Durant Curry and Green were selected into the best team at the same time, creating this cosmic courage.