(The original text was published on September 23. The author is Zach Buckley in the bleachers. The content of the article does not represent the translator’s point of view)
The five-year period in NBA is not short, which is about equivalent to the average career length of an NBA player. The same five-year period is enough to make a bad team regain its competitiveness, or let a strong team choose to rebuild. In the past five seasons, many changes have taken place in the league. Some teams have performed much better than other teams during this period, even far ahead.
The ranking of the team’s strength in the past five years should not be affected by the “proximity effect” (the psychological effect of the latest stimulus to promote impression formation), some rankings in the middle of the season are more likely to be affected by the proximity effect. Therefore, subjective factors are excluded here, and objective data is the only criterion for ranking. Here, three data are used to illustrate the strength of a team, including winning rate, goal difference and playoff score (1 point for winning the next round of series, plus 5 points for winning the next championship), the winning rate and goal difference are given the same weight, while the playoff score is twice as weighted as the previous two. The average ranking of winning rate, goal difference and playoff score determines the position in the list, ignoring some subtle influencing factors, such as the success in draft and trading, or the change in team direction, finally, everything was completely handed over to the competition results to speak. Under the above criteria, the strength of each team in the past five years has been ranked.
No. 30: Orlando Magic
Winning rate: 36.6%(30th)
Goal difference:-4.56 (29th)
Playoff score: 0 (tied for the last one)
Magic spent a long time seeking to maximize competitiveness, but it never broke the first round of the playoffs. They also have some excellent players, but they don’t have the talent of the league’s top 15 levels, leading them to the highest stage. Vucevic is the closest. He is a skilled scorer and an active rebounder, but the limitation of the defensive side always weakens his influence. Magic finally chose to focus on higher goals instead of wandering on the edge of the playoffs year after year. Judging from the three indicators of winning rate, goal difference and playoff score, magic is objectively the worst team in the past five years.
No. 29: Chicago Bull
Winning rate: 38.6%(27th)
Goal difference:-4.00 (28th)
Playoff score: 0 (tied for the last one)
The bull needs to get some results in the playoffs to avoid being in the last place in this list. This year, the bull was eliminated after playing 5 games with the Bucks in the first round, missed the first win in the playoff series in nearly five years. At first, the bull attack end was not satisfactory, and then Lavin grew to the All-Star level. The management found a suitable attacking end star partner for him, but the defense failed again. The best balance between the two sides of the bull’s attack and defense is the 2020-21 season. The attack ranked 19th in the league and 11th in the defensive league, and finally achieved a regular season record of 31 wins and 41 losses. In the past five years, only two bull players have contributed more to victory than derazan of this season, namely Lavin and malcanin, who signed first in 2021 and was sent to the knight by the bull.
28th: Detroit Piston
Winning rate: 37.2%(29th)
Goal difference:-3.22 (25th)
Playoff score: 0 (tied for the last one)
Five years ago, the piston attacked the playoff seats against andre drummond, griffin and reggie jackson. Five years later, the piston had already started chasing gao shun’s lottery signing, so far, we have got the fair Kilian-Hays, the very good Corning ham and the unobserved Jayden-Ivey. I have always felt that the upper limit of Griffin and Drummond’s combination is very low, and Griffin’s injury problem makes his condition fall to the bottom. Fortunately, the piston did not indulge in unrealistic fantasies for too long. After the transaction got Griffin in January 2018, head coach Stan Van Gadi finished class in 5 years of the same year. In February 202020, the live plug bag was sent away from Drummond. Since the decision to develop through the draft, the piston began to rot, and the results in this aspect were not bad. In the past three seasons, the piston has only won 63 games, and it is the team with the least wins in the league. It has won 76 games in the second to last place. However, if everything goes well in the future, it may be worthwhile for the piston to drop these balls.
No. 27: New York Knicks
Winning rate:% (28th)
Goal difference:-3.36 (26th)
Playoff score: 0 (tied for the last one)
In the past five years, Knicks fans have not enjoyed much good time, but at least the team has gradually stabilized, which is also a victory for Knicks, a team that often changes. If SIBO doneng coach for a full new season, he will become the first coach to coach Knicks for three seasons after coach D’Antoni more than ten years ago. At the same time, Knicks also gave up many instant gratification decisions that they liked before, insisting on staying and cultivating young players such as Barrett, Mitchell Robinson, quikley and tuoping. The Knicks even found a way to make the playoffs in 2021. unfortunately, they only got 37 wins and 45 losses in the end. Even so, the knicks are in a much better situation than when he was the head coach.
No. 26: Sacramento King
Winning rate: 40.5%(25th)
Goal difference:-3.88 (27th)
Playoff score: 0 (tied for the last one)
You may have seen the King’s embarrassing playoff record many times. In fact, they have always been eager to succeed. The problem is that they are too eager to get rid of the fear of continuous failure, which often leads to choosing some expedient measures instead of staying patient and seeking sustainable success. This means that the king has never been completely rotten. In the 2017-18 season with the worst record in the past five years, the number of wins also ranked 24th in the league, for many years, the king did not sign the draft convention with special high compliance. In the past six draft conventions, although the king has ranked in the top five ranks three times, the first three ranks only once. In 2018, the king selected Marvin Bagley with an eye sign and missed Dong Qiqi. At this moment, I would like to know how the King can be competitive. On the closing date of this season, the king got sabonis through a big deal, but the most promising possibility in the team is the no. 4 show of this year’s draft conference keegan-murray, his performance in the summer league is like a rising star.
No. 25: Washington Wizards
Winning rate:% (23rd)
Goal difference:-2.36 (23rd)
Playoff score: 0 (tied for the last one)
I still remember that Bill signed a $0.25 billion group this summer, and many people did not understand the decision of the Wizards management. The Wizards had only one playoff experience in the past five seasons, but they were eliminated early in the first round. At that time, they had many helpers besides Bill, wall, little Otto-PROTONIC, machev Morris and gothat, who basically left the team two years ago. Former coach Brooks failed to solve the problem of wizards, and coach anselde was also facing tough challenges. Bill is still in his peak period and lacks a high-level helper around him. Wizards either place their hopes on Porzingis to find his former state and become Bill’s right-hand helper; or you can only wait for an unknown player to become a star.
No. 24: Charlotte Hornets
Winning rate:% (21st)
Goal difference:-1.96 (22nd)
Playoff score: 0 (tied for the last one)
Hornets are the only team except the King that has not played the playoffs in the past five years. They have such “excellent” results but do not rank in the top five, it is enough to show that they have achieved some small successes. In the past five seasons, the wasp won less than 40% in only one season and even reached this season. Hayward, who had a four-year 0.12 billion-dollar contract, did not bring much help to the team, but the wasp selected lameello-bauer with a flower probe sign in 2020, and in 2019, he got rozil and sent kenba Walker away after signing first. As long as Ramello-Bauer is still in the WASP, the future development track of the team is upward. However, after Miles Bridges’s season ended this summer, he was arrested for a serious crime of domestic violence, resulting in a loophole in the flanking position of the team. The management may consider taking a step back temporarily, hoarding some long-term assets to build a team around Ramello-Bauer in the future.
No. 23: Minnesota Timberwolves
Winning rate:% (22nd)
Goal difference:-1.18 (20th)
Playoff score: 0 (tied for the last one)
The Timberwolves have experienced a lot in the past five seasons. First, they ended the long playoff drought by relying on coach sibadou and Butler. In 2018, they successfully entered the playoff. Unfortunately, they were eliminated in the first round. Then butler put forward the transaction application and was traded by the timberwolves in november 2018. Coach sibodu was fired in january 2019. After that, the timberwolves turned around and put into reconstruction. But soon they regained their competitiveness. Thanks to downs and Edwards, Timberwolves appeared on the playoff stage in April this year. The team management saw the potential of the current lineup, at least in their view, it was worthwhile to spend a big deal to Gobel. It is hard to say how well the timberwolves can play in the new season, or what kind of chemical reaction this lineup can produce, but compared with the timberwolves in the last five years, the team’s strength has improved significantly.
No. 22: Oklahoma City Thunder
Winning rate: 47.8%(18th)
Goal difference:-1.88 (21st)
Playoff score: 0 (tied for the last one)
Do you want to know how much the five-year NBA can change? Look at Thunder. At first, Thunder pinned the team’s hopes on the trio, Paul George and Anthony. Later, the trio became Paul, Alexander and Schroeder, now Thunder began to recklessly maximize the number of picks in his hands. Thunder’s potential newcomers are growing, and there are more and more picks in their hands, but it is still hard to say when this team will regain its competitiveness and what height it can reach. Thunder has many young people, but it is too early to say what this team will become.
No. 21: Cleveland Cavaliers
Winning rate: 40.2%(26th)
Goal difference:-4.62 (30th)
Playoff Score: 3 (tied for 11th place)
The Knights won 50 games in the 2017-18 season and appeared on the stage of the finals for the fourth consecutive year. This season, the Cavaliers are one of the most surprising teams in the league, winning 44 games. Two players in the team have been selected as All Stars (Garland and jarert-Allen). And between these two seasons, the Cavaliers had some bad seasons. Between the 2018-19 season and the 2020-21 season, the Cavaliers’ total record was 60 wins and 159 losses, and the league was the worst. During that period, the Cavaliers lost 8.72 points to their opponents. The influence of James’s departure on Knights will not be repeated here. Let’s focus on the future of Knights. The surprises brought by Garland, jarert-Allen and Mobray this season are enough to make Knight fans crazy. After the offseason, they got three All-Star Mitchell again, it will only aggravate this crazy mood.
No. 20: Atlanta Hawks
Winning rate: 40.8%(24th)
Goal difference:-2.96 (24th)
Playoff Score: 2 (tied for 13th place)
The eagle has begun to find its foothold in the east, but for most of the past five years, the Eagle has always been a team at the bottom. After farewell to the era of coach Budenholzer, Eagles began to quickly collect young players. Trey Yang, Collins and Hunter joined the team one after another. In the 2021 playoffs, the Eagle surprisingly rushed all the way to the Eastern finals, attracting many people’s attention. Although the Eagles did not play the same magic this year, they barely got a playoff ticket through the victory of two playoff games, and then they were eliminated from the first five games. After that, in the offseason, the eagle made a huge bet on dezhantai-Murray. Theoretically, Murray could put the eagle in a more favorable competitive position in the future. Judging from the paper, Murray and Trey-Yang’s running-in is quite easy, except for the right problem that any two new star partners will have, it is not clear whether the two can become the best players in the championship team.
19th: New Orleans pelican
Winning rate: 45.6%(20th)
Goal difference:-0.52 (17th)
Playoff Score: 1 (tied for 17th place)
Pelicans have undergone many major adjustments in their lineup in the past five years, which makes their stability impressive. Looking back on the 2017-18 season, you will find that Davis, Zhu holady and cosins are still in the Pelican. By the 2020-21 season, coach Stan Van Gadi had been teaching for a short year. Today, the core of pelicans is Zion, Ingram and CJ-mccolum, and the strength of the substitute team is also good. Pelicans are waiting for a breakthrough. Their only playoff victory in the past five years is 2018. The defeat of the second round also made the results of that year dim. In this way, Pelican’s current development direction is still very good. The lineup list has left a deep impression on people, without lacking high-quality talents and depth of the lineup, the management also has enough assets to seize the opportunity of reinforcement at any time.
No. 18: Memphis Grizzly
Winning rate: 46.8%(19th)
Goal difference:-0.74 (18th)
Playoff Score: 1 (tied for 17th place)
The grizzly bears spent most of the past five years looking for ways to get out of the conley and pau gasol era. Their future has gone from full of uncertainty to exciting now. The story of the development of the grizzly bear is the story of Morant’s growth. This ranking in 2019 soon left its own mark on the team after coming to the grizzly bear. Morant won the best rookie in the rookie season. In the third season of his career, Morant was already the fastest progressive player in All-Star Plus. This season’s grizzly bear, led by morant, won 56 in the regular season and finally lost to the final champion warrior in the western semi-final. The grizzly bear suffered several seasons of decline during the transition, but under the leadership of coach Jenkins, the team has formed the habit of getting better every season. If they can continue to break through themselves in the new season, they will have the opportunity to bring trouble to the top teams and hit the league’s first place.
No. 17: St Anthony Homa Thorn
Winning rate: 49.9%(15th)
Goal difference: +0.48 (No. 13)
Playoff score: 0 (tied for the last one)
Spurs goal difference in the past five years is the first positive number so far, and the winning rate is almost over 50%. In addition to the regular season results, if only Spurs could have a playoff success. However, the playoffs never broke the first round during the period of drozan and Aldridge in Spurs, and even didn’t make the playoffs in the past three seasons. As a model of winning teams in the league for a long time, Spurs has finally started the reconstruction model after decades. Apart from the Popovich baby coaches on the field and the iconic silver and black lines of Spurs, this Spurs does not have many recognizable features today. Maybe Kelden Johnson is working towards the direction of the team’s leading star, but who should Yogueta expect if Spurs can’t do it? Victor-wenbanyama?
No. 16: Brooklyn basketable nets
Winning rate: 50.5%(14th)
Goal difference: +0.18 (14th)
Playoff Score: 1 (tied for 17th place)
To be honest, it’s really frustrating to be here in basketable nets. For most of the past five years, basketable Nets owned Owen and Durant. The short-lived players also included Harden, Simmons, jarert-Allen, Russell, dinweidi and Lewell. Then look at the data of basketable nets. The winning rate is barely over 50%, goal difference is basically not much, and only one series has been won in the playoffs. It is unbelievable that with the talent of basketable nets, I don’t know why they didn’t achieve any substantial results. Basketable nets has played 390 games in the past five years, and only three players have played more than 170 games, including Jarret Allen, dingweidi and Joe Harris. Durant and Owen played only 193 games together, Harden played only 80 games, and Simmons has not been in the game since basketable nets. If everything goes well in the new season, then basketable nets can have an impact on the championship, but basketable nets has not had everything going well for a long time.
No. 15: Indiana Pacers
Winning rate: 51.2%(tied for the 11th place)
Goal difference: +0.62 (11th)
Playoff score: 0 (tied for the last one)
Pacers are the highest ranked among all teams that have never won the playoffs, so it is worth congratulations? Under the leadership of former coach McMillan, it became a routine to enter the playoffs, but it never passed the first round. Pacers were not only eliminated in the first three annual rounds of the past five years, but also swept out in the last two playoff tours. After that, Coach McMillan left the Pacers, and the team gradually accepted the reality of reconstruction. The walkers haven’t given up completely this season, and the trade deadline has been exchanged with Sabonis for Halliburton. However, the Pacers’ handling attitude towards Turner and Hilde can still clearly see the team’s future plans.
14th place: Dallas Lone Ranger
Winning rate: 49.4%(16th)
Goal difference: +1.24 (10th)
Playoff Score: 2 (tied for 13th place)
Five years ago, Nowitzki was still a Lone Ranger. The two strongest scorers of the team were Harrison Barnes and Dennis Smith Junior. East chip still scored against defenders in the European league. Considering that the Lone Ranger has changed so much during this period, it still maintains a good competitiveness, which deserves some praise. To achieve this, it has a lot to do with the fact that lone ranger won Dong Qiqi in the 2018 draft conference. If the Lone Ranger does not give gifts to the three teams of sun, King and Eagle that could have robbed Dong Qiqi every year, it will definitely not be appropriate. At present, Dong cheqi has already seen a historical star. In the first four seasons of his career, he has exceeded 6,000 points and 2000 assists and 2000 rebounds. This achievement is only Oscar Robertson, james and grant-Hill are comparable. In addition to dong qiqi’s rookie season, the solo victory rate was only 40.2 percent, and then the victory rate was no less than 57.3 percent. This season it reached 63.4 percent, and the playoffs reached the western finals all the way. If the Lone Ranger can find a right-hand assistant for Dong Qiqi, the whole league must be careful.
No. 13: Portland Trail Blazers
Winning rate: 52.6%(10th)
Goal difference:-0.30 (16th)
Playoff Score: 2 (tied for 13th place)
In the past five years, the pioneers have also undergone great changes, but Lillard is still the only constant existence. As a defender with fierce offensive fire, Lillard can ensure that the pioneers have an elite level of attack as long as they are healthy. Nowadays, the defect of the defensive end still limits the Trailblazers’ Playoff Results. However, in 2019, even if nurkiki was lost before the start of the playoff, the Trailblazers still reached the division finals all the way. Because the post-half of this season’s mess affected the pioneer’s ranking in this list, the reason for the mess was to retain the first round of protected signatures this summer, finally, the Blazers got Shelton-sharp with this sign. They did not intend to rot for a long time. In order to get grant, the trailblazers in the offseason took active operations and looked for as many talented players as possible to win at present, so as to make the best use of lillard’s remaining peak period.
No. 12: Phoenix Sun
Winning rate: 48.3%(17th)
Goal difference:-0.80 (19th)
Playoff Score: 4 (tied for number one? Name)
The sun of the past five years can be clearly divided into two periods: before trading with paul, after trading with paul, and before trading with paul in november 2020, the sun kept a slow and stable state, booker, young players like Ayton and Mical bridges are on the rise. When this group of young people showed enough prospects, the management decided to find Paul, the “God of Guard”, to help fly the sun. Since then, the Sun has become better and better. The trough and peak of the sun in the past five years may be the biggest gap among all teams, with a two-year winning rate of less than 26% and a two-year winning rate of more than 70%. The low period of the Sun and the early exit of the playoffs this season have made the sun unable to rank higher in this list.
No. 11: Houston Rockets
Winning rate:% (No. 13)
Goal difference: +0.04 (15th)
Playoff Score: 4 (tied for 7th place)
Do you want to know how long five seasons have been in NBA? Just ask the rocket. In the 2017-18 season, they won the best record in the league. The combined boxing effect of Harden and Paul was surprisingly good. Coupled with Coach D’Antoni’s bold innovation, the rocket’s attack was unstoppable. In the 2021-22 season, almost everyone left. Now a group of young players like Jay Green, Shen Jing and Christopher are carrying the future hope of the rockets. The Rockets in 2018 had a chance to win the championship, thus ranking higher in this list. Unfortunately, after the big score of 3:2 leading the last champion warrior in the Western finals, Paul was injured, and the shooter Group of the rockets dropped to freezing point at the most critical moment, so the Rockets had to enter the discussion of those “the strongest team without Champions.
No. 10: Los Angeles Clippers
Winning rate: 58.5%(7th)
Goal difference: +2.72 (7th)
Playoff Score: 3 (tied for 11th place)
After the renewal of Griffin on the fast ship in July, 2017, the latter also publicly expressed the plan of “ending the fast ship”. As a result, the fast ship sent Griffin to the piston in January of the following year. Rivers, who has long been the head coach of the team, also left in 2020. now the Clippers’s lineup has changed completely. Despite so many twists and turns, the Clippers still did not make any obvious decline in their own strength. In the past five seasons, the Clippers have both won more than 50%. Three seasons have entered the playoffs and two times have passed the first round. Along the way, the Clippers gathered perhaps the most profound and talented lineup in the league. If everyone can keep healthy, there are two top talent players Leonard and Paul George, surrounded by a group of competent assistants, and the Clippers are a very promising place.
9th place: Los Angeles Lakers
Winning rate: 51.2%(tied for the 11th place)
Goal difference: +0.54 (12th)
Playoff Score: 9 (4th)
The ranking of the Lakers is very difficult, and there will definitely be controversy. For most of the past five years, the Lakers have not performed very well, during which the winning rate was less than 50% in three seasons. However, they were never the bottom team, but for a team that had James in four of the past five seasons and Davis in three seasons, these disappointing results are terrible. However, the road to the Cup of the Lakers in 2020 is brilliant, and this will not be changed. The Lakers won 73.2 percent in the regular season that year, ranking top five in the league goal difference. In the playoffs, he won the Western championship with a total record of 12 wins and 3 losses and entered the final stage. In the following six games, he defeated the Heat and successfully won the Cup. By the way, there may be different remarks about champions in the rematch Park. If there is anything different, it is that the difficulty of winning the championship that year is more difficult than normal, because of the problem of environment and isolation. So in the past five seasons, the Lakers have won the championship once, out in the first round once, with a three-time winning rate of less than half. Subjectively, it is difficult to find out what words can be summarized and let objective data speak. According to the data, the Lakers’ strength in the past five years can rank ninth in the league.
No. 8: Sir Utah
Winning rate: 62.3%(4th)
Goal difference: +5.42 (1st)
Playoff Score: 2 (tied for 13th place)
You can say that jazz is the best team in the regular season in the past five years, but they can never continue this dominance in the playoffs. The first round was out three times, and the first round was promoted twice in five years. These failures were the main reason why the jazz completely collapsed and rebuilt during the off-season this year. Jazz general manager Justin zanick said in an interview: “For us, the most important thing is to open the window for the championship. In the past three years, the team has invested all resources to achieve this goal, and thanks to those who have always supported us. Unfortunately, we are not good enough all the time. Now we have ushered in a turning point in the NBA life cycle.” You can blame anyone for the struggle of jazz playoffs, but you can’t ignore their stable competitiveness year after year. Jazz’s winning rate in the past five years has never been lower. In contrast, the sixth in the West and the fifth in the East this season are 58.5 percent.
No. 7: Miami Heat
Winning rate: 56.3%(9th)
Goal difference: +1.42 (9th)
Playoff Score: 5 (6th)
The heat five years ago needed help. The heat of the offseason that year formed a team composed of Whiteside, Goran Dragic, Vitesse, James Johnson and Taylor Johnson. They couldn’t find the direction for each other and lacked the top talent. Adebayor, who was selected by the heat in 2017, was also unable to work hard in the heat in the first two years of his career. Everything changed in 2019. The heat successfully got Butler through a heavy deal. In the summer of the same year, the team cleared Adebayor’s obstacles and chose Taylor-Croal in the 13th place. In this way, the heat set up a core lineup to reach the finals in 2020 and the Eastern finals in 2022. The heat may still lack some stars from winning the championship, but coach SIBO has done his best to explore the full potential of the team. Moreover, the heat management also has a habit of finding some unknown players and gradually cultivating them into rotating players.
No. 6: Denver Nuggets
Winning rate: 61.6%(5th)
Goal difference: +2.94 (6th)
Playoff Score: 4 (tied for 7th place)
Nuggets is one of the two teams with two consecutive MVPs in the past five years. They have won more than 56 percent in each season, played four playoff games and won at least one round of Series games three times. However, perhaps the Nuggets have never achieved a breakthrough in the Championship, and the winning rate has never exceeded 70%. They are always a little worse than the top teams. If Jamal-Murray and little Michael-PROTONIC were not injured, the situation might be different. Because one suffered a tear of the anterior cross ligament and the other underwent the third back surgery, the Nuggets could only be ranked sixth. Regardless of injuries, the Nuggets team has been in a stable state. The same coach (Mike Malone), the same system and execution (usually with elite attack and defense higher than the average level of the Alliance). If the Nuggets didn’t win the championship in the end, it would be a bit boring, but it is also possible that they are only healthy from the Championship.
No. 5: Philadelphia 76ers
Winning rate:% (2nd place)
Goal difference: +3.56 (5th)
Playoff Score: 4 (tied for 7th place)
Over the past five years, 76 people have got rid of the stage of “belief process” and the bad winning rate in the awkward season that was ruined for the top talent rookie. Basically, the strength of 76 people is closely related to the growth of enbid, and the competitiveness of the team gradually rises with enbid’s increasingly strong dominance in NBA. In the past five seasons, enbide has all been selected as an All-Star. The winning rate of 76 people has never been lower than, and he has participated in all the playoffs. However, just like enbide has never been recognized by MVP, 76 people have never been to the Championship, and even the stage of the finals has never been there. Since Iverson led the team to the finals, 76 people have been looking for ways to return to the final stage. For 76 people who have gathered so many talented players, this result is far from enough.
4th place: Boston Celtics
Winning rate: 61.3%(6th)
Goal difference: +4.56 (third)
Playoff Score: 8 (5th)
In the past five years, the Celtics win rate has never been less than 50%, and they can always reach the playoffs and the Eastern finals three times. This stability is impressive, especially in the case of constant internal turmoil. In 2017, Celts got Owen and Hayward, and then everyone’s performance did not meet expectations. Later, the Celts replaced Owen with kenba Walker at the expense of Rochelle, who had a good prospect. Later, this change also failed. In 2019, Horford chose to leave as a free agent to get a big contract. Two years later, he returned to Celtic as part of the kenba-Walker deal. Brad Stevens also moved from the head coach standing on the sidelines to the office of the team’s management. The Celtics got Lanford and neismith at the draft conference, but unfortunately neither of them played out. Along the way, the Celtics also witnessed the road of fame of Tatum and Jay Brown, and other players found their own roles around the double flower exploration. This is the reason why the Celtics will never stop winning and always move forward firmly.
No. 3: Jinzhou Warriors
Winning rate: 58.0%(8th)
Goal difference: +2.08 (8th)
Playoff score: 21 (1st place)
In the past five seasons, Warriors have reached the finals three times and won two championship trophies. In terms of the success of the playoffs, warriors are the only one. It is reflected in the data that the success of warriors in the playoffs raised them to the third place, but they could not reach a higher position. Because in addition to the three seasons that the Warriors reached the finals, the other two seasons had a bad record of 15 wins and 50 losses, and the other playoff game was eliminated, which cannot be ignored. Even though these bad performances of warriors can be largely attributed to injuries, the fact of poor competitiveness cannot be erased. The Warrior’s ceiling has reached an unprecedented height in the past five years, but the 2019-20 season and 2020-21 season also accounted for 40%, the Warriors won only 54 games in the two seasons (25th in the league), with an average of goal difference-3.58 (24th in the league). This cannot be forgotten because the Warriors performed well in the other three seasons.
No. 2: Toronto Raptors
Winning rate: 62.8%(third place)
Goal difference: +4.28 (4th)
Playoff Score: 11 (3rd place)
After lorry, drozan and Leonard left the northern border one after another, the Raptors in the 2020-21 season only achieved a record of 27 wins and 45 losses, all of which indicated an inevitable Road to reconstruction. However, the data will not lie. Here we would like to thank Raptors President ujri and coach Naas (and former coach Casey) for their excellent work. Raptors have been a mature elite team for most of the past five years. Raptors have won more than 70% in three seasons and played four playoff games. The only Raptors with Leonard successfully won the Cup and won two rounds of series without Leonard. Raptors have seven All-Star players and four best players in the squad. Scottie Barnes has won the best rookie of the season and siacam has won the fastest progressive player of the 2018-19 season, coach Casey and coach Nasse won the best coach of the year in the 2017-18 season and the 2019-20 season respectively. Looking back on the past five seasons, Raptors may not be the team you would think of in the first place, but few teams can be as stable as them and win the highest level of honor.
No. 1: Milwaukee Bucks
Winning rate:% (1st place)
Goal difference: +5.36 (2nd)
Playoff Score: 13 (2nd place)
Do you want to know what has happened to the stag in the past five seasons? Brother alphabet conquered the whole basketball world. It seems inappropriate to associate all the success of the stag with the letter elder brother, but in a league dominated by super stars, this may not be the case. Bucks coach Buden Holzer said in an interview during the 2021 finals: “I am already poor, and I can’t find more words to describe what brother alphabet did on the court.” From the 2017-18 season to this season, brother alphabet was selected as an all-star five times, the best team five times four times for a while, and the best defense team four times for a while, winning two MVP trophy, he has won the best defensive player of the year and the MVP of the finals. In 2021, brother alphabet started the finals series one week after suffering from knee overstretching. He cut 40 + in three games, and won 50 points, 14 rebounds, 2 assists and 5 cap in the key battle of the series, helping the Bucks win the championship. Once again, brother alphabet was not fighting alone, and Middleton was always with him. Coach Budenholzer, Zhu holladey and Brook Lopes have all helped the Bucks upgrade, and the team management has arranged reliable role players around the stars. Five playoff games in five years, four wins more than 62% and two wins more than 73%, winning the eight-round series and a championship trophy, behind the efforts of the whole team. For the past five years, stag has been the best model.
Original: Zach Buckley
Compile: Li Taibai
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