Rank these "one-off" NBA Champions....

[NYC Rebel]

Pistons

They went to back to back finals, losing the second one.

 

[Boonapalist]

I clicked on this thread, knowing the 2024 Celtics would be on this list. OP literally made this thread ONLY to hate on the Celtics

So see through

All you do is cry on this mf. You’re the Karen of the Celtics fanbase

 

[StatUS]

21 bucks with final form Giannis. Post game domination, unstoppable driving, and hitting free throws in the clutch

 

[Luke Cage]

Why is D wade listed as a one off champion? also it was 06, not 05.

 

[Doctor Doom]

Hate the Celtics, wish nothing but heartbreak and heartache on fans like @SchoolboyC @GOAT @UpAndComing ........



But they were legit dominant last season and this season up until the last couple of weeks

 

[Bigblackted4]

24 Celtics
11 Mavs
08 Celtics
04 Pistons
19 Raptors
21 Bucks
23 Nuggets
06 Heat

 

[VegetasHairline]

All you do is cry on this mf. You’re the Karen of the Celtics fanbase

That's the majority of Celtics fans on here. If you're not speaking positively about the Celtics, you're gonna hear all about it.

 

[Saysumthinfunnymike]

You could have waited until the finals was over to make this thread if you felt the need to include last season’s Celtics team…

Even if the Celts don't repeat, it's still not a "one off" because you'd assume the same core would be back the following season

 

[Da_Eggman]

05 Heat would beat all those teams

 

[IsThatBrothaMouzone?]

I weigh them the same…but I think it doesn’t seem as so to some because

1. they were in different points in their careers than dirk was when he won…it’d be like if they underperformed in their finals and lost…then finally got back 4 or 5 seasons later and got over the hill…dirk had the ‘06 finals lost and the first round upset to the We Believe Warriors during his MVP year on his jacket…made 2011 feel like a redemptive validation of his career…Giannis and Jokic got theirs kinda on the first go-round

2. They beat the Heatles Superteam in the Finals…scrappy underdog narratives are undefeated when it comes to putting extras on accomplishments

Facts.

They beat the 2x-defending champs, young KD/Harden/Russ and then The Heatles.

That run was next level considering the first team had already won rings, the second team played in the Finals the next year and the last team WON the finals the next year.

Dirk was so damn consistent and still a tad underrated.

 

[Peter Parker]

04 pistons beat one of the most dominant teams ever

Same for 2011 Mavs, Lebron in the NBA finals was a given for like 10 years.

No way Raptors win that chip if KD played, every other team on the list should’ve won on paper.

Definitely a pistons mavs toss up

 

[Devil Plisken…CMS]

04 pistons beat one of the most dominant teams ever

Not the case