Which Non-Championship 90s Team Would 100% Win a Ring Today?
Of these 90s NBA teams, which do you think would 100% absolutely win a ring in today's NBA? Again consider the current athleticism and rule / physicality level allowed in today's NBA.
- 1992 Portland Trailblazers (peak Drexler, productive Buck Williams, productive Terry Porter)
- 1993 Phoenix Suns (peak Barkley, peak KJ, peak Dan Marlje, veteran Tom Chambers)
- 1994 NY Knicks (near peak Ewing, peak Charles Oakley, peak John Starks, strong Mason, productive Derek Harper)
- 1994 Golden State Warriors (peak Sprewell, developing Chris Webber, peak Tim Hardaway, peak Chris Mullin)
- 1995 Orlando Magic (young Shaq, young Penny Hardaway, peak Horace Grant, peak Dennis Scott, peak Nick Anderson)
- 1996 Seattle Sonics (peak Shawn Kemp, peak Gary Payton, productive Detlef Shrempf, supportive Hersey Hawkins)
- 1997 NY Knicks (post-peak but stellar Ewing, productive Larry Johnson, productive Oakley, role player Starks, developing Alan Houston, role player Buck Williams)
- 1998 Indiana Pacers (peak Miller, veteran Rik Smits, veteran Chris Mullen, role players Antonio and Dale Davis, scrappy Mark Jackson)
- 1998 Houston Rockets (post-peak Hakeem Olajuwon, post-peak Charles Barkey, veteran Clyde Drexler)
- 1998 Utah Jazz (MVP Malone, veteran Stockton, veteran Hornacek, role player Bryon Russel)
- 1999 New York Knicks (peak Sprewell, peak Houston, developing Marcus Camby, veteran Larry Johnson, veteran Ewing, scrappy Chris Childs, Charlie Ward, Chris Dudley)