The 31 Best NBA Champs of the Last 31 Years, Ranked (Updated)

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  1. 1995-96 Chicago Bulls
  2. 2000-01 LA Lakers
  3. 2012-13 Miami Heat
  4. 1996-97 Chicago Bulls
  5. 2016-17 GSW
  6. 2015-16 Cleveland Cavs
  7. 2007-08 Boston Celtics
  8. 1999-2000 LA Lakers
  9. 2013-14 SA Spurs
  10. 2023-24 Boston Celtics
  11. 2014-15 GSW
  12. 1997-98 Chicago Bulls
  13. 2025-2026 New York Knicks
  14. 2017-18 GSW
  15. 2024-25 OKC Thunder
  16. 2008-09 LA Lakers
  17. 1998-99 SA Spurs
  18. 2001-02 LA Lakers
  19. 2002-03 SA Spurs
  20. 2010-11 Dallas Mavs
  21. 2019-20 LA Lakers
  22. 2011-12 Miami Heat
  23. 2009-10 LA Lakers
  24. 2004-05 SA Spurs
  25. 2018-19 Toronto Raptors
  26. 2021-22 GSW
  27. 2006-07 SA Spurs
  28. 2003-04 Detroit Pistons
  29. 2005-06 Miami Heat
  30. 2020-21 Milwaukee Bucks
  31. 2022-23 Denver Nuggets

The 31 Best NBA Champs of the Last 31 Years, Ranked (Updated)

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