The National Basketball Association, which was called the Basketball Association of America for its first three seasons, has crowned 73 champions. Nobody knows if any team will get the chance to seize the title this year.
But of all those champs, which teams rank as the 20 best?
And for fans of the purple and gold, how many Los Angeles Lakers teams are included in the all-time top 20?
The Los Angeles Lakers have won 16 titles, second only to the 17 garnered by the Celtics. Together they have captured 45% of the league’s championships.