There are timeless debates that go on within each NBA franchise. A debate that only builds as history and time march on.
Debates over who the best player in team history is and who the best team is help tell the story of the franchise. But they also say a lot about a person and their values. They reveal personal preferences. Perhaps the generation a person grew up in. They reveal a lot about the person making the debate in their argument as much as they try to find a definitive answer.
There is that part of the debate.