Top 5 Most Successful Recent Expansion Teams:

2. Miami Heat Overall Win %: 49% Key Players: Alonzo Mourning, Tim Hardaway, Glen Rice, Steve Smith, Rony Seikaly, Isaac Austin, Jamal Mashburn Biggest Success: Reached Eastern conference finals in 1997. 3. Charlotte Hornets Overall Win %: 51% Key Players: Alonzo Mourning, Larry Johnson, Muggsey Bogues, Glen Rice, Anthony Mason, Vlade Divac Biggest Success: Got to the second round of the playoffs in 1993.

4. Minnesota Timberwolves Overall Win %: 41% Key Players: Christian Laettner, Kevin Garnett, Stephon Marbury, Tom Gugliotta Biggest Success: Made the playoffs in 1997.

5. Toronto Raptors Overall Win %: 27% Key Players: Damon Stoudamire, Marcus Camby, Oliver Miller Biggest Success: Star player, Stoudamire, picked up rookie of the year honors at the end of the 95-96 season.

The Top Ten Most Successful NBA Franchises Following Chicago's triumphant 1995-96 season, there was a lot of discussion as to whether or not they were the greatest team of all time. Sure, they had bagged the most regular season wins ever, and taken home the championship, but it's arguable that the talent they faced just wasn't good enough to make a comparison between those Bulls, and, say, the Lakers or Celtics from a decade ago. The debate over this issue became even more heated when the the boys from Chicago repeated their effort in 96-97, and by their recent success, here in 97-98. And so, I've decided to at least give debaters some further perspective, with this special article. Having considered the number of titles, regular season wins, and individuall player qualities, I've decided on the top ten most successful franchises overall. The whole history of the teams is looked at it, and these are my results. 1. The Lakers Overall Regular Season Win %: 53% Number Of Championships: 11 Key Players: George Mikan, Wilt Chamberlain, Elgin Baylor, Gail Goodrich, Jerry West, Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, James Worthy, Vlade Divac, Nick Van Exel, Eddie Jones, Shaquille O'neal, Elden Campbell, Kobe Bryant 2. The Celtics Overall Regular Season Win %: 49% Number Of Championships: 16 Key Players: Robert Parish, Red Auerbach, Bill Russell, Bob Cousy, John Havlicek, Bill Sharman, Sam Jones, Kevin McHale, Larry Bird, Bill Walton, Antoine Walker 3. The Bulls Overall Regular Season Win %: 51% Number Of Championships: 5 Key Players: Jerry Sloan, Bob Love, Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, Horace Grant, Jim Paxson, Luc Longley, Toni Kukoc, Dennis Rodman 4. The Rockets Overall Regular Season Win %: 51% Number Of Championships: 2 Key Players: Elvin Hayes, Calvin Murphy, Rudy Tomjanovich, Moses Malone, Ralph Sampson, Hakeem Olajuwan, Clyde Drexler, Charles Barkley 5. The Knicks Overall Regular Season Win %: 50% Number Of Championships: 2 Key Players: Walt Frazier, Earl Monroe, Dick McGuire, Willis Reed, Dave DeBusshere, Bill Bradley, Patrick Ewing, John Starks, Charles Oakley, Allan Houston 6. The 76ers Overall Regular Season Win %: 48% Number Of Championships: 3 Key Players: Wilt Chamberlain, Julius Erving, Maurice Cheeks, Hal Greer, Bobby Jones, Billy Cunningham, Moses Malone, Charles Barkley, Jerry Stackhouse, Clarence Weatherspoon, Allen Iverson 7. The Pistons Overall Regular Season Win %: 47% Number Of Championships: 2 Key Players: Bob Lanier, Dave Bing, Isiah Thomas, Bill Laimbeer, Joe Dumars, Dennis Rodman, Grant Hill, Jerry Stackhouse 8. The Bucks Overall Regular Season Win %: 58% Number Of Championships: 1 Key Players: Junior Bridgeman, Bob Lanier, Oscar Robertson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Vin Baker, Glen Robinson, Ray Allen, Terrell Brandon 9. The Hawks Overall Regular Season Win %: 55% Number Of Championships: 1 Key Players: Bob Pettit, Lou Hudson, Dominique Wilkins, Dikembe Mutombo, Steve Smith, Christian Laettner 10. Supersonics Overall Regular Season Win %: 54% Number Of Championships: 1 Key Players: Lenny Wilkens, Fred Brown, Jakc Sikma, Shawn Kemp, Gary Payton, Detlef Schrempf, Vin Baker

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