Lakers, Bulls, Celtics Head the Top Teams

Wilt Chamberlain, Michael Jordan and Dennis Rodman each played on two of the 10 teams chosen the best in NBA history.

Chamberlain starred on the 1966-67 Philadelphia 76ers and 1971-72 Lakers, Jordan led the 1991-92 and ‘95-96 Chicago Bulls and Rodman played on the ‘88-89 Detroit Pistons and ‘95-96 Bulls.

The 1986-87 Lakers, featuring Magic Johnson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, became the franchise’s second team chosen for the list.

The other teams chosen were the 1965-66 Bill Russell-led Boston Celtics, the ‘69-70 New York Knicks featuring Willis Reed, the ‘82-83 76ers starring Julius Erving and Moses Malone and the ‘85-86 Celtics featuring Larry Bird.

The 10 teams were chosen by a panel of media who regularly cover the league. As part of the NBA’s 50th-year celebration, voters were asked to select the top 10 teams without ranking them.

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