The Boston Celtics found themselves getting a fair amount of love from ESPN in a recent article recounting the NBA’s greatest dynasties.
The article, by ESPN senior writer Kevin Pelton, breaks down the top 10 dynasties in league history, and the Celtics have two such championship clusters of seasons to their name in the top five of the list.
Given Boston’s status as the NBA’s winningest franchise with 17 banners hung in TD Garden, that makes sense — but where do they rank in ESPN’s estimation? The bottom five of the top 10 is free of Celtics dynasties, though several rivals abound.
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Included (in reverse order) in the tenth- through sixth-greatest dynasties are the 1987-91 Detroit Pistons, the 2011-14 Miami Heat, the 1949-54 then-Minneapolis Lakers, the 1998-2004 Los Angeles Lakers, and 2001-17 San Antonio Spurs.
No, on to the top five.