Just listened to the Charles episode on PG’s podcast and he mentioned some cool stuff. Obviously none of us have been in the NBA, but anyone have any ideas as to what orgs are elite and some not so good?
I think we can all agree that the Lakers are probably solid since they’re the pinnacle team, but who else? Knicks? My home team, Bulls? Any orgs that are rumored to be not so good? I don’t know if team performance is a huge teller but I’m interested to hear some perspectives
OP you can tell you’re a new NBA fan and that’s fine.
Lakers is not a good org. They are cruising on their past history, getting bailed out by FAs because they are a storied franchise. Geanie, who took over after Jerry Buss, is one of the poorest owners and is in it for the money. I think a lot of players won’t mind playing for the Clippers instead in the future because they have one of the best arenas in the world, they have the richest owner in the NBA who knows what he’s doing and is quite hands off when it comes to player management. They’re still in LA, they just have a worse name and history than the Lakers.
Bulls are also a terrible org, one of the worst, if not the worst considering they’re in a huge market. They have one of the stingiest owners that doesn’t really care that much about the team. They lucked out on Jordan and are still living off that memory.
Some of the best franchises are Spurs and Celtics. OKC have a great front office and a very bright future.
I am not a new fan but am just on the younger side so I have no idea what to look for/who exactly to blame for the performance of the orgs. Like if it’s the front office, owners, etc., but I’m learning for sure
I do know about the garbage in Chicago and all our dogshit teams, but this helps put it in perspective. Spurs seem to be a popular pick