The concerns around Darren Peterson will mean absolutely nothing for the Ainges . The Jazz have consistently taken players whose draft stock was falling or had question marks compared to preseason (Filipowski, Collier, Ace )
Knicks won the NBA Finals.
Sam Darnold won the Super Bowl.
Indiana won the National Championship.
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Rest of the the top 10
‘71 Bucks, ‘17 Warriors, ‘01 Lakers, ‘91 Bulls, ‘86 Celtics, ‘25 Thunder, ‘24 Celtics, ‘99 Spurs, ‘82 Lakers.
7/9 of these had a top 10 all time player; the other 2:
1 had a 2x MVP & historic defense, 1 is regarded as one of the best modern nba teams
The nba switched to best of 7 for all rounds in 2003. Since this format, the Knicks have the second best playoff record by all champions (16-3), tied with the ‘24 Celtics & trailing just the ‘17 Warriors (16-1).
Tied for 9th all time in terms of fewest losses for a champ.
Of course they had a historic net rating and point differential as well. Yes, point differential is favored by modern era, but they’re ~14.9 pts is most in nba history.