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The 2004 Pistons: the only team to win an NBA championship since 1991 without a “superstar” player (alien.top)
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I’m defining superstar as any player that made the NBA’s 75th anniversary team… and Jokic.

1991: Jordan/Pippen

1992: Jordan/Pippen

1993: Jordan/Pippen

1994: Olajuwon

1995: Olajuwon

1996: Jordan/Pippen/Rodman

1997: Jordan/Pippen/Rodman

1998: Jordan/Pippen/Rodman

1999: Duncan/Robinson

2000: Bryant/O’Neal

2001: Bryant/O’Neal

2002: Bryant/O’Neal

2003: Duncan/Robinson

2004: None

2005: Duncan

2006: Wade/O’Neal

2007: Duncan

2008: Pierce/Allen/Garnett

2009: Bryant

2010: Bryant

2011: Nowitski

2012: James/Wade/Allen

2013: James/Wade/Allen

2014: Duncan

2015: Curry

2016: James

2017: Curry/Durant

2018: Curry/Durant

2019: Leonard

2020: James/Davis

2021: Antetokounmpo

2022: Curry

2023: Jokic

Edit: Again, I’m defining superstar as any player on those rosters that made the NBA’s 75th anniversary team (and Jokic). Not saying Duncan was a superstar in 2014 (although he did nearly average a double-double). Playoff experience and superstar pedigree clearly matter.

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[–] AutographedSnorkel@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Jokic? You mean that fat slob that hates basketball and spends his offseason riding horses in Serbia? He's not a superstar.

[–] Khione_Asteri@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

all the 80s teams did too? hard to say zeke wasn’t a superstar.

[–] honditar@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Weird definition since not all top 75ers were superstars. Ray Allen? Especially Heat Allen?

Anyway why is the cutoff 1991 in that case? 1990 had Isiah Thomas. You could probably go much further back

[–] CompetitorPredator@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

K

[–] Main-Marionberry1337@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Besides the arbitrary definition of superstar why randomly stop at 1991 ?