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NBA franchise all-time power rankings: Which organization comes out on top?

By Josh Eberley

LOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL 06: Los Angeles Lakers legends Ervin Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Shaquille O'Neal share a laugh with Hall of Famer Elgin Baylor during the unveiling ceremony for a bronze statue to honor Baylor in Star Plaza at Staples Center on April 6, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL 06: Los Angeles Lakers legends Ervin Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Shaquille O'Neal share a laugh with Hall of Famer Elgin Baylor during the unveiling ceremony for a bronze statue to honor Baylor in Star Plaza at Staples Center on April 6, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images) /
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From left, Dennis Rodman, Scottie Pippen, Michael Jordan, Ron Harper and Toni Kukoc were big parts of Bulls teams that won three straight NBA titles from 1996 to 1998. Jordan and Pippen were members of the first ‘three-peat’ team, which won titles from 1991 to 1993. (Nuccio DiNuzzo/Chicago Tribune/TNS via Getty Images) /

4. Chicago Bulls

52 Seasons

Record: 2183-2032, .518 W-L%

Finals Appearances: 6

Championships: 6

All-Time Starting Five

G: Derrick Rose, 2010-11
G: Michael Jordan, 1995-96
F: Jimmy Butler, 2016-17
F: Scottie Pippen, 1993-94
C: Artis Gilmore, 1977-78

Average PER: 24.94

One great decade is all it takes when you line up six titles and knock them all down without ever going to Game 7.

We will never know what the Rose-led Bulls could’ve accomplished had he stayed healthy, perhaps they interrupt James’ run, perhaps not. It’ll be pub talk long after Rose has retired from this league.

Pippen is the unsung hero of the Bulls franchise. Staying and thriving in the shadow of Jordan is incredibly noteworthy when you look at the shortened runs of Erving-Malone, Bryant-O’Neal,  Durant-Westbrook, and James-Irving. Lining up the primes of two stars who can co-exist for a decade in relative harmony is a necessity for sustained success at the top in the NBA.

Jordan and James are going to be locked in the infamous GOAT debate for all of time but Jordan’s six-for-six is a thing of irrefutable beauty.

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