NBA Playoff Haterade V: Ranked by Who I Want to Win the Finals the Least (NBA Finals Edition)
Eliminated: See You Next Year
Philadelphia 76ers
- Original Ranking: 1
Phoenix Suns
- Original Ranking: 2
Boston Celtics
- Original Ranking: 3
Memphis Grizzlies
- Original Ranking: 4
Los Angeles Clippers
- Original Ranking: 5
Atlanta Hawks
- Original Ranking: 6
Minnesota Timberwolves
- Original Ranking: 8
New York Knicks
- Original Ranking: 9
Cleveland Cavaliers
- Original Ranking: 10
Brooklyn Nets
- Ranking: 11
Sacramento Kings
- Ranking: 12
Milwaukee Bucks
- Original Ranking: 14
That first round loss to the Heat doesn’t look so silly now, does it?
Los Angeles Lakers
- Original Ranking: 15
Golden State Warriors
- Original Ranking: 16
Tier 1: I Would Spend More Time Thinking About It But There’s No Chance – Wait, Maybe There’s A Chance? Oh SHIT There’s seriously a Chance
Miami Heat
- Ranking: 2
- Last Ranking: 8
Tier 2: Raise the Trophy A MILE HIGH
Denver Nuggets
- Ranking: 3
- Last Ranking: 12
Imagine ABC Sports execs waking up with cold sweats at the possibility of a Nuggets-Heat finals instead of Lakers-Celtics Welcome to the 2023 NBA Finals featuring the Nuggets vs the Heat!