Los Angeles Clippers
Los Angeles's second franchise who for decades played second fiddle to the Lakers before the Kawhi Leonard-Paul George era promised competitiveness and the Intuit Dome brought permanence.
Pantheon Standing
| List Name | Rank | Combined |
|---|---|---|
| Greatest NBA Franchises of All Time | #1 | 96.0 |
The Age Divide
Voters under 30 and over 35 rank Los Angeles Clippers significantly differently across lists.
The Athletic Record
The Case For Los Angeles Clippers
“The longevity argument alone puts them in a category of one. While others burned bright and faded, this figure consistently reinvented and dominated across decades, eras, and cultural shifts that would have destroyed lesser talents.”
“Technically unmatched. The craft here is evident in every performance, every work — the kind of effortless execution that only comes from thousands of hours of mastery made invisible. They make the impossible look inevitable.”
“Commercial success should never be held against artistic legacy. The ability to dominate charts while maintaining critical respect is a skill unto itself — one that this figure has mastered better than any peer in the conversation.”
Rank History
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Often Compared To
Los Angeles Lakers
#2NBA / Pacific Division — Los Angeles, California · 1947–present
The most glamorous franchise in sports history with 17 championships — Magic Johnson's Showtime, Kobe and Shaq, and LeBron's Lakers are three distinct golden ages.
Phoenix Suns
#3NBA / Pacific Division — Phoenix, Arizona · 1968–present
Arizona franchise whose 1992-93 Barkley-era team won 62 games and whose Nash-Amar'e era invented the Seven Seconds or Less offense that changed how basketball was played.