NBA Team Tier List: All 30 Franchises
All 32 teams here, ranked by 51 players. 90s Bulls Dynasty leads: it wins 74.1% of its matchups (n = 112) and was champion in 11 of 51 brackets. Disagree? Your first pick is right here. No sign-up.
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Phoenix SunsWestern Conference
New Orleans PelicansWestern Conference
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NBA Teams: the community’s best
Win rate across 1,321 head-to-head picks from 51 finished brackets. n is the number of matchups behind each win rate; only entrants with 30 or more are listed.
| # | NBA team | W–L | Win rate | vs .500 | Titles | n |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 90s Bulls DynastyHistoric Dynasty | 83–29 | 74.1% | 11 | 112 | |
| 2 | San Antonio SpursWestern Conference | 80–43 | 65% | 3 | 123 | |
| 3 | Philadelphia 76ersEastern Conference | 63–36 | 63.6% | 5 | 99 | |
| 4 | Boston CelticsEastern Conference | 64–39 | 62.1% | 4 | 103 | |
| 5 | New York KnicksEastern Conference | 66–41 | 61.7% | 1 | 107 | |
| 6 | Golden State WarriorsWestern Conference | 69–43 | 61.6% | 3 | 112 | |
| 7 | Oklahoma City ThunderWestern Conference | 61–40 | 60.4% | 2 | 101 | |
| 8 | Los Angeles LakersWestern Conference | 58–40 | 59.2% | 2 | 98 |
NBA Teams: the community tier list
From 1,321 head-to-head picks in 51 finished brackets. Placed by win rate, steadied toward 50% for entrants with few matchups: S is 75% or more, A 60%, B 50%, C 40%, D 25%.
Stier, win rate 75% or more
- Nobody yet
Atier, win rate 60% or more
- 90s Bulls Dynasty
- San Antonio Spurs
- Philadelphia 76ers
- Boston Celtics
- New York Knicks
- Golden State Warriors
Btier, win rate 50% or more
- Oklahoma City Thunder
- Los Angeles Lakers
- Minnesota Timberwolves
- Miami Heat
- Denver Nuggets
- Houston Rockets
- Milwaukee Bucks
- Toronto Raptors
- + 2 more
Ctier, win rate 40% or more
- Indiana Pacers
- Chicago Bulls
- Showtime Lakers (1980s)
- Orlando Magic
- Dallas Mavericks
Dtier, win rate 25% or more
- Atlanta Hawks
- Phoenix Suns
- Charlotte Hornets
- Detroit Pistons
- Utah Jazz
- Los Angeles Clippers
- Portland Trail Blazers
- Washington Wizards
- + 2 more
Ftier, win rate 0% or more
- Sacramento Kings
How the NBA Teams bracket works
This NBA team tier list is played, not dragged into rows. You get one matchup at a time — Los Angeles Lakers or Boston Celtics? Golden State Warriors or Chicago Bulls? — and after 15 picks the bracket has a champion, with everything else placed by how far it got. The awkward pairings are the point: they are the calls a drag-and-drop tier list quietly lets you avoid.
This bracket runs 4 rounds at the default 16-slot size (Round of 16, Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Final), drawn from a pool of 32 contenders. The draw is seeded: the same for everyone today, different tomorrow, and different again whenever you press New draw. You can also play it at 8 or 32 slots for a shorter or longer run.
15 picks, 4 rounds
- Round of 168 matchups
- Quarterfinals4 matchups
- Semifinals2 matchups
- Final1 matchup
Roughly 1-2 minutes start to finish at the default size.
All 32 entrants
All 32 entrants are listed below, including Los Angeles Lakers, Boston Celtics, Golden State Warriors and Chicago Bulls. Updated
- Los Angeles LakersWestern Conference
- Boston CelticsEastern Conference
- Golden State WarriorsWestern Conference
- Chicago BullsEastern Conference
- Miami HeatEastern Conference
- New York KnicksEastern Conference
- Philadelphia 76ersEastern Conference
- San Antonio SpursWestern Conference
- Milwaukee BucksEastern Conference
- Denver NuggetsWestern Conference
- Phoenix SunsWestern Conference
- Dallas MavericksWestern Conference
- Brooklyn NetsEastern Conference
- Los Angeles ClippersWestern Conference
- Toronto RaptorsEastern Conference
- Cleveland CavaliersEastern Conference
- Oklahoma City ThunderWestern Conference
- Minnesota TimberwolvesWestern Conference
- Houston RocketsWestern Conference
- Atlanta HawksEastern Conference
- Portland Trail BlazersWestern Conference
- Indiana PacersEastern Conference
- Sacramento KingsWestern Conference
- Memphis GrizzliesWestern Conference
- New Orleans PelicansWestern Conference
- Orlando MagicEastern Conference
- Utah JazzWestern Conference
- Detroit PistonsEastern Conference
- Washington WizardsEastern Conference
- Charlotte HornetsEastern Conference
- 90s Bulls DynastyHistoric Dynasty
- Showtime Lakers (1980s)Historic Dynasty
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Load all 32 into the tier list maker and sort them into S through F yourself: same entrants, no matchups.
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- Decide your criteria before you start — peak, longevity or trophies — and hold to it all the way through.
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- Use undo the moment you regret a pick. One reflex answer in an early round can knock out a favourite before it gets going.
Questions people ask
What is the best NBA team?
According to 51 BracketRanker players, 90s Bulls Dynasty (Historic Dynasty). It wins 74.1% of its head-to-head matchups (n = 112) and was champion in 11 of 51 brackets (21.6%).
How many contenders are in the NBA Teams bracket?
The pool holds 32 contenders. A default run uses 16 of them and takes 15 picks across 4 rounds: Round of 16, Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Final. Other field sizes are available too — 8, 16, 32 slots.
Which contenders are included?
Los Angeles Lakers, Boston Celtics, Golden State Warriors, Chicago Bulls, Miami Heat, New York Knicks, Philadelphia 76ers, San Antonio Spurs, Milwaukee Bucks, Denver Nuggets, Phoenix Suns and Dallas Mavericks, plus 20 more. Every entrant is listed further down this page with its artwork.
How long does the NBA Teams bracket take?
About 1-2 minutes — 15 choices at the default size, or 7 if you drop to an 8-slot bracket. There is no sign-up, and your progress is saved on this device after every pick.
Is this a nba teams tier list or a ranking?
Both are here, and the bracket is closer to a tier list than it looks. It ends with a champion, a runner-up and then every other contender grouped by the round it went out in — which is exactly a set of tiers, decided by 15 direct comparisons rather than by your first guess at a layout. What it deliberately does not do is claim a precise gap between two contenders that never met. If you would rather place the contenders into S through F rows yourself, the tier list maker loads all 32 of them at bracketranker.com/tier-list-maker.
Is there a community nba teams ranking?
Every completed bracket feeds the NBA Teams community results page, which aggregates win rates across all plays and tracks how often each of the 32 entrants takes the title. It updates continuously, so it moves as more people play.
Can I change which contenders are included?
Use the bracket maker: add your own contenders, name it, and share the link so other people play the same field. That is the route to take when this pool of 32 is missing something you would have picked, or when you want a version scoped to one era, label or franchise.