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The Top 5 Team Names in the NBA

Basketball is (maybe, hopefully) on the horizon. To help reintegrate us to a life of Giannis hammer dunks, James Harden dribbling for 24 seconds, and 76ers fans yelling at you for some reason, we’re rolling out top-five rankings in 20 different categories. All rankings were voted on by The Ringer staff unless noted.
Below, our very definitive and scientific ranking of the best team names in the league.
5. Warriors
I’ll be honest: I’m not sure why my colleagues voted the Warriors in the top five.