There are also differences in championships! Take a look at the five NBA champions with the lowest value in the past 25 years

After the Thunder won the 24-25 NBA championship, many fans questioned their value and felt that they could only go all the way to the end by relying on "dirty means" and opponent injuries, and narrowly defeated the Pacers, who retreated from the core injury, and won the championship. Indeed, it is very controversial to win the championship by relying on opponents' injuries, but this alone denies the Thunder's efforts throughout the season are actually not objective. In the regular season, the Thunder's dominance can be seen with a perfect record of 68 wins and 14 losses at one point; in the playoffs, the difficulty of breaking through the "Wild West" and the final tiebreak finals, the Pacers' core Halliburton retreated without injury, and the Thunder was still in the leading position, so the value of the Thunder's championship is actually not as low as everyone imagined. Not to mention it, at least in the past 25 years, the value of having five NBA championships is lower than that of the Thunder. As for why I say this, it is naturally because in the past 25 years, there have been 5 NBA championships with the lowest value that many old fans have recognized. Today, the author will take you to take a closer look at which year they were all and what is the reason for their low value.

1. The Spurs in 2007, first of all, was recognized by many fans that the lowest NBA championship since the new century was the Spurs in 2007. There are two reasons why the championship content of this year is too low. One is that the Spurs' promotion path is too easy. Not only did they not encounter the strongest Mavericks and Lakers at that time, but they also instructed Robert Horry to maliciously foul Steve Nash, the core of the Suns in the Western Conference Finals, causing him to bleed and injured, and easily advance to the NBA Finals. The second is that the Spurs' final opponents were too "weak". The 1.0 Cavaliers led by young LeBron James were too immature, such as Gooden and Bugiesen, who were only 23 years old, so they were once called "the most boring NBA Finals" by fans and commentators at the time, and directly swept the opponent 4-0. Tim Duncan, who won the FMVP, averaged only 18.3 points per game in the finals, and then applied for this from the side. Comparing the Spurs in 2007 and the Thunder in 2025, it is clear which one has a lower value.

2. The Warriors in 2017

Secondly, another extremely low-value NBA championship recognized by many fans was the Warriors in 2017. As we all know, the Warriors in 2016 achieved a record of 73 wins and 9 losses. Although they failed to win the final NBA championship trophy due to some "force majeure", their strength is indeed at the NBA championship level. In 2017, while the Warriors kept their lineup generally unchanged in the previous year, they recruited another NBA historical superstar, Kevin Durant, which directly made the Warriors' team's strength completely crush other teams in the league. In the end, they advanced to the NBA Finals and defeated the Cavaliers 4-1. The value of the gold is naturally considered to be very low.

3. The Warriors in 2018

Since the Warriors in 2017 were on the list, the 2018 Warriors next to it is naturally indispensable. As for why I say this, it is naturally because the Warriors did not break up the championship lineup of the previous year this year, and other teams in the league cannot form a lineup that can compete with it in a year. Therefore, the history of 2017 repeats itself, and the Warriors once again played an easy season and successfully advanced to the Western Conference Finals. In addition, in the Western Conference Finals, the Warriors fell behind 2-3, and their opponent's core Chris Paul retreated, which made them easily cross this threshold and reach the finals. On the finals stage, the opponent Cavaliers core Kevin Love was unable to play due to injury, so for many fans, the Warriors in 2018 were less valuable than the Warriors in 2017.

4. In 2020, the Lakers, the NBA champion with extremely low value recognized by many fans is the Lakers in 2020. It’s not because they are too strong that the game has no suspense and the value of the gold is lower. The reason for the low value of NBA championships this year is that the league was suspended due to the "epidemic" reasons this year. The number of games was smaller than that of normal seasons, and they were all concentrated in the park, with no home and away game distinction. In addition, the Lakers have not encountered a complete team in the playoffs, such as the Clippers, who almost couldn't get a lineup due to conflicts in the locker room, such as the Nuggets and the Heat, both of which were unable to play due to injuries. So everyone feels unfamiliar with the 2020 Lakers championship and has extremely low value.

5. The 5th NBA championship on the list in 2024 is the 2024 Celtics championship with extremely low value, which is now next to the 2024 Celtics. Like the 2020 Lakers, the Celtics in 2024 did not meet any complete opponents on the road to promotion in the playoffs, such as the Cavaliers in the second round, the team's core Mitchell retreated directly, the Pacers in the East Finals, the team's core Halliburton had a hamstring strain, the team's core Halliburton had a hamstring strain, the team's main players, Lefly and Claybel were injured, etc., which made the Celtics achieve a perfect record of 15 wins and 2 losses in the playoffs. The two games they lost were the two games where Halliburton had no hamstring strain. In addition, the Celtics themselves have a very thick lineup depth and are at the top of the league. Therefore, their winning value is naturally very low.