The 1996 Chicago Bulls were the greatest basketball team of all time
The Chicago Bulls were amazing in 1996 as they broke the single-season wins record and went on to win it all in the playoffs.
Ahead of the 1995-96 NBA season, the Chicago Bulls had a lot of hopes but they also had something to prove to some people. It is hard to think about a team that won three straight titles a couple of years prior, had something to prove but they did. Michael Jordan was coming back from playing baseball and they were defeated in the playoffs the year prior.
Michael got himself ready for the grind of a full season again while the Bulls acquired Dennis Rodman from the San Antonio Spurs. Rodman was a defensive/rebound specialist that would give the Bulls another key piece that could help them in their quest to win more NBA titles. Rodman also had some championship experience from his days with the Detroit Pistons. He had two titles with them while Jordan and Scottie Pippen had three each.
Over that season they proved that they were the greatest NBA team ever assembled. They were elite with the big three but their support players were very good as well. They went 72-10 which stood as the greatest record in NBA history for 20 years. They were also the first team in NBA history to reach the 70 win plateau. They capped off this great season with their NBA Title that they won over the Seattle SuperSonics in six games.
So are the 1995-96 Bulls actually the best team in NBA history? Well, as mentioned before, that record stood for 20 years. The 2015-16 Golden State Warriors went 73-9 to break Chicago’s record. They, like the Bulls, had a loaded roster with players like Stephen Curry, Draymond Green, and Klay Thompson. They also had Steve Kerr as their head coach, who was a member of that 72-10 Bulls team in 1995-96.
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The difference between the two teams? The Bulls went on to win the title and the Warriors did not. Golden State had a 3-1 series lead over LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers before they blew it. For that reason alone, you have to see the Bulls team as the squad with the slight advantage. It was such a dominant year for Chicago that season from start to finish so you basically have no choice but to see them as the best NBA team of all time.