The 2015 NBA Finals showcase the difficulty of making a championship run.
The Golden State Warriors needed a rare break from the injury bug plus career years from several key players to survive the gauntlet out West. The Cleveland Cavaliers had to...well...have their franchise located a stone's throw from LeBron James' hometown of Akron.
Since the planet's best player doesn't feel a gravitational pull to any other franchise, every other team has to go the Warriors' route. In a nutshell, the recipe calls for copious amounts of internal development, savvy external additions (via the draft, trades and free agency) and a generous serving of good fortune.
That combination is hard to find, but there are a handful of teams close to striking the right mix. Just one move—minor or major—could thrust them into the title race.
That obviously means they can't be there yet. So any club that held a top-five ranking in either net efficiency rating or point differential, marks that typically show a team's true strength even better than overall record, won't be eligible for this list. Neither will a perennial contender like the Oklahoma Cit ...
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