The Nuggets they conquered their first championship and became the 21st different team to win an NBA championship. In fact, in the decade that the commissioner is Adam Silver there have been seven different champions: Spurs, Warriors, Cavaliers, Raptors, Lakers, Bucks and now Nuggets.
In the 30 years that the late David Stern was commissioner, there were just eight different champions: Lakers, Celtics, Pistons, Bulls, Rockets, Spurs, Heat and Mavericks.
NBA champions in detail
1) Minneapolis/Los Angeles Lakers (17): 1949, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1972, 1980, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1988, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2009, 2010, 20 20
2) Boston Celtics (17): 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1974, 1976, 1981, 1984, 1986, 2008
3) Philadelphia/San Francisco/Golden State Warriors (7): 1947, 1956, 1975, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2022
4) Chicago Bulls (6): 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998
5) San Antonio Spurs (5): 1999, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2014
6) Syracuse Nationals/Philadelphia Sixers (3): 1955, 1967, 1983
7) Detroit Pistons (3): 1989, 1990, 2004
8) Miami Heat (3): 2006, 2012, 2013
9) New York Knicks (2): 1970, 1973
10) Houston Rockets (2): 1994, 1995
11) Milwaukee Bucks (2): 1971, 2021
12) Denver Nuggets (1): 2023
13) Cleveland Cavaliers (1): 2016
14) St. Louis/Atlanta Hawks (1): 1958
15) Washington Bullets/Washington Wizards (1): 1978
16) Oklahoma City Thunder/Seattle SuperSonics (1): 1979
17) Portland Trail Blazers (1): 1977
18) Dallas Mavericks (1): 2011
19) Baltimore Bullets (1): 1948
20) Rochester Royals/Kansas City/Sacramento Kings (1): 1951
21) Toronto Raptors (1): 2019
Source: Sport Fm
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