This is part of episode #1 as we cover the bottom five teams in the Western Conference. The last seven NBA Champions have posted a top-five offensive rating during the regular season, and all but one of them had a top-10 defensive rating. The 2018 Warriors were the only recent champion with a defensive rating outside of the top-10 at 11th. All seven of those teams finished with a top-four net rating/point differential. The only champion of this century with a net rating lower than 4.1 were the 2001 Los Angeles Lakers.

9 - Portland Trailblazers

10 - New Orleans Pelicans

11 - Sacramento Kings

12 - San Antonio Spurs

13 - Phoenix Suns

Thank you for tuning in and hope you come back for the next episode as I cover the Eastern Conference.

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