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The 10 Worst Supporting Casts That Helped Win An NBA Championship

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Brad Sullivan

7. 2004 Detroit Pistons

While there might be some debate about which player was the centerpiece of this squad, Chauncey Billups or Richard Hamilton, the fact remains that the supporting cast was never again able to help the Pistons win an NBA title.

In the Finals that year, they had the good fortune of taking on a Los Angeles Lakers team that was trying to win its fourth title in the past five years. However, behind the scenes, that team was falling apart as the Shaquille O’Neal-Kobe Bryant alliance was beginning to shatter.

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Brad Sullivan

Brad Sullivan is a lead writer for Cavaliers Nation. He has spent much of life in the Cleveland, Ohio area, and has remained a Cavalier fan from their 1970 beginnings through the return of LeBron James. While that fandom was sorely tested during the Reign of Error known simply by one word, Stepien, that overall historical perspective will be part of his writing for Cavaliers Nation in the months ahead.

Published by
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