Coach: Chuck Daly | Key Players: Isiah Thomas, Joe Dumars, Bill Laimbeer, Dennis Rodman, Mark Aguirre

Win Pct: .788, Won NBA Finals | MOV/G: 4.8 (T-17th of 19 NBA teams)

Before the Bulls won six titles in the ’90s, they got knocked out of the playoffs twice by these Bad Boys Pistons, who went back-to-back in ’89 and ’90.

This first Pistons team beat Jordan’s Bulls in six before sweeping Magic Johnson’s Lakers in the Finals. 

Though Isiah Thomas and Joe Dumars were regarded as the best players on this team, the nine-man rotation that also included Bill Laimbeer, Dennis Rodman, Mark Aguirre, John Salley, Vinnie Johnson, Rick Mahorn and James Edwards was one of the deepest in NBA history.