Denver Nuggets win first championship in 47 years of NBA existence, with a first-time Stanley Cup champ on deck
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And then there were 36. Or soon will be.
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The number of title-less franchises in major North American pro sports just dropped by one, to 37, and will drop to 36 following the Stanley Cup final.
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The Denver Nuggets on Monday night finally won their first NBA championship, 47 years after merging into the league in 1976 along with three other teams from the disbanded American Basketball Association.
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This, after knocking off the Miami Heat in five games.
It was only the fifth season in which the Nuggets had even reached a conference final and only time they’d reached the NBA Finals.
The tally of title-less NBA, NHL, NFL and Major League Baseball franchises will drop by one more, to 36, as early as Tuesday night if the Vegas Golden Knights should knock off the visiting Florida Panthers in the NHL’s Stanley Cup final. Neither franchise has won a Cup, so by next week only one will remain title-less.
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With an assist from YardBarker.com, here are the 36 remaining franchises in major North American pro sports that have never won a league championship no matter where they have been located, with founding year in parentheses:
NHL — 11
Arizona Coyotes (franchise joined league in 1979)
Buffalo Sabres (1970)
Columbus Blue Jackets (2000)
Minnesota Wild (2000)
Nashville Predators (1998)
Ottawa Senators (1992)
San Jose Sharks (1991)
Seattle Kraken (2021)
Vancouver Canucks (1970)
Winnipeg Jets (1999)
Florida Panthers (1993) or Vegas Golden Knights (2017)
NBA — 10
Brooklyn Nets (franchise joined league in 1976)
Charlotte Hornets (1988)
Indiana Pacers (1976)
Los Angeles Clippers (1970)
Memphis Grizzlies (1995)
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Minnesota Timberwolves (1989)
New Orleans Pelicans (2002)
Orlando Magic (1989)
Phoenix Suns (1968)
Utah Jazz (1974)
NFL — 9
Atlanta Falcons (franchise joined league in 1966)
Buffalo Bills (1970)
Carolina Panthers (1995)
Cincinnati Bengals (1968)
Houston Texans (2002)
Jacksonville Jaguars (1995)
Los Angeles Chargers (1970)
Minnesota Vikings (1961)
Tennessee Titans (1970)
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![An emotional Jamal Murray #27 of the Denver Nuggets is interviewed after a 94-89 victory against the Miami Heat in Game Five of the 2023 NBA Finals to win the NBA Championship at Ball Arena on June 12, 2023 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)]()
We might have to get used to these Denver Nuggets title wins
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![Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets is presented the Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award after his team's 94-89 victory against the Miami Heat in Game 5 of the 2023 NBA Finals to win the NBA Championship at Ball Arena on June 12, 2023 in Denver, Colorado.]()
Denver Nuggets take home first NBA title in rugged win over Miami Heat
MLB — 6
Colorado Rockies (franchise joined league in 1993)
Milwaukee Brewers (1969)
San Diego Padres (1969)
Seattle Mariners (1977)
Tampa Bay Rays (1998)
Texas Rangers (1961)
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