Ryan Friend

Photo Credit: JOE CAMPOREALE/USA TODAY SPORTS The 2016-2017 Utah Jazz winning was a welcomed surprise for their fans. Between 2011 to the 2016 season, they had missed the postseason in four straight years and had a losing record for five. In the 2016-2017 season, the team was able to turn it around with a mix of young talent and veteran firepower.

Carlos Gonzalez/ Star Tribune The 2003-2004 Minnesota Timberwolves season is the highlight of any Timberwolves fan’s basketball memory. The Timberwolves aren’t exactly known for winning basketball games but Kevin Garnett made sure they always had a chance. Garnett was entering year nine of playing for a Timberwolves team that did him no favors when it came to surrounding him with Talent. From the Joe Smith saga of mishandling free agents causing them to be stripped of important draft picks.

(Photo by Rocky Widner/NBAE via Getty Images) The 2013-2014 Los Angles Clippers with new head coach Doc Rivers were the start of something new and exciting for the team. The Clippers for a long time were a laughing stock in the NBA. As a franchise, they had only two winning seasons in the past twenty years. While often being overshadowed by the success of the Los Angles Lakers.