Boston Celtics #Celtics Why are the Celtics, Knicks and Pelicans in my top-3 when everyone else had them ranked dead last? Simplicity, that’s why. Los Angeles Lakers #LakeShow One of the coolest nicknames for a team hands down. It was only right the Raptors used it as their official hashtag.Ĥ. We The North is now the battle cry, not just for Toronto, but all of Canada. Toronto Raptors #WeTheNorth This is one of those marketing campaigns that turned into something long term. Also, when did Cleveland start referring to itself as “The Land”? I don’t remember ever hearing it during LeBron’s first stint with the city. Cleveland Cavaliers #DefendTheLand If they dropped “Defend” I think it would be much cooler. Portland’s been rocking Rip City since the 1970s.Ħ. Portland Trailblazers #RipCity You almost can’t go wrong with having a “City” nickname. Utah was the only team to come up with something new that also wasn’t embarrassingly corny. I know they shoot a lot of threes, but still, I would’ve much rather seen them go with their team logo.ġ0. I’ll be honest, I don’t care for the Warriors emoji. So now they just get their own emoji to go along with it. Oklahoma City Thunder #ThunderUp These 3 teams already had these hashtags going before the NBA gave every team their own. I don’t know if “grit” is what comes to mind when I think of hipsters (and therefore Brooklyn), but oh well.ġ3. Brooklyn Nets #BrooklynGrit Being a designer, I was under the impression that there were only hipsters in Brooklyn. Minnesota Timberwolves #PowerOfThePack This would undoubtedly vault to top-5 instantly if the Timberwolves also used the theme music from the WolfPac of WCW during their pregame intros.ġ4. Miami Heat #HEATIsOn Nothing says Miami Basketball like a soft-rock hit from the 80s.Ģ4. Philadelphia 76ers #MADEinPHILA Not bad, but do the Sixers remember how bad they’ve been the past few years?Ģ5. Milwaukee Bucks #OwnTheFuture Did they steal this from a 19 year old girl’s Pinterest board?Ģ6. Washington Wizards #DCFamily #DCFamily makes me think of a corrupt political family doing shady things. Dallas Mavericks #MFFL What does this even stand for? Do only Maverick fans know? Because I sure don’t. #ItTakesEverything in me not to roll my eyes at this one. I’m a firm believer in simplicity and as you’ll see from my list, I tend to favor that. Since I have a background in design, my list is going to look a lot different than other lists you might come across. And since it’s standard Internet procedure to voice your opinion when you see someone say something you disagree with online, I told my kids they would have to fend for themselves tonight while I go right this wrong.

I’ve read through a few other rankings so far and they’ve all been wrong.

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