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NBA Franchise Rankings: Los Angeles Lakers No. 1 (espn.com)

1. LOS ANGELES LAKERS: 78.71 POINTS PER SEASON (1947-2009)Magic. Kareem. The Logo. Kobe. Shaq. When it comes to superstars, the Lakers are so far out in front of everybody else it's not even funny -- their all-time starting five would crush any other team's; in fact, it might be better than that of the rest of the league's put together. So star-studded is their legacy that I left Wilt Chamberlain, Elgin Baylor and George Mikan off my five-man team that opened this paragraph, also neglecting...