NBA History: Looking at all the NBA Champions since 2000

#2 San Antonio Spurs - 4 championships (2003, 2005, 2007, and 2014)

2014 NBA Finals - Game Five

If the Golden State Warriors are a dynasty, then so too are the San Antonio Spurs. The only thing more constant than death and taxes are that the Spurs perennially competing for the NBA Title. Gregg Popovich has been the Spurs head coach since 1998–that’s 21 years and counting. Further, the Spurs have appeared in the NBA Finals 5 times since 2000 winning 4 and losing just once. In fact, they also won a title in 1999.

What further secures their place as a sacred NBA franchise is that they have also lost 4 WCF series since 2000. This team is always a threat to be an NBA finalist. Until recently, this team relied heavily on Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili, and Tony Parker all of whom have now retired. In 2003, "The Admiral” David Robinson’s last season was a championship year for the Spurs.

However, it’s the consistency of their roster and smart drafting even when they had low selections that kept them competitive. Combined, Parker, Duncan, and Ginobili played a total of 52 seasons worth of games together. Continuity and consistency are definite tenants of success.

There is the George Hill trade that fetched the 15th overall pick with which the Spurs drafted Kawhi Leonard 15th overall in 2011, Tiago Splitter's selection with the 28th pick in 2007, acquiring a player like Danny Green with a second-round pick in 2009, or even the acquisition of Glen Robinson at the end of the 2005 season.

The Spurs front office knows talent and they subsequently won championships because of that knowledge. Their last title was in 2014 when they beat the Miami Heat in 5 games with Kawhi Leonard winning the Finals MVP award.