Ranking the top 10 basketball teams of all time

#1 Dream Team 1992

The Dream Team's Hall of Fame induction ceremony, 2010

One look at the picture above is enough to explain why this team is placed at the top of this pile. Between themselves, this team has 15 MVP trophies, 11 Finals MVP trophies, 2 DPOY trophies, the two career leaders in assists per game, the #2 and #4 all-time scorers in NBA history and innumerable All-NBA, All-Defensive team and All-Star selections combined.

The formation of the team occurred after Team USA's college athletes were no longer able to outmatch professionals from other countries in the 1988 Olympics. USA Basketball asked the NBA to supply the roster for the first time ever, and the rest is history.

The team's average margin of victory through 6 games was a staggering 43.8 points per game. Their lowest points tally in any game was 105, as they averaged 117.3 points through the course of the tournament.

We may never see such a collection of First Ballot Hall of Fame talent ever again, in any sport. It's for a reason that they're literally called the 'Dream Team' - the greatest collection of talent ever assembled in a team sport.