Some NBA teams are remembered for championships and get the job done while others are remembered for how painfully close they came.

With Calvan out this week, Jeremiah (@_smarttakes_), an old friend of the show joins Josh to revisit four fascinating championship windows that never ended with a ring:

(03:15) '94-04 Pacers — Reggie Miller, countless playoff battles, a trip to the Finals and a decade spent knocking on the door without ever breaking through.(18:31) '05–10 Suns — injuries, suspensions, brutal playoff breaks and some of the most influential basketball of the era. Were Steve Nash's Suns the unluckiest contender of their generation?

(41:26) '21 and '22 Nets — Kevin Durant, James Harden and Kyrie Irving formed one of the most talented trios ever assembled. So how did a potential dynasty disappear after just 16 games together?

(51:25) '88–93 Cavaliers — were Mark Price, Brad Daugherty and company really just another Michael Jordan victim, or has history oversimplified how good they were?

Four contenders. Four eras. Four completely different ways for a championship window to fall apart.

NOTE: A technical issue affected our guest's video formatting during the second half of the episode. Audio is unaffected.

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