NBA: Top 5 Underdog Teams That Have Won The Title

While certain teams have championship blueprint written all over them, sometimes it is the underdog that goes home with the NBA crown.

Jun 2, 2016; Oakland, CA, USA; (Editors note: a tilt-shift lens was used to create this image) A overall view of the court before game one of the NBA Finals between the Golden State Warriors and the Cleveland Cavaliers at Oracle Arena. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports

The 2016-17 NBA season will begin in a little more than a month. As of right now, there are prohibitive favorites who are expected to win it all.

For instance, the Cleveland Cavaliers are the champions until, well, someone beats them in the postseason.

Meanwhile, the Golden State Warriors, who acquired one of the premier scorers in the league in Kevin Durant, should have an inside track on a return trip back to the Finals as well.

However, we should all consider exercising a bit of caution before crowning either of these teams as the next NBA champions.

Why?

Although it doesn’t happen too often, there have been instances in which teams have won a title despite not being given much of a chance by media pundits. So to that extreme, we will take a look back at the underdog teams that have won it all over the last 25 years.