Which Current franchise(any sport) is under the most pressure to win a championship

[FakeNews]

We saw the Celtics finally get over the hump. So which current team (NFL, NBA, or whatever) is under the most pressure to win a ring?

 

[Thavoiceofthevoiceless]

Next year the Timberwolves and 49ers should be at the top of the list as they’re facing financial reckonings that could potentially change the trajectory of those franchises.

 

[duckbutta]

The Bucks. It's championship or bust for them and their franchise player has already threatened to leave once. Team is also very old so they are more likely to get injured and stay injured than other teams are.

Also...we might be witnessing the decline of Giannis. Got hurt in the playoffs last year. To hurt to play in the playoffs this year. Players rarely bounce back after two season ending in injuries. Especially players who rely so much on strength and athleticism like Giannis does.

 

[Paper Boi]

the raiders

40 years of being bums, times up

 

[The_Sheff]

Its the Cowboys and has been for at least 20 years.

 

[Swiggy]

Lions

The threat of returning to status quo is there, until proven it can maintain a standard. Until then, they better do something, or we're going to forget this stretch REAL quick.

 

[WesCrook]

Its the Cowboys and has been for at least 20 years.

They're not under pressure.

They'll def receive the most attention of any current franchise of they were to win a chip, but the pressure isn't there.

 

[SchoolboyC]

49ers & Dodgers

 

[Soldier]

NBA:
Philadelphia 76ers(Joel Embiid is 30 , their window will close soon if they don’t use their cap space to make moves and build a championship level team around him before it’s too late )
New York Knicks
Minnesota Timberwolves
Dallas Mavericks
Indiana Pacers
Phoenix Suns(win now mode brcause of their roster construction, Durant is 35 soon 36, Beal is 30 and Booker is 27. They need more 2 quality starters and a whole bench)

NFL: San Francisco 49ers(Christian mccaffrey, Deebo Samuel and the rest of them are due to win a SB chip )
Dallas Cowboys(Dak Prescott has to shut up the haters and doubters)
New York Jets(Aaron rodgers)
Minnesota Vikings
Cincinnati Bengals(joe burrow in his prime, joe mixon, Sam Hubbard and ja’marr chase)
Baltimore Ravens(lamar Jackson and their defense should be good enough to win a chip)
Detroit Lions
Buffalo Bills(josh Allen and the gang have to get rid of their choker reputation)
Philadelphia Eagles (jalen hurts has to prove that he’s not a one year wonder and that 2022- 23 season was no fluke)


MLB: Philadelphia Phillies
Baltimore Orioles
New York Yankees
Toronto Blue Jays
Los Angeles Dodgers
Atlanta Braves
Seattle Mariners

NHL: Toronto Maple Leafs
New York Rangers
Edmonton Oilers
Boston Bruins
Dallas Stars
Carolina Hurricanes

 

[Soldier]

English Premier league: Arsenal

 

[BucciMane]

49ers & Dodgers

The Dodgers are stacked, so maybe you can say there's some pressure to live up to the talent they have, but they at least won in 2020....

 

[beenz]

sixers and clippers, if PG-13 doesn't bounce.

 

[SchoolboyC]

The Dodgers are stacked, so maybe you can say there's some pressure to live up to the talent they have, but they at least won in 2020....

I’d say to live up to the talent they have and the amount of money they’ve invested in the roster.

Yankees are probably the only other comparable team, which I could see more pressure given the longer gap

 

[BlackMajik]

The Bucks. It's championship or bust for them and their franchise player has already threatened to leave once. Team is also very old so they are more likely to get injured and stay injured than other teams are.

Also...we might be witnessing the decline of Giannis. Got hurt in the playoffs last year. To hurt to play in the playoffs this year. Players rarely bounce back after two season ending in injuries. Especially players who rely so much on strength and athleticism like Giannis does.

I've told people that if Giannis can't rely on pure athleticism and strength then he's gonna look like shyt

His lack of skills is gonna hurt him as he ages

 

[WesCrook]

The Bucks. It's championship or bust for them and their franchise player has already threatened to leave once. Team is also very old so they are more likely to get injured and stay injured than other teams are.

Also...we might be witnessing the decline of Giannis. Got hurt in the playoffs last year. To hurt to play in the playoffs this year. Players rarely bounce back after two season ending in injuries. Especially players who rely so much on strength and athleticism like Giannis does.

Depends on the injury. It's not as if he blew out his knee or tore a ligament in his back