Who is the worst defending champion after 2019? The Bucks have three consecutive first round games, Curry has 1 lottery, and what about James

Since the Raptors broke the Warriors' monopoly in 2019, no team has achieved a consecutive championship, and seven different teams have won the championship in these 7 seasons (including this season).

Looking back, the first six defending champions were all unsatisfactory. Needless to say, the Raptors, after winning the championship, Leonard went to the Clippers and soon gradually became a bottom.

The Lakers are also quite miserable. After winning the championship in 2020, several heroes (Mckey, Howard, Rondo, etc.) left the team to get higher salaries. In the 2021 season, the Lakers staggered and barely entered the playoffs through the playoffs. They met the Suns in the first round, and Thick Brows was reimbursed and encountered the first round tour; in 2022, they formed an elderly group and went fishing directly; in 2023, they changed their appearance through trades, and finally entered the Western Conference Finals, but were shaved by the Nuggets, and met the Nuggets again in 2024, and it was the first round tour. After completely giving up the inside line this year, even if Doncic came, it was still the first round tour. The

The Bucks are not much better. After winning the championship in 2021, they met the Celtics in the second round in 2022 and were eliminated. After 2, the first round of the tour has been in the first round of the tour for three consecutive years, and in 2023, the first round of the tour also encountered the Black Eight.

The Warriors won the championship in 2022, and were eliminated by the Lakers in the second round in 2023, and even suffered a crushing defeat in the playoffs in 2024. They did not make it to the playoffs. They signed Butler this year and thought they could win the championship. As a result, Curry was injured and stopped in the second round again.

After winning the championship in 2023, the Nuggets stopped in the second round of tiebreak for two consecutive years. After the Celtics won the championship in 2024, they stopped in the second round this year. What's worse is that Tatum's Achilles tendon ruptured, which may be even worse next season and the future is slim.

is really worse than the other. I can only say that it is really difficult to achieve successive championships now.