Who Deserves the NBA’s Gold Patch?

For the 2014–15 season, the NBA introduced a gold patch to be worn on the back collar of the league’s past champions. Inspired by the World Cup, the patches are a visible reminder of just how hard it is to win an NBA championship. As of the 2019–20 season, only 18 of the league’s 30 teams wear the patch. The other 12 do not.

But League Pass aficionados will have a counterintuitive reaction to those…