In sports, it's not often you see a franchise relocate to another city, and instantly become much better. There have been a few exceptions, so I wanna see which one of these do people think is the luckier franchise?
Avs:Were in Quebec for 20+ years, didn't have much success record wise, but the roster they had when they moved included guys like Foote,Nolan,Sakic,Forsberg among others. In their first season after relocating from Quebec, Colorado won the stanley cup. In their first 7 seasons, they made conference finals 6 times(2 of which they went on to win the stanley cup). First 12 seasons they had 95+ points.
Thunder:Being in Seattle for 40 years before moving to OKC, a team which stated off with Westbrook and Durant, and just 4 years into OKC existence, they made NBA finals(something Sonics weren't able to do since 96)
Titans:Relocated from Houston to Tennessee and just 3 seasons later, the franchise made the superbowl(but lost), the first/only SB appearance in the franchises history. Steve McNair was 3rd overall pick of Houston, and he was big part in Tennessee's success.
Ravens: The 1996 relocation of Cleveland Browns to Baltimore. Browns team that finished 5-11, relocated to Baltimore, and just 5 years later, Ravens won superbowl. Ravens drafted Ray Lewis in the draft slot that was based off of the Cleveland Browns 1995 season. Lewis of course was Superbowl MVP in 2000 and also won SB in 2012.
Avs:Were in Quebec for 20+ years, didn't have much success record wise, but the roster they had when they moved included guys like Foote,Nolan,Sakic,Forsberg among others. In their first season after relocating from Quebec, Colorado won the stanley cup. In their first 7 seasons, they made conference finals 6 times(2 of which they went on to win the stanley cup). First 12 seasons they had 95+ points.
Thunder:Being in Seattle for 40 years before moving to OKC, a team which stated off with Westbrook and Durant, and just 4 years into OKC existence, they made NBA finals(something Sonics weren't able to do since 96)
Titans:Relocated from Houston to Tennessee and just 3 seasons later, the franchise made the superbowl(but lost), the first/only SB appearance in the franchises history. Steve McNair was 3rd overall pick of Houston, and he was big part in Tennessee's success.
Ravens: The 1996 relocation of Cleveland Browns to Baltimore. Browns team that finished 5-11, relocated to Baltimore, and just 5 years later, Ravens won superbowl. Ravens drafted Ray Lewis in the draft slot that was based off of the Cleveland Browns 1995 season. Lewis of course was Superbowl MVP in 2000 and also won SB in 2012.
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