All-Time Highlights (Part 2)

Hi everyone! Welcome to the All-Time Rankings!
I decided to take a look at all of our dynasty teams over the five completed years and rank them based off of how much they produced and how much they won. While I couldn't get in-depth with each and every team, I decided it would be fun to highlight a few and explain why they rank where they do. I hope this is a fun trip down memory lane as well as an informative look at grander contexts of our league. Here are four teams from rank 23 to 18.
 
#23 – 2016 Balls to the Wall (Brett Lakey)

Record: 9-7

Season Weekly Average: 858

Postseason Weekly Average: 975

Final Standing: 5^th

PG: John Wall

SG: Kyle Lowry

SF: Nicolas Batum

PF: Serge Ibaka

C: LeMarcus Aldridge

-Lowlight: 1826-2096 first round playoff series (seed #5 and #4) loss to Nate.
-Highlight: 1082-905 victory over Danny Leong in week seven.
-Overview: Brett's first rendition was sneaky good and ranks here despite some bland results. Nine wins and fifth place hardly feel like much to celebrate but the production numbers tell a different story. By all accounts, this was a very good team that was a tough match, especially later in the season. These averages, while not truly elite, are well above average and within striking distances of contention. Unfortunately for Brett, it simply wasn't quite enough to beat the very best that year. To me, this squad is a strong reminder of how competitive this league really is.

#22 – 2014 HardON 4 HardEN (Jonathan Montgomery)

Record: 8-8

Season Weekly Average: 883

Postseason Weekly Average: 900

Final Standing: 4^th

PG: Kyrie Irving

SG: Lance Stephenson

SF: DeMar DeRozan

PF: Chris Bosh

C: LeMarcus Aldridge

-Lowlight: 1643-2099 second round series (seed #8 and #4) loss to Michael.
-Highlight: 1875-1840 first round playoff series (seed #8 and #1) upset victory over Tyler.
-Overview: The start of the season was slow (1-4 after five weeks, in fact). While the record might not look like much, Monty's first installment ranks high due to his quality production throughout the season and the uptick for the playoffs. All this came together perfectly in an upset victory over top seeded Tyler, which is still the only time a #8 seed has advanced. A rare playoff win coupled with a strong output all year long makes this a deceptively above-average crew.

#20 – 2014 Shake and Blake (Sam Keller-Twigg)

Record: 10-6

Season Weekly Average: 920

Postseason Weekly Average: 889

Final Standing: 5^th

PG: Jameer Nelson

SG: Bradley Beal

SF: Kawhi Leonard

PF: Blake Griffin

C: Dirk Nowitzki

-Lowlight: 1683-2084 first round playoff series (seed #5 and #4) loss to Michael.
-Highlight: 1108-824 victory over Gus in week nine.
-Overview: An unexpected addition to the top 20, unlike Monty's squad in the same year, Sam KT's team had a better regular season than post-season. It is hard to say which team is ultimately more commendable but Sam's second campaign of three actually had a lot to like. The winning percentage and year-long numbers add up to a good team that just couldn't quite break out from the pack and, unfortunately, tapered off when it mattered most. Ultimately, this resume deserves some respect.

#18 – 2017 All-NBA 5th Team (Matt Wong)

Record: 10-6

Season Weekly Average: 923

Postseason Weekly Average: 876

Final Standing: 4^th

PG: Isaiah Thomas

SG: Kyrie Irving

SF: Carmelo Anthony

PF: Hassan Whiteside

C: Brook Lopez

-Lowlight: 1632-2231 second round series (seed #5 and #1) loss to Michael.
-Highlight: 2135-1848 first round series (seed #5 and #4) upset victory over Brett Lakey.
-Overview: Matt's third season tops this group because this team saw consistent success throughout the regular season and the post-season. However, it was also never able to do anything at an elite level. A winning record, a playoff win and quality production throughout the year makes Matt's group from last year self-evidently good. Yet, the lack of any outlier achievements leaves this crew feeling good-not-great and places them outside the top 15 all time.