538 ranked every NBA team ever.

[Joe Gerrity]

Link to the Pelicans data-- http://fivethirtyeight.com/interacti...-elo/#pelicans

[UNO Gracias]

I am trying my hardest to understand this system. So it gives a break out of how great each team is based on a point system that deducts points if you face a bad team? Can you give a simpler explanation of this? As one who enjoys the history of the game, I saw the Celtics and Bulls rankings coming a mile away, but I want to see just how great those Jazz (Stockton/Malone/ Sloan), and Pistons (Bad Boys) were.