No matter who comes out victorious in the 2025 NBA Finals, one thing is for certain -- a long championship drought will be snapped.

This is the second NBA Finals in which both participants are on title droughts that exceed 40 years, according to ESPN Research. The previous instance was in 2021 between the Milwaukee Bucks and Phoenix Suns .

The Indiana Pacers have won three ABA championships -- which don't count in terms of titles in NBA history -- but never in the NBA. However, their coach, Rick Carlisle, has been in this position before with the Dallas Mavericks in 2011. Carlisle is the 10th coach to lead multiple franchises to the NBA Finals. A win against the Thunder would make him the fourth head coach to win titles with multiple franchises, joining Alex Hannum, Pat Riley and

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