Can the Lakers Win a Championship as the 7th Seed?

The Los Angeles Lakers would make history by winning a championship as the 7th seed.

The Lakers were the two seed in the Western conference before Anthony Davis and Lebron’s injury. The Lakers struggled without both and ended up in the NBA play in.

A 7th seed in the NBA playoffs has never won the NBA title.

No. 1 Seeds

1. 1948 Baltimore Bullets

2. 1950 Minneapolis Lakers

3. 1951 Rochester Royals

4. 1952 Minneapolis Lakers

5. 1953 Minneapolis Lakers

6. 1954 Minneapolis Lakers

7. 1955 Syracuse Nationals

8. 1956 Philadelphia Warriors

9. 1957 Boston Celtics

10. 1958 St. Louis Hawks

11. 1959 Boston Celtics

12. 1960 Boston Celtics

13. 1961 Boston Celtics

14. 1962 Boston Celtics

15. 1963 Boston Celtics

16. 1964 Boston Celtics

17. 1965 Boston Celtics

18. 1967 Philadelphia 76ers

19. 1970 New York Knicks

20. 1971 Milwaukee Bucks

21. 1972 Los Angeles Lakers

22. 1974 Boston Celtics

23. 1975 Golden State Warriors

24. 1976 Boston Celtics

25. 1979 Seattle SuperSonics

26. 1980 Los Angeles Lakers

27. 1981 Boston Celtics

28. 1982 Los Angeles Lakers

29. 1983 Philadelphia 76ers

30. 1984 Boston Celtics

31. 1985 Los Angeles Lakers

32. 1986 Boston Celtics

33. 1987 Los Angeles Lakers

34. 1988 Los Angeles Lakers

35. 1989 Detroit Pistons

36. 1990 Detroit Pistons

37. 1991 Chicago Bulls

38. 1992 Chicago Bulls

39. 1996 Chicago Bulls

40. 1997 Chicago Bulls

41. 1998 Chicago Bulls

42. 1999 San Antonio Spurs

43. 2000 Los Angeles Lakers

44. 2003 San Antonio Spurs

45. 2008 Boston Celtics

46. 2009 Los Angeles Lakers

47. 2010 Los Angeles Lakers

48. 2013 Miami Heat

49. 2014 San Antonio Spurs

No. 2 Seeds

1. 1947 Philadelphia Warriors

2. 1949 Minneapolis Lakers

3. 1966 Boston Celtics

4. 1968 Boston Celtics

5. 1993 Chicago Bulls

6. 1994 Houston Rockets

7. 2001 Los Angeles Lakers

8. 2005 San Antonio Spurs

9. 2006 Miami Heat

10. 2012 Miami Heat

No. 3 Seeds

1. 1973 New York Knicks

2. 1977 Portland Trail Blazers

3. 1978 Washington Bullets

4. 2002 Los Angeles Lakers

5. 2004 Detroit Pistons

6. 2007 San Antonio Spurs

7. 2011 Dallas Mavericks

No. 4 Seeds

1. 1969 Boston Celtics

No. 6 Seeds

1. 1995 Houston Rockets

No team in the No. 5, 7, or 8 seed has ever won the NBA Finals

Source: reddit poster therealSteveKerr. 

The 1995 are lowest seeded team to ever win the NBA title. Although, the Lakers the most talent 7th seed in NBA history. The Lakers will have an uphill battle playing the top seeds to reach the NBA finals.

Los Angeles could play the three and two seed teams in consecutive rounds. The Lakers played the most games in the bubble, and a short turn around to the next season.