A championship team is usually an expensive one. In 2019, the Toronto Raptors paid $25 million in luxury tax. In 2018, the Golden State Warriors paid $32 million. When the Cleveland Cavaliers won it all in 2016, their bill was $54 million.
But the Los Angeles Lakers achieved a somewhat rare feat last season: They won the NBA title without paying the luxury tax.
And that's good, because trying to turn pairing LeBron James and Anthony Davis into some measure of a dynasty could get very expensive.