The NBA title is the hardest title in Major sports to win.

Because it's easier to create a dynasty in the NBA than in MLB? Which would suggest it's harder to win the Series since there is more parity than in the NBA.

How on earth can it be "easier" to create a dynasty in the NBA, which has a salary cap, as opposed to MLB, which does not, and which has seen the mega-payroll teams like the Red Sox and Yankees continually in contention, and usually in the playoffs?

It's harder to win a championship in the NBA because you don't have the opportunity to just load up on a disproportionate share of the best players other than by a combination of talent evaluation, salary cap planning and, of course, some luck. MLB? Just open the checkbook....

Except for the fact that twice in the last 10 years or so, low-budget Florida snuck into the playoffs and rode a hot-pitching short rotation right through the playoffs. The didn't work hard to build a superior team into a dynasty, they drafted decently and a bunch of young players got hot at the right time. That wasn't "hard" from an organizational standpoint, and neither was what the Yankees and the Red Sox did: spend tons of money other teams just don't have. Based on that analysis, it's neither hard to put yourself in contention, in the right circumstances, nor does it take any great talent or effort (at least compared to other franchises) to go blowing through the playoffs in the right circumstances.

In the NBA, on the other hand, you generally build laboriously, under salary cap rules that really hinder trading and free agency signings and through a draft that usually has a tremendous dropoff by the time you get to the already-decent teams. As a result, the best contending teams usually have a core of top-level talent that's also been together at least for a couple of years. So, when you do get to the playoffs, there's just too much of a gauntlet to run. Even the recent Bulls' and Lakers' dynasty had to flame out in the playoffs for a couple of years before breaking through.

From an organizational standpoint, starting on day one, the hardest league to win a title in is the NBA.

From other standpoints, like physically grueling playoffs, sure the NHL has some hard, hard working dudes.

But for gathering titles, the hardest one to fight to the top for is the NBA championship.