Rodman doesn't care if Warriors break Bulls' 72-10 record: 'We did it first'

The 1995-96 Chicago Bulls will always have a special place in the annals of NBA history as the first and only team to topple the 70-win mark during the regular season.

Only two other teams - the 1971-72 Los Angeles Lakers, and 1996-97 Bulls - have come within an eyelash of reaching that milestone, each recording 69 victories. Last year's Golden State Warriors - who went on to capture their first NBA championship in 40 years - came close at 67, becoming just the second team since the dawn of the new millennium to hit that mark, joining the 2006-07 Dallas Mavericks.

This year's Warriors squad have put themselves in a position early on to entertain the possibility of winning 70 or more games, having begun the year on a 12-game winning streak. That possibility is just fine with Hall of Famer Dennis Rodman, who was a key part of that 72-win Bulls squad, and who isn't sweating Golden State perhaps breaking the record.

"People say they're going to go 72-10, I don't care they can go 81-1," Rodman said during an appearance on SiriusXM NBA Radio on Thursday. "We did it first."

Rodman also mentioned to host Justin Termine that the league was "110 percent better" when the Bulls won 72 games than it is today.

If the Warriors do manage to surpass 72 wins, they'd become the first team ever to finish a full 82-game slate with under 10 defeats, which would likely overshadow what Chicago did 20 years ago. The Bulls were also 10-2 through their first 12 games in 1995-96, so the Warriors already have a two-game cushion on the road to the record.

Golden State currently owns the NBA's first-ranked offense (110.7 points per 100 possessions), and third-ranked defense (95.1 points allowed per 100 possessions). Add all of that to reigning MVP Stephen Curry currently playing out of his mind, and it's difficult to imagine the Warriors even dropping consecutive games this year.

Staying healthy is of the utmost importance, however, so if Golden State can avoid major injuries, and maintain their elite status on both ends of the floor, a 70-win season (at least) could very much be in play.