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Included are players in the NBA, college, and other leagues. Players who died following the conclusion of their career should not be included. Players are listed with the team for which they last played before death, rather than the team with which the player spent most of their playing career.
The NBA 60 Greatest Playoff Moments were chosen in 2006 to honor the 60th anniversary of the founding of the National Basketball Association (NBA). These 60 moments (in total, there were sixty-two moments; the last three were deemed tied) were selected through a vote by a 25-member panel of experts made up by media members and former players.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 11 December 2024. Main article: List of members of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, located in Springfield, Massachusetts, honors players who have shown exceptional skill at basketball, all-time great coaches, referees, and other major ...
This article contains two charts: The first chart is a list of the top 50 all-time scorers in the history of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The list includes only points scored in regular season games. The second chart is a progressive list of the leading all-time NBA scorers. [1] LeBron James is the leading scorer in NBA history.
The 1995–96 Chicago Bulls had, at the moment, the best single-season record in NBA history with 72 wins. Six out of the 30 NBA franchises (29 franchises at the time of announcement) had a team named to the list; the Boston Celtics , the Chicago Bulls , the Los Angeles Lakers and the Philadelphia 76ers had two teams selected.
"The Greatest Team of All Time" (Finished the 1995–1996 NBA Season with 72 wins and 10 losses) 1995–96 Chicago Bulls season (Scottie Pippen, Ron Harper, Dennis Rodman, Luc Longley, Michael Jordan) Dallas Mavericks "The Big Three" (Steve Nash, Dirk Nowitzki and Michael Finley) [231] "Triple J" (Jamal Mashburn, Jason Kidd and Jimmy Jackson) [232]
In 2021, McHale was honored as one of the league's greatest players of all time by being named to the NBA's 75th Anniversary Team. [23] To commemorate the NBA's 75th Anniversary The Athletic ranked their top 75 players of all time, and named McHale as the 49th greatest player in NBA history. [24]
In 2021, to commemorate the NBA's 75th anniversary The Athletic ranked their top 75 players of all time, and named Mourning as the 69th greatest player in NBA history. [ 55 ] Mourning told ESPN on June 4, 2024, that he is cancer-free after his March prostatectomy following a February medical diagnosis of high-grade stage 3 cancer .