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The 50 Greatest Players in NBA History, also referred to as NBA's 50th Anniversary All-Time Team, were chosen in 1996 to honor the 50th anniversary of the founding of the National Basketball Association (NBA). It was the third anniversary team in the league. [1]
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.
All 50 players from the 50th anniversary team made the 75th anniversary list. ... Here is the full list of the 76 greatest basketball players of all-time who made the list, in alphabetical order ...
The NBA was founded in New York City on June 6, 1946, as the Basketball Association of America (BAA). [1] It adopted the name National Basketball Association at the start of the 1949–50 season when it merged with the National Basketball League (NBL). [1]
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The 1949–50 NBA season marked the first season following the merger. The NBA has kept a record of its win-loss statistics since its inception. These records include wins and losses recorded during a team's playing time in the BAA. [a] Defunct BAA/NBA franchises are also accounted for, provided that they played at least one season in the BAA ...
It's difficult to compare the current stars to all-time greats, but with some veterans, it's already time to put them in the conversation, based on what they've accomplished to this point.
Wilt Chamberlain holds the all-time records for total points scored (4,029) and points per game (50.4) in a season; both records were achieved in the 1961–62 season. [7] He also holds the rookie records for points per game when he averaged 37.6 points in the 1959–60 season. [7]