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The 1949–50 Minneapolis Lakers, who won the NBA Finals, are not counted in the Eastern versus Western champions record above as they played in the Central Division. The first parentheses in the Western champions and Eastern champions columns indicate the teams' playoff seed. The second parentheses indicate the number of times that teams have ...
The oldest active player is LeBron James, who is currently 40 years, 54 days old. He is the only active player who was born before 1985, as well as the only player to be both on the NBA's list of youngest and oldest players in league history. The youngest active player in the NBA is Toronto Raptors center Ulrich Chomche, the 57th overall pick ...
First undrafted player in modern NBA history to be elected into the Basketball Hall of Fame. 2021: Chris Webber: F: 5x NBA All-Star (1997, 2000-2003) 1x All-NBA First Team (2001) 3x All-NBA Second Team (1999, 2002, 2003) 1x All-NBA Third Team (2000) NBA Rookie Of The Year (1994) NBA All-Rookie First Team (1994) 1x NBA rebounding leader (1999 ...
List of National Basketball League (United States) champions; List of NBA champions; List of NBA Cup champions; List of NBL champions; List of NBL1 Central champions; List of NBL1 East champions; List of NBL1 North champions; List of NBL1 South champions; List of NBL1 West champions; List of NCAA Division I men's basketball champions; List of ...
The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional basketball league in North America composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada).The NBA is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada and is considered the premier professional basketball league in the world. [3]
The league was formed as the Basketball Association of America (BAA) in 1946 and took its current name in 1949. The histories of NBA franchises that were also members of the American Basketball League (ABL), National Basketball League (NBL), National Pro Basketball League (NPBL), and American Basketball Association (ABA) are also included.
The league adopted its current name at the start of the 1949–50 season when it merged with the National Basketball League (NBL). [2] The NBA Finals is the championship series for the NBA and the conclusion of the sport's postseason. The winning team of the series receives the Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy.
The game was the first time in league history that two opposing players each had at least 20 years of experience. [12] Having played his entire career with the Lakers, Bryant was also the first NBA player to spend 20 seasons with one team. [13] In 2018–19, Dirk Nowitzki surpassed Bryant with 21 seasons with the Dallas Mavericks. [14]