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Robert Parish was the first to play 21 seasons in the NBA, currently tied for the 3rd most in league history. Dirk Nowitzki spent his entire 21-year career with the Dallas Mavericks, the most ever by an NBA player with one team. [26] Kevin Garnett began his career with Minnesota, returning later and tying the then-record of 21 seasons played in ...
Popovich led the Spurs to a winning record in his first 22 full seasons as head coach, surpassing Phil Jackson for the most consecutive winning seasons in NBA history. During his tenure, the Spurs have had a winning record against every other NBA team, being a key figure of the sustained success of the Spurs throughout the 1990s, the 2000s, and ...
The league adopted the NBA name at the start of the 1949–50 season when it merged with the National Basketball League (NBL). [2] The NBA is an active member of USA Basketball, which is recognized by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) as the national governing body for basketball in the country. [3]
Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra is the second longest-tenured NBA head coach, having been head coach of the Heat since the 2008–09 season. Popovich is the only active head coach inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach. [1] He is the only current head coach to have been hired by his current team in the 1990s.
This is a list of basketball players who are the leaders in career regular season games played in the National Basketball Association (NBA). [a] Statistics accurate as of December 10, 2024. Robert Parish has played the most games in NBA history.
He is the longest-tenured broadcaster in NBA history. [ 2 ] Along with Chick Hearn , Hot Rod Hundley and Kevin Calabro , he was among the last of NBA broadcasters to have been simulcast on both television and radio , before league-officials ended the practice in the mid-2000's [ 3 ] and McCoy's broadcasts became exclusive to radio and online ...
The youngest player to ever play in the NBA was Andrew Bynum who played his first game at the age of 18 years and 6 days old. [75] Bynum, who was also the youngest player ever selected in the NBA Draft, went into the NBA straight out of high school. [76] Jermaine O'Neal and Kobe Bryant, both drafted in 1996, were the second- and third-youngest ...
Shortest player to make the All-NBA team; Isaiah Thomas (5-foot-9-inches) was included on All-NBA Second Team, 2016–17 [22] Youngest/Oldest MVP winner; Youngest: Derrick Rose at 22 years and 191 days old, 2010–11 [23] Oldest: Karl Malone at 35 years and 284 days old, 1998–99; Youngest/Oldest Defensive Player of the Year winner