NBA

43 entries · Players, franchises, Finals runs, records and the rules that shape the league.

Players 17

Anthony Edwards

Anthony Edwards is the Minnesota Timberwolves guard and 2020 No. 1 pick whose scoring leaps, two conference finals and Olympic gold made him an NBA centerpiece.

Donovan Mitchell

Donovan Mitchell is a Cleveland Cavaliers All-Star guard and elite scorer who starred in Utah before a 2022 trade reshaped the franchise's future.

Giannis Antetokounmpo

Giannis Antetokounmpo's career: from Athens to the 2013 draft, two MVPs, the 2021 title and Finals MVP, and his 2026 trade from Milwaukee to Miami.

Ja Morant

Jalen Brunson

Jaylen Brown

Jayson Tatum

Karl-Anthony Towns

Kawhi Leonard

Kevin Durant

LeBron James

Luka Doncic

Nikola Jokic

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

Stephen Curry

Tyrese Haliburton

Victor Wembanyama

Teams 14

Boston Celtics

The Boston Celtics are the NBA's most decorated franchise, winners of a record 18 championships from the 1960s Bill Russell dynasty to Banner 18 in 2024.

Cleveland Cavaliers

Denver Nuggets

Golden State Warriors

Los Angeles Clippers

Los Angeles Lakers

The definitive history of the Los Angeles Lakers, a 17-time NBA champion — from George Mikan's Minneapolis dynasty and Showtime to Kobe, LeBron and Luka.

Miami Heat

The Miami Heat, an NBA franchise founded in 1988, won three championships in 2006, 2012 and 2013 behind Dwyane Wade, LeBron James and Heat Culture.

Milwaukee Bucks

The Milwaukee Bucks are a two-time NBA champion, winning the title in 1971 behind Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and in 2021 behind Finals MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo.

Minnesota Timberwolves

The Minnesota Timberwolves joined the NBA in 1989 and reached the Western Conference Finals in 2004, 2024 and 2025, still chasing a first title.

New York Knicks

Oklahoma City Thunder

Philadelphia 76ers

San Antonio Spurs

Toronto Raptors

The Toronto Raptors are the NBA's only Canadian franchise and its 2019 champions, the first NBA title won by a team based outside the United States.

Seasons & Records 9

2026 NBA Finals

The New York Knicks beat the San Antonio Spurs 4-1 to win the 2026 NBA Finals, their first title since 1973, with Jalen Brunson named Finals MVP.

2025 NBA Finals

2024 NBA Finals

2020 NBA Finals

2016 NBA Finals

2008 NBA Finals

NBA All-Time 3-Point Leaders

NBA All-Time Assists

John Stockton leads the NBA all-time assists list with 15,806, a record no active player is near; here is the full career leaderboard and the chase.

NBA All-Time Scoring Leaders

LeBron James is the NBA's all-time regular-season scoring leader with 43,440 career points, and here is the full career-points list through 2025-26.

Explainers 3

NBA Draft Lottery

The NBA Draft Lottery is a weighted drawing that lets the 14 non-playoff teams compete for the first four selections of the league's annual draft order.

The NBA Play-In Tournament, Explained

How the NBA Play-In Tournament works: seeds 7-10, the two games that decide the final playoff berths, when it started, and the fairness debate.

The NBA Second Apron, Explained

The NBA second apron is a spending threshold in the 2023 CBA that sharply restricts how the league's biggest-spending teams can trade and sign players.

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