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NBA Finals
The championship series of the National Basketball Association which concludes the postseason each June.
382 Questions
First NBA player to receive 5 million dollar per year contract?
First Million Dollar NBA Player
The first $1 million salary for one year was Moses Malone in the 1978-79 season. He was paid exactly $1 million. This was when Bird and Magic were the two best players in college and Jordan was in high school. In the mid-70s, top players like Julius Erving and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar were making between $300,000 and $700,000 per year.
Maravich never signed for $1 million per year. He signed a multi-year deal for $1.6 million total. The year Magic and Bird got to the league (1979/80), only 12 players made $500,000 or more.
Malone was the only $1 million player. Kareem was next with $825,000. Others were (in order): David Thompson (750), Larry Bird (650), Marvin Webster and George Gervin (600), Julius Erving (580), Bob McAddo (525), and Magic, Bob Lanier, Norm Nixon, and George McGinnis (all 500).
Who did the LA Lakers sweep 4 games to none in the 2002 NBA Finals?
2000 Los Angeles Lakers 4-2 Indiana Pacers
Has any nba team come back from being down 3-1 in the finals?
The 2015-16 Cleveland Cavaliers overcame a 3-1 deficit to the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Finals
What NBA player has the 3rd most Finals Appearances?
bill Russel has the most finals appearneces at 16. he won 11.
Does every player on the roster receive a ring if the team win the finals in the nba?
No, the NBA will give rings to everyone who was part of the winning team.
Who are the top 6 players to have won NBA championships?
The first six are all Celtics: Bill Russell with 11, Sam Jones with 10, then Tom Heinsohn, K.C. Jones, Satch Sanders, and John Havlicek with 8 each.
The full list can be seen on "List of NBA players with most championship rings" on Wikipedia.
How many Los Angeles Lakers jerseys have retired?
5 16 - Marcel Dionne
18 - Dave Taylor
20 - Luc Robitaille
30 - Rogie Vachon
99 - Wayne Gretzky
What two NBA teams haven't appearedd in an NBA Finals?
The Denver Nuggets and the Golden State Warriors
What year did the Lakers play the Pacers in the NBA Finals?
1985.
1985 was the 9th time the Lakers and Celtics had met in the finals.
Have the Toronto Raptors won a NBA championship?
They Joined in 1995 when the good teams were around. Can't get to the championship's playing with Jordan, Kobe, Malone, Pierce, D-Wade... You know?
How many championships has Pat Riley won?
He won the NBA Finals five times, four with Los Angeles Lakers on 1981-82 & 1984-85 & 1986-87 & 1987-88 and with Miami Heat on 2005-06 season.
Who was the MVP of the NBA finals in 1979?
The 1987 NBA finals MVP award went to Earvin "Magic" Johnson of the Los Angeles Lakers. It was his third MVP award, having won the first two in 1980 and 1982.
How many points did Jordan average in NBA Finals?
He was cut from the high school team for being to small and raw
Who is the oldest NBA team currently by age of players?
i think its the Boston celtics
---- The oldest pro basketball franchise is the Philadelphia 76ers. They began in 1939 as the Syracuse Nationals, seven years before the Celtics. The Nationals joined the NBA in 1949, after spending ten years in the Basketball Association of America. The franchise moved to Philadelphia in 1963 and became the 76ers.
* While this is true, it should be noted that during WWII, the franchise was inactive from 1942-1945 (see Wikipedia entry for Philadelphia 76ers). The longest continually operating franchise is therefore the Detroit Pistions, which began operation in 1941 as the Ft. Wayne Zollner Pistons in the old NBL (National Basketball League) which merged with the BAA (Basketball Association of America) to form today's NBA.
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I lot depends on how you define franchise. But there are two good nominees:
SACRAMENTO KINGS
1923-32 Rochester Seagrams [Independent]
1932-33 Rochester Seagrams [District Basketball Association]
1933-36 Rochester Seagrams [District Basketball League]
1936-42 Rochester Seagrams [Independent]
1942-43 Rochester Eber Seagrams [Independent]
1943-45 Rochester Pros [Independent]
1945-48 Rochester Royals [NBL]
1948-49 Rochester Royals [BAA]
1949-57 Rochester Royals [NBA]
1957-72 Cincinnati Royals [NBA]
1972-75 Kansas City-Omaha Kings [NBA]
1975-85 Kansas City Kings [NBA]
1985- Sacramento Kings [NBA]
WASHINGTON GENERALS (Hard to believe, but they are a candidate).
1917-1925 Philadelphia Sphas [Independent]
1925-1926 Philadelphia Sphas [Eastern League]
1925-1926 Philadelphia Sphas [Eastern League]
1926-1929 Philadelphia Sphas [Independent]
1929-1933 Philadelphia Sphas [Eastern League]
1933-1934 Philadelphia Sphas [American Basketball League]
1934-1935 Philadelphia Hebrews [American Basketball League]
1936-1949 Philadelphia Sphas [American Basketball League]
1949-1952 Philadelphia Sphas [Independent]
1952-1971 Washington Generals [Independent, fodder for Globetrotters]
1971-1972 Boston Shamrocks/New Jersey Reds/Baltimore Rockets/Atlantic City Seagulls
[Independent, fodder for Globetrotters]
1972-1995 Washington Generals [Independent, fodder for Globetrotters]
1995-2006 New York Nationals [Independent, fodder for Globetrotters]
2006- Washington Generals [Independent, fodder for Globetrotters]
Has any nba team ever won a championship without an all-star on their roster?
No NBA team has ever won without an AllStar
Which two basketball teams were in the NBA finals in 2009?
The Seattle SuperSonics (64--18) of the Western Conference (NBA) took on the Chicago Bulls (72--10) of the Eastern Conference (NBA), with the Bulls holding Home team. The series was played under a Playoff format Best-of-Seven Playoff.
Chicago won the series 4 games to 2, a fitting conclusion after a record breaking 72--10 standing during the regular season. Michael Jordan was named Finals MVP.
What teams came back from being down 3-1 in the nba finals?
Suns,Pistons,Wizards(then Bullets),Lakers,Heat,Celtics and Rockets
What team won the NBA Championship in 1963?
The Boston Celtics won against the Los Angeles Lakers, winning four games to two games in this best of seven series.
What NBA team has not been to the finals?
There are currently 7 teams who have never appeared in the NBA Finals. They are: Los Angeles Clippers, Denver Nuggets, New Orleans Hornets, Minnesota Timberwolves, Memphis Grizzlies, Toronto Rapters, and Charlotte Bobcats. These teams range from 5-38 seasons.
