List of National Basketball Association Seasons

The National Basketball Association started in 1946 however, it only became known as the National Basketball Association in the 1949-1950 season. Previously, the National Basketball Association was known as the Basketball Association of America however, when the Basketball Association of America and the National Basketball League merged in the 1949-1950 season, the name of the National Basketball Association was adopted. It should be noted that the American Basketball Association was merged into the National Basketball Association in 1976.

Originally, there were 11 teams when the NBA started in 1946. Today the National Basketball Association has 30 teams with 29 of those teams in the United States of America and one team in Canada. The League is split into two conferences (Eastern Conference and Western Conference), which have 15 teams in each conference. Every season the top 10 teams of each conference will make the NBA play-offs and ultimately one team will win the NBA.

The Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers currently hold the record for the most National Basketball Championships won at 17 each. There are 11 teams who have never won an NBA championship they are the Indiana Pacers, Charlotte Hornets, Brooklyn Nets, Memphis Grizzlies, Utah Jazz, Phoenix Suns, New Orleans Pelicans, LA Clippers, Denver Nuggets, Orlando Magic and the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Since its formation in 1946, the National Basketball Association have had awards initially the awards were Scoring Champion and Assist Champion. The NBA All-Star Game was introduced in 1951 along with the NBA All-Star Game MVP. Rookie of the Year was brought into the league in 1953 and three years later in 1956, the regular season Most Valuable Player was introduced. The NBA Coach of the Year award was introduced in 1963. Six years later in 1969, the NBA Finals MVP was introduced to the league. In 1983 the Defensive Player of the year and the Sixthman award were brought to the NBA. We have compiled below a list of all the National Basketball Association seasons, with the Champions, Runners-up and various awards.

List of National Basketball Association Champions by Season

NBA Season	NBA Champion	Runner-Up	NBA Champions	NBA Coach	NBA Finals MVP
1947	Philadelphia Warriors	Chicago Stags	Philadelphia Warriors	Eddie Gottlieb	No Finals MVP Award
1948	Baltimore Bullets	Philadelphia Warriors	Baltimore Bullets	Buddy Jeannette	No Finals MVP Award
1949	Minneapolis Lakers	Washington Capitols	Minneapolis Lakers	John Kundla	No Finals MVP Award
1950	Minneapolis Lakers	Syracuse Nationals	Minneapolis Lakers	John Kundla	No Finals MVP Award
1951	Rochester Royals	New York Knicks	Rochester Royals	Les Harrison	No Finals MVP Award
1952	Minneapolis Lakers	New York Knicks	Minneapolis Lakers	John Kundla	No Finals MVP Award
1953	Minneapolis Lakers	New York Knicks	Minneapolis Lakers	John Kundla	No Finals MVP Award
1954	Minneapolis Lakers	Syracuse Nationals	Minneapolis Lakers	John Kundla	No Finals MVP Award
1955	Syracuse Nationals	Fort Wayne Pistons	Syracuse Nationals	Al Cervi	No Finals MVP Award
1956	Philadelphia Warriors	Fort Wayne Pistons	Philadelphia Warriors	George Senesky	No Finals MVP Award
1957	Boston Celtics	St. Louis Hawks	Boston Celtics	Red Auerbach	No Finals MVP Award
1958	St. Louis Hawks	Boston Celtics	St. Louis Hawks	Alex Hannum	No Finals MVP Award
1959	Boston Celtics	Minneapolis Lakers	Boston Celtics	Red Auerbach	No Finals MVP Award
1960	Boston Celtics	St. Louis Hawks	Boston Celtics	Red Auerbach	No Finals MVP Award
1961	Boston Celtics	St. Louis Hawks	Boston Celtics	Red Auerbach	No Finals MVP Award
1962	Boston Celtics	Los Angeles Lakers	Boston Celtics	Red Auerbach	No Finals MVP Award
1963	Boston Celtics	Los Angeles Lakers	Boston Celtics	Red Auerbach	No Finals MVP Award
1964	Boston Celtics	San Francisco Warriors	Boston Celtics	Red Auerbach	No Finals MVP Award
1965	Boston Celtics	Los Angeles Lakers	Boston Celtics	Red Auerbach	No Finals MVP Award
1966	Boston Celtics	Los Angeles Lakers	Boston Celtics	Red Auerbach	No Finals MVP Award
1967	Philadelphia 76ers	San Francisco Warriors	Philadelphia 76ers	Alex Hannum	No Finals MVP Award
1968	Boston Celtics	Los Angeles Lakers	Boston Celtics	Bill Russell	No Finals MVP Award
1969	Boston Celtics	Los Angeles Lakers	Boston Celtics	Bill Russell	Jerry West
1970	New York Knicks	Los Angeles Lakers	New York Knicks	Red Holzman	Willis Reed
1971	Milwaukee Bucks	Baltimore Bullets	Milwaukee Bucks	Larry Costello	Lew Alcindor
1972	Los Angeles Lakers	New York Knicks	Los Angeles Lakers	Bill Sharman	Wilt Chamberlain
1973	New York Knicks	Los Angeles Lakers	New York Knicks	Red Holzman	Willis Reed
1974	Boston Celtics	Milwaukee Bucks	Boston Celtics	Tom Heinsohn	John Havlicek
1975	Golden State Warriors	Washington Bullets	Golden State Warriors	Al Attles	Rick Barry
1976	Boston Celtics	Phoenix Suns	Boston Celtics	Tom Heinsohn	Jo Jo White
1977	Portland Trail Blazers	Philadelphia 76ers	Portland Trail Blazers	Jack Ramsay	Bill Walton
1978	Washington Bullets	Seattle SuperSonics	Washington Bullets	Dick Motta	Wes Unseld
1979	Seattle SuperSonics	Washington Bullets	Seattle SuperSonics	Lenny Wilkens	Dennis Johnson
1980	Los Angeles Lakers	Philadelphia 76ers	Los Angeles Lakers	Paul Westhead	Magic Johnson
1981	Boston Celtics	Houston Rockets	Boston Celtics	Bill Fitch	Cedric Maxwell
1982	Los Angeles Lakers	Philadelphia 76ers	Los Angeles Lakers	Pat Riley	Magic Johnson
1983	Philadelphia 76ers	Los Angeles Lakers	Philadelphia 76ers	Billy Cunningham	Moses Malone
1984	Boston Celtics	Los Angeles Lakers	Boston Celtics	K. C. Jones	Larry Bird
1985	Los Angeles Lakers	Boston Celtics	Los Angeles Lakers	Pat Riley	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
1986	Boston Celtics	Houston Rockets	Boston Celtics	K. C. Jones	Larry Bird
1987	Los Angeles Lakers	Boston Celtics	Los Angeles Lakers	Pat Riley	Magic Johnson
1988	Los Angeles Lakers	Detroit Pistons	Los Angeles Lakers	Pat Riley	James Worthy
1989	Detroit Pistons	Los Angeles Lakers	Detroit Pistons	Chuck Daly	Joe Dumars
1990	Detroit Pistons	Portland Trail Blazers	Detroit Pistons	Chuck Daly	Isiah Thomas
1991	Chicago Bulls	Los Angeles Lakers	Chicago Bulls	Phil Jackson	Michael Jordan
1992	Chicago Bulls	Portland Trail Blazers	Chicago Bulls	Phil Jackson	Michael Jordan
1993	Chicago Bulls	Phoenix Suns	Chicago Bulls	Phil Jackson	Michael Jordan
1994	Houston Rockets	New York Knicks	Houston Rockets	Rudy Tomjanovich	Hakeem Olajuwon
1995	Houston Rockets	Orlando Magic	Houston Rockets	Rudy Tomjanovich	Hakeem Olajuwon
1996	Chicago Bulls	Seattle SuperSonics	Chicago Bulls	Phil Jackson	Michael Jordan
1997	Chicago Bulls	Utah Jazz	Chicago Bulls	Phil Jackson	Michael Jordan
1998	Chicago Bulls	Utah Jazz	Chicago Bulls	Phil Jackson	Michael Jordan
1999	San Antonio Spurs	New York Knicks	San Antonio Spurs	Gregg Popovich	Tim Duncan
2000	Los Angeles Lakers	Indiana Pacers	Los Angeles Lakers	Phil Jackson	Shaquille O’Neal
2001	Los Angeles Lakers	Philadelphia 76ers	Los Angeles Lakers	Phil Jackson	Shaquille O’Neal
2002	Los Angeles Lakers	New Jersey Nets	Los Angeles Lakers	Phil Jackson	Shaquille O’Neal
2003	San Antonio Spurs	New Jersey Nets	San Antonio Spurs	Gregg Popovich	Tim Duncan
2004	Detroit Pistons	Los Angeles Lakers	Detroit Pistons	Larry Brown	Chauncey Billups
2005	San Antonio Spurs	Detroit Pistons	San Antonio Spurs	Gregg Popovich	Tim Duncan
2006	Miami Heat	Dallas Mavericks	Miami Heat	Pat Riley	Dwyane Wade
2007	San Antonio Spurs	Cleveland Cavaliers	San Antonio Spurs	Gregg Popovich	Tony Parker
2008	Boston Celtics	Los Angeles Lakers	Boston Celtics	Doc Rivers	Paul Pierce
2009	Los Angeles Lakers	Orlando Magic	Los Angeles Lakers	Phil Jackson	Kobe Bryant
2010	Los Angeles Lakers	Boston Celtics	Los Angeles Lakers	Phil Jackson	Kobe Bryant
2011	Dallas Mavericks	Miami Heat	Dallas Mavericks	Rick Carlisle	Dirk Nowitzki
2012	Miami Heat	Oklahoma City Thunder	Miami Heat	Erik Spoelstra	LeBron James
2013	Miami Heat	San Antonio Spurs	Miami Heat	Erik Spoelstra	LeBron James
2014	San Antonio Spurs	Miami Heat	San Antonio Spurs	Gregg Popovich	Kawhi Leonard
2015	Golden State Warriors	Cleveland Cavaliers	Golden State Warriors	Steve Kerr	Andre Iguodala
2016	Cleveland Cavaliers	Golden State Warriors	Cleveland Cavaliers	Tyronn Lue	LeBron James
2017	Golden State Warriors	Cleveland Cavaliers	Golden State Warriors	Steve Kerr	Kevin Durant
2018	Golden State Warriors	Cleveland Cavaliers	Golden State Warriors	Steve Kerr	Kevin Durant
2019	Toronto Raptors	Golden State Warriors	Toronto Raptors	Nick Nurse	Kawhi Leonard
2020	Los Angeles Lakers	Miami Heat	Los Angeles Lakers	Frank Vogel	LeBron James
2021	Milwaukee Bucks	Phoenix Suns	Milwaukee Bucks	Mike Budenholzer	Giannis Antetokounmpo
2022	Golden State Warriors	Boston Celtics	Golden State Warriors	Steve Kerr	Stephen Curry

List of National Basketball Association Seasons Annual Scoring Leaders

The following list is the list of National Basketball Association Annual scoring leaders from 1946 to this past season. The table identifies the seasons, the NBA player who scored the most in a season, the position of that player and the team they played for. The table also identifies the number of games played by the player, the totally of points they scored and the average points per game. It’s important to remember that the 82 game season only came into effect in the 1967-68 NBA season

NBA Season	NBA Player	Position	NBA Team	Games Played	Total Points	Points Per Game
1946–47	Joe Fulks	Forward/Center	Philadelphia Warriors	60	1,389	23.2
1947–48	Max Zaslofsky	Guard/Forward	Chicago Stags	48	1,007	21
1948–49	George Mikan	Center	Minneapolis Lakers	60	1,698	28.3
1949–50	George Mikan	Center	Minneapolis Lakers	68	1,865	27.4
1950–51	George Mikan	Center	Minneapolis Lakers	68	1,932	28.4
1951–52	Paul Arizin	Forward/Guard	Philadelphia Warriors	66	1,674	25.4
1952–53	Neil Johnston	Center	Philadelphia Warriors	70	1,564	22.3
1953–54	Neil Johnston	Center	Philadelphia Warriors	72	1,759	24.5
1954–55	Neil Johnston	Center	Philadelphia Warriors	72	1,631	22.7
1955–56	Bob Pettit	Forward/Center	St. Louis Hawks	72	1,849	25.7
1956–57	Paul Arizin	Forward/Guard	Philadelphia Warriors	71	1,817	25.6
1957–58	George Yardley	Forward/Guard	Detroit Pistons	72	2,001	27.8
1958–59	Bob Pettit	Forward/Center	St. Louis Hawks	72	2,105	29.2
1959–60	Wilt Chamberlain	Center	Philadelphia Warriors	72	2,707	37.6
1960–61	Wilt Chamberlain	Center	Philadelphia Warriors	79	3,033	38.4
1961–62	Wilt Chamberlain	Center	Philadelphia Warriors	80	4,029	50.4
1962–63	Wilt Chamberlain	Center	San Francisco Warriors	80	3,586	44.8
1963–64	Wilt Chamberlain	Center	San Francisco Warriors	80	2,948	36.9
1964–65	Wilt Chamberlain	Center	San Francisco Warriors Philadelphia 76ers	73	2,534	34.7
1965–66	Wilt Chamberlain	Center	Philadelphia 76ers	79	2,649	33.5
1966–67	Rick Barry	Forward	San Francisco Warriors	78	2,775	35.6
1967–68	Dave Bing	Guard	Detroit Pistons	79	2,142	27.1
1968–69	Elvin Hayes	Forward/Center	San Diego Rockets	82	2,327	28.4
1969–70	Jerry West	Guard	Los Angeles Lakers	74	2,309	31.2
1970–71	Lew Alcindor	Center	Milwaukee Bucks	82	2,596	31.7
1971–72	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	Center	Milwaukee Bucks	81	2,822	34.8
1972–73	Nate Archibald	Guard	Kansas City-Omaha Kings	80	2,719	34
1973–74	Bob McAdoo	Center/Forward	Buffalo Braves	74	2,261	30.6
1974–75	Bob McAdoo	Center/Forward	Buffalo Braves	82	2,831	34.5
1975–76	Bob McAdoo	Center/Forward	Buffalo Braves	78	2,427	31.1
1976–77	Pete Maravich	Guard	New Orleans Jazz	73	2,273	31.1
1977–78	George Gervin	Guard/Forward	San Antonio Spurs	82	2,232	27.2
1978–79	George Gervin	Guard/Forward	San Antonio Spurs	80	2,365	29.6
1979–80	George Gervin	Guard/Forward	San Antonio Spurs	78	2,585	33.1
1980–81	Adrian Dantley	Forward/Guard	Utah Jazz	80	2,452	30.7
1981–82	George Gervin	Guard/Forward	San Antonio Spurs	79	2,551	32.3
1982–83	Alex English	Forward	Denver Nuggets	82	2,326	28.4
1983–84	Adrian Dantley	Forward/Guard	Utah Jazz	79	2,418	30.6
1984–85	Bernard King	Foward	New York Knicks	55	1,809	32.9
1985–86	Dominique Wilkins	Foward	Atlanta Hawks	78	2,366	30.3
1986–87	Michael Jordan	Guard	Chicago Bulls	82	3,041	37.1
1987–88	Michael Jordan	Guard	Chicago Bulls	82	2,868	35
1988–89	Michael Jordan	Guard	Chicago Bulls	81	2,633	32.5
1989–90	Michael Jordan	Guard	Chicago Bulls	82	2,753	33.6
1990–91	Michael Jordan	Guard	Chicago Bulls	82	2,580	31.5
1991–92	Michael Jordan	Guard	Chicago Bulls	80	2,404	30.1
1992–93	Michael Jordan	Guard	Chicago Bulls	78	2,541	32.6
1993–94	David Robinson	Center	San Antonio Spurs	80	2,383	29.8
1994–95	Shaquille O’Neal	Center	Orlando Magic	79	2,315	29.3
1995–96	Michael Jordan	Guard	Chicago Bulls	82	2,491	30.4
1996–97	Michael Jordan	Guard	Chicago Bulls	82	2,431	29.6
1997–98	Michael Jordan	Guard	Chicago Bulls	82	2,357	28.7
1998–99	Allen Iverson	Guard	Philadelphia 76ers	48	1,284	26.8
1999–2000	Shaquille O’Neal	Center	Los Angeles Lakers	79	2,344	29.7
2000–01	Allen Iverson	Guard	Philadelphia 76ers	71	2,207	31.1
2001–02	Allen Iverson	Guard	Philadelphia 76ers	60	1,883	31.4
2002–03	Tracy McGrady	Guard/Forward	Orlando Magic	75	2,407	32.1
2003–04	Tracy McGrady	Guard/Forward	Orlando Magic	67	1,878	28
2004–05	Allen Iverson	Guard	Philadelphia 76ers	75	2,302	30.7
2005–06	Kobe Bryant	Guard	Los Angeles Lakers	80	2,832	35.4
2006–07	Kobe Bryant	Guard	Los Angeles Lakers	77	2,430	31.6
2007–08	LeBron James	Forward	Cleveland Cavaliers	75	2,250	30
2008–09	Dwyane Wade	Guard	Miami Heat	79	2,386	30.2
2009–10	Kevin Durant	Forward	Oklahoma City Thunder	82	2,472	30.1
2010–11	Kevin Durant	Forward	Oklahoma City Thunder	78	2,161	27.7
2011–12	Kevin Durant	Forward	Oklahoma City Thunder	66	1,850	28
2012–13	Carmelo Anthony	Forward	New York Knicks	67	1,920	28.7
2013–14	Kevin Durant	Forward	Oklahoma City Thunder	81	2,593	32
2014–15	Russell Westbrook	Guard	Oklahoma City Thunder	67	1,886	28.1
2015–16	Stephen Curry	Guard	Golden State Warriors	79	2,375	30.1
2016–17	Russell Westbrook	Guard	Oklahoma City Thunder	81	2,558	31.6
2017–18	James Harden	Guard	Houston Rockets	72	2,191	30.4
2018–19	James Harden	Guard	Houston Rockets	78	2,818	36.1
2019–20	James Harden	Guard	Houston Rockets	68	2,335	34.3
2020–21	Stephen Curry	Guard	Golden State Warriors	63	2,015	32
2021–22	Joel Embiid	Center	Philadelphia 76ers	68	2,079	30.6

As a summary of the annual scoring leader table, the first obvious analysis is that the individuals who usually win the annual scoring are centers or forwards. However, in more recent years guards have won more of the scoring titles and this can attributed to more three pointers being scored in the modern game.

Wilt Chamberlain was a dominant force in the NBA and he won the annual NBA Scoring title for seven years straight. To highlight his dominance we took the average of the points scored per game for all the annual NBA Scoring Title winners which equaled 39.19 per game. However, Wilt averaged 39 points per game over the seven seasons he won. We put each of Wilt’s individuals season points in a graph against the average of the scoring leader and you can see his dominance. Wilt also played almost 80 games in every season therefore, it can not be argued that his stats are padded due to playing less games.

List of National Basketball Association Seasons Rebounds Scoring Leaders

NBA Season	NBA Player	Position	NBA Team	Games Played	Total Rebounds	Rebounds Per Game
1950–51	Dolph Schayes	F/C	Syracuse Nationals	66	1,080	16.36
1951–52	Larry Foust	C	Fort Wayne Pistons	66	880	13.33
1951–52	Mel Hutchins	C	Milwaukee Hawks	66	880	13.33
1952–53	George Mikan	C	Minneapolis Lakers	70	1,007	14.39
1953–54	Harry Gallatin	F/C	New York Knicks	72	1,098	15.25
1954–55	Neil Johnston	C	Philadelphia Warriors	72	1,085	15.07
1955–56	Bob Pettit	C	St. Louis Hawks	72	1,164	16.17
1956–57	Maurice Stokes	F	Rochester Royals	72	1,256	17.44
1957–58	Bill Russell	C	Boston Celtics	69	1,564	22.67
1958–59	Bill Russell	C	Boston Celtics	70	1,612	23.03
1959–60	Wilt Chamberlain	C	Philadelphia Warriors	72	1,941	26.96
1960–61	Wilt Chamberlain	C	Philadelphia Warriors	79	2,149	27.2
1961–62	Wilt Chamberlain	C	Philadelphia Warriors	80	2,052	25.65
1962–63	Wilt Chamberlain	C	San Francisco Warriors	80	1,946	24.32
1963–64	Bill Russell	C	Boston Celtics	78	1,930	24.74
1964–65	Bill Russell	C	Boston Celtics	78	1,878	24.08
1965–66	Wilt Chamberlain	C	Philadelphia 76ers	79	1,943	24.59
1966–67	Wilt Chamberlain	C	Philadelphia 76ers	81	1,957	24.16
1967–68	Wilt Chamberlain	C	Philadelphia 76ers	82	1,952	23.8
1968–69	Wilt Chamberlain	C	Los Angeles Lakers	81	1,712	21.14
1969–70	Elvin Hayes	C	San Diego Rockets	82	1,386	16.9
1970–71	Wilt Chamberlain	C	Los Angeles Lakers	82	1,493	18.21
1971–72	Wilt Chamberlain	C	Los Angeles Lakers	82	1,572	19.17
1972–73	Wilt Chamberlain	C	Los Angeles Lakers	82	1,526	18.61
1973–74	Elvin Hayes	F	Capital Bullets	81	1,463	18.06
1974–75	Wes Unseld	C/F	Washington Bullets	73	1,077	14.75
1975–76	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	C	Los Angeles Lakers	82	1,383	16.87
1976–77	Bill Walton	C/F	Portland Trail Blazers	65	934	14.37
1977–78	Truck Robinson	C/F	New Orleans Jazz	82	1,288	15.71
1978–79	Moses Malone	C	Houston Rockets	82	1,444	17.61
1979–80	Swen Nater	C	San Diego Clippers	81	1,216	15.01
1980–81	Moses Malone	C	Houston Rockets	80	1,180	14.75
1981–82	Moses Malone	C	Houston Rockets	81	1,188	14.67
1982–83	Moses Malone	C	Philadelphia 76ers	78	1,194	15.31
1983–84	Moses Malone	C	Philadelphia 76ers	71	950	13.38
1984–85	Moses Malone	C	Philadelphia 76ers	79	1,031	13.05
1985–86	Bill Laimbeer	C	Detroit Pistons	82	1,075	13.11
1986–87	Charles Barkley	F	Philadelphia 76ers	68	994	14.62
1987–88	Michael Cage	F/C	Los Angeles Clippers	72	938	13.03
1988–89	Akeem Olajuwon	C	Houston Rockets	82	1,105	13.48
1989–90	Akeem Olajuwon	C	Houston Rockets	82	1,149	14.01
1990–91	David Robinson	C	San Antonio Spurs	82	1,063	12.96
1991–92	Dennis Rodman	F	Detroit Pistons	82	1,530	18.66
1992–93	Dennis Rodman	F	Detroit Pistons	62	1,132	18.26
1993–94	Dennis Rodman	F	San Antonio Spurs	79	1,367	17.3
1994–95	Dennis Rodman	F	San Antonio Spurs	49	823	16.8
1995–96	Dennis Rodman	F	Chicago Bulls	64	952	14.88
1996–97	Dennis Rodman	F	Chicago Bulls	55	883	16.05
1997–98	Dennis Rodman	F	Chicago Bulls	80	1,201	15.01
1998–99	Chris Webber	F/C	Sacramento Kings	42	545	12.98
1999–00	Dikembe Mutombo	C	Atlanta Hawks	82	1,157	14.11
2000–01	Dikembe Mutombo	C	Atlanta Hawks	75	1,015	13.53
2001–02	Ben Wallace	C/F	Detroit Pistons	80	1,039	12.99
2002–03	Ben Wallace	C/F	Detroit Pistons	73	1,126	15.42
2003–04	Kevin Garnett	F/C	Minnesota Timberwolves	82	1,139	13.89
2004–05	Kevin Garnett	F/C	Minnesota Timberwolves	82	1,108	13.51
2005–06	Kevin Garnett	F/C	Minnesota Timberwolves	76	966	12.71
2006–07	Kevin Garnett	F/C	Minnesota Timberwolves	76	975	12.83
2007–08	Dwight Howard	C	Orlando Magic	82	1,161	14.16
2008–09	Dwight Howard	C	Orlando Magic	79	1,093	13.84
2009–10	Dwight Howard	C	Orlando Magic	82	1,082	13.2
2010–11	Kevin Love	F/C	Minnesota Timberwolves	73	1,112	15.23
2011–12	Dwight Howard	C	Orlando Magic	54	785	14.54
2012–13	Dwight Howard	C	Los Angeles Lakers	76	945	12.43
2013–14	DeAndre Jordan	C	Los Angeles Clippers	82	1,114	13.59
2014–15	DeAndre Jordan	C	Los Angeles Clippers	82	1,226	14.95
2015–16	Andre Drummond	C	Detroit Pistons	81	1,198	14.79
2016–17	Hassan Whiteside	C	Miami Heat	77	1,088	14.13
2017–18	Andre Drummond	C	Detroit Pistons	78	1,247	15.99
2018–19	Andre Drummond	C	Detroit Pistons	79	1,232	15.59
2019–20	Andre Drummond	C	Detroit Pistons	57	250	15.6
2020–21	Clint Capela	C	Atlanta Hawks	63	903	14.33
2021–22	Rudy Gobert	C	Utah Jazz	66	968	14.67

List of National Basketball Association Seasons Annual Steals Leaders

NBA Season	NBA Player	NBA Team	Steals per game
1973-74	Larry Steele	Portland Trail Blazers	2.7
1974-75	Rick Barry	Golden State Warriors	2.9
1975-76	Slick Watts	Seattle SuperSonics	3.2
1976-77	Don Buse	Indiana Pacers	3.5
1977-78	Ron Lee	Phoenix Suns	2.7
1978-79	M.L. Carr	Detroit Pistons	2.5
1979-80	Micheal Ray Richardson	New York Knicks	3.2
1980-81	Magic Johnson	Los Angeles Lakers	3.4
1981-82	Magic Johnson	Los Angeles Lakers	2.7
1982-83	Micheal Ray Richardson	New Jersey Nets	2.8
1983-84	Rickey Green	Utah Jazz	2.7
1984-85	Micheal Ray Richardson	New Jersey Nets	3
1985-86	Alvin Robertson	San Antonio Spurs	3.7
1986-87	Alvin Robertson	San Antonio Spurs	3.2
1987-88	Michael Jordan	Chicago Bulls	3.2
1988-89	John Stockton	Utah Jazz	3.2
1989-90	Michael Jordan	Chicago Bulls	2.8
1990-91	Alvin Robertson	Milwaukee Bucks	3
1991-92	John Stockton	Utah Jazz	3
1992-93	Michael Jordan	Chicago Bulls	2.8
1993-94	Nate McMillan	Seattle SuperSonics	3
1994-95	Scottie Pippen	Chicago Bulls	2.9
1995-96	Gary Payton	Seattle SuperSonics	2.9
1996-97	Mookie Blaylock	Atlanta Hawks	2.7
1997-98	Mookie Blaylock	Atlanta Hawks	2.6
1998-99	Kendall Gill	New Jersey Nets	2.7
1999-00	Eddie Jones	Charlotte Hornets	2.7
2001-02	Allen Iverson	Philadelphia 76ers	2.8
2002-03	Allen Iverson	Philadelphia 76ers	2.7
2003-04	Baron Davis	New Orleans Hornets	2.4
2004-05	Larry Hughes	Washington Wizards	2.9
2005-06	Gerald Wallace	Charlotte Bobcats	2.5
2006-07	Baron Davis	Golden State Warriors	2.1
2007-08	Chris Paul	New Orleans Hornets	2.7
2008-09	Chris Paul	New Orleans Hornets	2.8
2009-10	Rajon Rondo	Boston Celtics	2.3
2010-11	Chris Paul	New Orleans Hornets	2.4
2011-12	Chris Paul	Los Angeles Clippers	2.5
2012-13	Chris Paul	Los Angeles Clippers	2.4
2013-14	Chris Paul	Los Angeles Clippers	2.5
2014-15	Kawhi Leonard	San Antonio Spurs	2.3
2015-16	Stephen Curry	Golden State Warriors	2.1
2016-17	Draymond Green	Golden State Warriors	2
2017-18	Victor Oladipo	Indiana Pacers	2.4
2018-19	Paul George	Oklahoma City Thunder	2.2
2019-20	Ben Simmons	Philadelphia 76ers	2.1
2020-21	Jimmy Butler	Miami Heat	2.1
2021-22	Dejounte Murray	San Antonio Spurs	2

List of National Basketball Association Seasons Annual Assists Leaders

NBA Seasons	NBA Player	NBA Team	Assists Per Game
1946-47	Steve Nash	Phoenix Suns	11
1947-48	Chris Paul	New Orleans Hornets	11
1948-49	Chris Paul	New Orleans Hornets	11.6
1949-50	Steve Nash	Phoenix Suns	11.6
1950-51	Steve Nash	Phoenix Suns	10.5
1951-52	Steve Nash	Phoenix Suns	11.5
1952-53	Jason Kidd	New Jersey Nets	9.2
1953-54	Jason Kidd	New Jersey Nets	8.9
1954-55	Andre Miller	Cleveland Cavaliers	10.9
1955-56	Jason Kidd	Phoenix Suns	9.8
1956-57	Jason Kidd	Phoenix Suns	10.1
1957-58	Jason Kidd	Phoenix Suns	10.8
1958-59	Rod Strickland	Washington Wizards	10.5
1959-60	Mark Jackson	Denver Nuggets	11.4
1960-61	John Stockton	Utah Jazz	11.2
1961-62	John Stockton	Utah Jazz	12.3
1962-63	John Stockton	Utah Jazz	12.6
1963-64	John Stockton	Utah Jazz	12
1964-65	John Stockton	Utah Jazz	13.7
1965-66	John Stockton	Utah Jazz	14.2
1966-67	John Stockton	Utah Jazz	14.5
1967-68	John Stockton	Utah Jazz	13.6
1968-69	John Stockton	Utah Jazz	13.8
1969-70	Magic Johnson	Los Angeles Lakers	12.2
1970-71	Magic Johnson	Los Angeles Lakers	12.6
1971-72	Isiah Thomas	Detroit Pistons	13.9
1972-73	Magic Johnson	Los Angeles Lakers	13.1
1973-74	Magic Johnson	Los Angeles Lakers	10.5
1974-75	Johnny Moore	San Antonio Spurs	9.7
1975-76	Kevin Porter	Washington Bullets	9.1
1976-77	Micheal Ray Richardson	New York Knicks	10.2
1977-78	Kevin Porter	Detroit Pistons	13.4
1978-79	Kevin Porter	New Jersey Nets	10.2
1979-80	Don Buse	Indiana Pacers	8.5
1980-81	Slick Watts	Seattle SuperSonics	8.1
1981-82	Kevin Porter	Washington Bullets	8
1982-83	Ernie DiGregorio	Buffalo Braves	8.2
1983-84	Nate Archibald	Kansas City-Omaha Kings	11.4
1984-85	Jerry West	Los Angeles Lakers	9.7
1985-86	Norm Van Lier	Cincinnati Royals	10.2
1986-87	Lenny Wilkens	Seattle SuperSonics	9.1
1987-88	Oscar Robertson	Cincinnati Royals	9.8
1988-89	Oscar Robertson	Cincinnati Royals	9.7
1989-90	Guy Rodgers	Chicago Bulls	11.2
1990-91	Oscar Robertson	Cincinnati Royals	11.1
1991-92	Oscar Robertson	Cincinnati Royals	11.5
1992-93	Oscar Robertson	Cincinnati Royals	11
1993-94	Guy Rodgers	San Francisco Warriors	10.4
1994-95	Oscar Robertson	Cincinnati Royals	11.4
1995-96	Oscar Robertson	Cincinnati Royals	9.7
1996-97	Bob Cousy	Boston Celtics	9.5
1997-98	Bob Cousy	Boston Celtics	8.6
1998-99	Bob Cousy	Boston Celtics	7.1
1999-00	Bob Cousy	Boston Celtics	7.5
2000-01	Chris Paul	Phoenix Suns	10.8
2001-02	Russell Westbrook	Washington Wizards	11.7
2002-03	LeBron James	Los Angeles Lakers	10.2
2003-04	Russell Westbrook	Oklahoma City Thunder	10.7
2004-05	Russell Westbrook	Oklahoma City Thunder	10.3
2005-06	James Harden	Houston Rockets	11.2
2006-07	Rajon Rondo	Sacramento Kings	11.7
2007-08	Chris Paul	Los Angeles Clippers	10.2
2008-09	Chris Paul	Los Angeles Clippers	10.7
2009-10	Rajon Rondo	Boston Celtics	11.1
2010-11	Rajon Rondo	Boston Celtics	11.7
2011-12	Steve Nash	Phoenix Suns	11.4
2012-13	Bob Cousy	Boston Celtics	8.9
2013-14	Bob Cousy	Boston Celtics	7.9
2014-15	Bob Cousy	Boston Celtics	7.2
2015-16	Bob Cousy	Boston Celtics	7.7
2016-17	Andy Phillip	Philadelphia Warriors	8.2
2017-18	Andy Phillip	Philadelphia Warriors	6.3
2018-19	Andy Phillip	Chicago Stags	5.8
2019-20	Bob Davies	Rochester Royals	5.4
2020-21	Ernie Calverley	Providence Steamrollers	2.5
2021-22	Ernie Calverley	Providence Steamrollers	3.4

List of National Basketball Association Seasons Annual Blocks Leaders

NBA Seasons	NBA Players	NBA Team	Assist Per Game
1973-74	Elmore Smith	Los Angeles Lakers	4.9
1974-75	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	Milwaukee Bucks	3.3
1975-76	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	Los Angeles Lakers	4.1
1976-77	Bill Walton	Portland Trail Blazers	3.3
1977-78	George Johnson	New Jersey Nets	3.4
1978-79	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	Los Angeles Lakers	4
1979-80	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	Los Angeles Lakers	3.4
1980-81	George Johnson	San Antonio Spurs	3.4
1981-82	George Johnson	San Antonio Spurs	3.1
1982-83	Tree Rollins	Atlanta Hawks	4.3
1983-84	Mark Eaton	Utah Jazz	4.3
1984-85	Mark Eaton	Utah Jazz	5.6
1985-86	Manute Bol	Washington Bullets	5
1986-87	Mark Eaton	Utah Jazz	4.1
1987-88	Mark Eaton	Utah Jazz	3.7
1988-89	Manute Bol	Golden State Warriors	4.3
1989-90	Hakeem Olajuwon	Houston Rockets	4.6
1990-91	Hakeem Olajuwon	Houston Rockets	4
1991-92	David Robinson	San Antonio Spurs	4.5
1992-93	Hakeem Olajuwon	Houston Rockets	4.2
1993-94	Dikembe Mutombo	Denver Nuggets	4.1
1994-95	Dikembe Mutombo	Denver Nuggets	3.9
1995-96	Dikembe Mutombo	Denver Nuggets	4.5
1996-97	Shawn Bradley	Dallas Mavericks	3.4
1997-98	Marcus Camby	Toronto Raptors	3.7
1998-99	Alonzo Mourning	Miami Heat	3.9
1999-00	Alonzo Mourning	Miami Heat	3.7
2000-01	Theo Ratliff	Philadelphia 76ers	3.7
2001-02	Ben Wallace	Detroit Pistons	3.5
2002-03	Theo Ratliff	Atlanta Hawks	3.2
2003-04	Theo Ratliff	Portland Trail Blazers	3.6
2004-05	Andrei Kirilenko	Utah Jazz	3.3
2005-06	Marcus Camby	Denver Nuggets	3.3
2006-07	Marcus Camby	Denver Nuggets	3.3
2007-08	Marcus Camby	Denver Nuggets	3.6
2008-09	Dwight Howard	Orlando Magic	2.9
2009-10	Dwight Howard	Orlando Magic	2.8
2010-11	Andrew Bogut	Milwaukee Bucks	2.6
2011-12	Serge Ibaka	Oklahoma City Thunder	3.7
2012-13	Serge Ibaka	Oklahoma City Thunder	3
2013-14	Anthony Davis	New Orleans Pelicans	2.8
2014-15	Anthony Davis	New Orleans Pelicans	2.9
2015-16	Hassan Whiteside	Miami Heat	3.7
2016-17	Rudy Gobert	Utah Jazz	2.6
2017-18	Anthony Davis	New Orleans Pelicans	2.6
2018-19	Myles Turner	Indiana Pacers	2.7
2019-20	Hassan Whiteside	Portland Trail Blazers	2.9
2020-21	Myles Turner	Indiana Pacers	3.4
2021-22	Jaren Jackson Jr.	Memphis Grizzlies	2.3

What is the best season record in NBA history?

The best season by a team in NBA history is the Golden State Warriors who went the 2015-2016 regular season with 73 wins and 9 losses. Although this was a fantastic feat, the Warriors failed to win the NBA Championship as LeBron James led a comeback for the Cleveland Cavaliers, coming back from being 3-1 down to winning the series 3-4.

Prior to this record by the Golden State Warriors, the 1996 Chicago Bulls went for 72 wins and 10 losses in the regular season, as well as winning a championship ring.

How long is a basketball season?

How long is the basketball season? The NBA basketball season is 82 games long however, this does not include the NBA playoff games. Below is infographic of how the NBA Season progresses.

How many games in a regular season including playoffs?

Every NBA team will play 82 games in the season however, the total number of games depends on a teams journey in the playoffs. The NBA teams that finish 7th, 8th, 9th or 10th in the conference, could potentially play the most NBA Games including the playoffs. This is because the teams that finish in these specific positions have to take part in the NBA Play-in which could potentially consist of two games. If one of the play in teams then goes on to win the NBA Championship but goes the full seven games in every round the maximum number of regular season games including playoffs would be 112 games!

The smallest number of games to win an NBA Championship would be 98 games. This would be a team that avoided the play-in tournament and swept every team on their way the winning the NBA.

What is the best undefeated start in NBA history?

As mentioned previously the Golden State Warriors went through the 2015-16 NBA season with only 9 losses and 73 wins. However, the Golden State Warriors had the best start of any NBA team season winning their first 24 games of the season to give the Golden State Warriors the best undefeated start in NBA history.

List of NBA Teams by Single Season win Percentage

The below table identifies each NBA teams best win percentage by season.

NBA Team	Best Single Season Win Percentage	Season With Best Win Percentage
Atlanta Hawks	.732	2014-15
Boston Celtics	.817	1985-86
Brooklyn Nets	.667	2020-21
Charlotte Hornets	.659	1996-97
Chicago Bulls	.878	1995-96
Cleveland Cavaliers	.805	2008-09
Dallas Mavericks	.732	2005-06
Denver Nuggets	.695	2012-13
Detroit Pistons	.780	2005-06
Golden State Warriors	.890	2015-16
Houston Rockets	.793	2017-18
Indiana Pacers	.744	2003-04
Los Angeles Clippers	.681	2019-20
Los Angeles Lakers	.817	1999-00
Memphis Grizzlies	.683	2021-22
Miami Heat	.744	1996-97
Milwaukee Bucks	.767	2019-20
Minnesota Timberwolves	.707	2003-04
New Orleans Pelicans	.683	2007-08
New York Knicks	.732	1969-70 & 1992-93
Oklahoma City Thunder	.768	1993-94
Orlando Magic	.732	1995&96
Philadelphia 76ers	.797	1949-50
Phoenix Suns	.780	2021-22
Portland Trail Blazers	.768	1990-91
Sacramento Kings	.750	1949-50
San Antonio Spurs	.758	2011-12
Toronto Raptors	.736	2019-20
Utah Jazz	.780	1996-97
Washington Wizards	.695	1968-69

List of Highest Paid Players by Season

The below list shows the highest paid player in the NBA since 1984.

NBA Season	Highest paid NBA Player by Season	NBA Contract Value
1985	Magic Johnson	$2,500,000
1986	Magic Johnson	$2,500,001
1987	Magic Johnson	$2,500,002
1988	Patrick Ewing	$2,750,000
1989	Patrick Ewing	$3,250,000
1990	Patrick Ewing	$3,750,000
1991	Patrick Ewing	$4,250,000
1992	Larry Bird	$7,070,000
1993	David Robinson	$5,720,000
1994	David Robinson	$5,740,000
1995	Magic Johnson	$14,660,000
1996	Patrick Ewing	$18,724,000
1997	Michael Jordan	$30,140,000
1998	Michael Jordan	$33,140,000
1999	Patrick Ewing	$18,500,000
2000	Shaquille O’Neal	$17,142,000
2001	Kevin Garnett	$19,600,000
2002	Kevin Garnett	$22,400,000
2003	Kevin Garnett	$25,200,000
2004	Kevin Garnett	$28,000,000
2005	Shaquille O’Neal	$27,696,430
2006	Shaquille O’Neal	$20,000,000
2007	Kevin Garnett	$21,000,000
2008	Kevin Garnett	$23,751,934
2009	Kevin Garnett	$24,751,934
2010	Kobe Bryant	$23,034,375
2011	Kobe Bryant	$24,806,250
2012	Kobe Bryant	$25,244,493
2013	Kobe Bryant	$30,453,805
2014	Kobe Bryant	$30,453,805
2015	Kobe Bryant	$23,500,000
2016	Kobe Bryant	$25,000,000
2017	LeBron James	$30,963,450
2018	Steph Curry	$34,682,550
2019	Steph Curry	$37,457,154
2020	Steph Curry	$40,231,758
2021	Steph Curry	$43,006,362
2022	Steph Curry	$45,780,966
2023	Steph Curry	$48,070,014

List of National Basketball Association Gamer per season

NBA Season	Number of NBA Games in a season
1946–47	61
1947–48	48
1948–49	60
1949–50	68
1950–51	69
1951–52	66
1952–53	71
1953–54	72
1954–55	72
1955–56	72
1956–57	72
1957–58	72
1958–59	72
1959–60	75
1960–61	79
1961–62	80
1962–63	80
1963–64	80
1964–65	80
1965–66	80
1966–67	81
1967–68	82
1968–69	82
1969–70	82
1970–71	82
1971–72	82
1972–73	82
1973–74	82
1974–75	82
1975–76	82
1976–77	82
1977–78	82
1978–79	82
1979–80	82
1980–81	82
1981–82	82
1982–83	82
1983–84	82
1984–85	82
1985–86	82
1986–87	82
1987–88	82
1988–89	82
1989–90	82
1990–91	82
1991–92	82
1992–93	82
1993–94	82
1994–95	82
1995–96	82
1996–97	82
1997–98	82
1998–99	50
1999–2000	82
2000–01	82
2001–02	82
2002–03	82
2003–04	82
2004–05	82
2005–06	82
2006–07	82
2007–08	82
2008–09	82
2009–10	82
2010–11	82
2011–12	66
2012–13	82
2013–14	82
2014–15	82
2015–16	82
2016–17	82
2017–18	82
2018–19	82
2019–20	75
2020–21	72
2021–22	82