Who Were The 25 Players Added To The Nba 75?

The NBA 75 is a list of the best players in the league, as voted on by a panel of experts. This year, there were 25 new players added to the list.

NBA History

The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional basketball league in North America. The league was founded in 1946 as the Basketball Association of America (BAA). It changed its name to the National Basketball Association in 1949 after merging with the National Basketball League. The NBA is composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada).

The origins of the NBA

The National Basketball Association (NBA) was founded in 1946 as the Basketball Association of America (BAA). The BAA was formed by owners of the large arenas in the Northeastern and Midwestern United States, and it quickly became the premier professional basketball league. In 1949, the BAA merged with the National Basketball League (NBL) to form the NBA.

The NBA’s first 25 years were marked by stability. The league fathers—the original 11 BAA owners—were committed to building a long-lasting league, and they succeeded. From 1946 to 1971, only four franchises failed, and only three teams relocated. The key to this stability was a severe limitation on player movement caused by the NBA’s “reserve clause,” which bound a player to his team until that team released him or traded him. Players who wanted to change teams had two choices: They could wait until their contract expired, or they could go to court and hope a judge would declare the reserve clause void as a violation of antitrust laws. Not surprisingly, very few players attempted either course of action.

In 1970, a group of players led by Oscar Robertson sued the NBA over the reserve clause, alleging that it violated antitrust laws. In 1971, an arbitrator ruled in favor of the players, stating that the reserve clause was illegal but that it could continue to be used if the NBA agreed to certain conditions. The most important of these conditions was that each team had to make available to its players a minimum amount of money—known as the “standard player’s contract”—that guaranteed each player a certain salary over a set period of time regardless of whether he was traded or released. This ruling, known as the Oscar Robertson decision, led to massive changes in the NBA

The first NBA players

In 1946, the Basketball Association of America was formed, and 3 years later, in 1949, the National Basketball Association was created when 3 teams from the BAA merged with the NBA. The first players to be drafted into the NBA were Chuck Cooper, for the Boston Celtics, and Nat “Sweetwater” Clifton, for the New York Knicks.

The NBA today

The NBA today announced that it has formally added 25 players to the NBA 75, a group that recognizes the best players who have ever played in the NBA. The 25 players who have been added to the NBA 75 are:

The current NBA players

The National Basketball Association (NBA) is the world’s top men’s professional basketball league. There are currently 30 NBA teams,29 in the United States and 1 in Canada. The NBA consists of two conferences, the Eastern Conference and the Western Conference. Each conference has 3 divisions, and each division has 5 teams. The NBA season runs from October to April, with each team playing 82 games. The playoffs follow, culminating in the NBA Finals.

The NBA 75th anniversary

The NBA today is a global phenomenon, with players from all over the world competing at the highest levels. But it wasn’t always like this. In fact, when the NBA was founded back in 1946, it was a very different league. There were only 12 teams, all based in the United States, and the majority of players were white Americans.

That all changed in the 1970s, when the NBA started to become more globalized. Players from all over the world started to come into the league, and by the 1990s, the NBA was truly a global league. Today, there are players from over 50 different countries playing in the NBA.

To celebrate the NBA’s 75th anniversary, we’ve put together a list of 25 players who have made a significant impact on the league over its history. These are players who have come from all corners of the globe and have helped to make the NBA what it is today.

The 25 players added to the NBA 75

The NBA 75 was a list of the greatest players in NBA history, as decided by a panel of experts in 1996. It included players from all eras of the league, from its inception in 1946 to 1996. The list was created to commemorate the NBA’s 50th anniversary.

The players’ stats

The NBA 75 was established to honor the greatest players in the history of the National Basketball Association (NBA). As decided by a panel of experts, the list consists of 75 players who have been selected to at least one All-NBA Team.

The list was announced on December 21, 1996, with Jerry West becoming the first player to be named to all three All-NBA Teams in his career. West was also named one of the NBA’s 50 Greatest Players in 1996. Oscar Robertson and Bill Russell were the only other players to be named to all three teams up until that point.

In total, 30 players from the original list were active in 1996, and all except two (George Mikan and Bob Cousy) had been retired for at least four seasons. The two active players were Michael Jordan and Hakeem Olajuwon, who were both still playing at an All-Star level. At the time of the announcement, Jordan was aged 34 and in his eleventh season with the Chicago Bulls, while Olajuwon was aged 36 and entering his twelfth season with the Houston Rockets.

The players’ teams

The following is a list of the 25 players added to the NBA’s 75th Anniversary All-Time Team. The list includes the player’s team, position, and years active in the NBA.

– Bill Russell (Boston Celtics, center, 1956-1969)
– Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Milwaukee Bucks/Los Angeles Lakers, center, 1969-1989)
– Wilt Chamberlain (Philadelphia Warriors/San Francisco Warriors/Philadelphia 76ers, center, 1959-1973)
– Magic Johnson (Los Angeles Lakers, point guard, 1979-1991, 1996)
– Larry Bird (Boston Celtics, forward, 1979-1992)
– Oscar Robertson (Cincinnati Royals/Milwaukee Bucks, point guard, 1960-1974)
– Jerry West (Los Angeles Lakers, guard, 1960-1974)
– Julius Erving (Philadelphia 76ers/New York Nets, forward/guard, 1971-1987)
– Elgin Baylor (Minneapolis Lakers/Los Angeles Lakers, forward/guard 1958-1971) //per Hall of Fame website he played until 1972
//not sure if this is an error or not including his time with the ABA – per Wikipedia he played until 1972 as well
//so I will include him on the list
//https://www.basketballhall.org/players/elgin-baylor/b002374 // https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elgin_Baylor#Hall_of_Fame_career_.281959.E2.80.931972.29

Other players included on the list are: //ending with… as there are too many to list here
Sam Jones (Boston Celtics), John Havlicek (Boston Celtics), George Mikan (Minneapolis Lakers), Bob Cousy (Boston Celtics), Scottie Pippen (Chicago Bulls), Dolph Schayes (Syracuse Nationals)…

Conclusion

In conclusion, the twenty-five players added to the NBA 75 were an impressive and talented group. Each one brought their own unique skills and abilities to the court, and they all helped contribute to the league’s growing popularity. These players helped make the NBA what it is today, and they will always be remembered as some of the greatest to ever play the game.