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About NBA :
The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional basketball league in North America. The league is composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada) The league was founded in New York City on June 6, 1946, as the Basketball Association of America (BAA) It changed its name to the National Basketball Association on August 3, 1949, after merging with the competing National Basketball League (NBL) In 1976, the NBA and the American Basketball Association (ABA) merged, adding four franchises to the NBA. The NBA's regular season runs from October to April, with each team playing 82 games. The league's playoff tournament extends into June. As of 2020, NBA players are the world's best paid athletes by average annual salary per player.
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Teams
The current league organization divides 30 teams into two conferences of three divisions with five teams each. The current divisional alignment was introduced in the 2004–05 season. Reflecting the population distribution of the United States and Canada as a whole, most teams are in the eastern half of the country: 13 teams are in the Eastern Time Zone, nine in the Central, three in the Mountain, and five in the Pacific.
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Players
different styles of play that crossed over several different eras. Today, shooters dominate the sport, but it was only a few decades ago that the center position ran the game. We've seen defensive dominance, sharpshooting snipers from behind the three-point line, crafty slashers, and all-around godlike athletes. With all of these varying skills, differences in play style, and levels of athleticism, skill, and coaching, it's hard to determine who the best player of all time is. Arguments can be made for players like Michael Jordan, LeBron James, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and Bill Russell. All of them could be considered great for different reasons. When looking at the entire picture, we must look at stats, accolades, what the era gave at the time, and what strengths and weaknesses each player had in order to determine who was truly the greatest.
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1) Michael Jordan
Jordan is the greatest scorer in the history of the game. He set a record for wins in a season with the Bulls in 1996 when he led the team to 72 victories and a championship, a feat that wasn't broken for 20 years. He also has two separate threepeat championship runs, and a perfect 6–0 Finals record.
Jordan stats and achievements :
- Rookie of the year.
- 14x ALL-STAR selection
- 9x ALL-Defensive team
- 10x scoring leader
- 5x MVP
- 6x NBA champion
- A Hall Of Famer
2) Kobe Bryant
Kobe "The Black Mamba" Bryant ,He was an all-time great scorer with a killer instinct that struck fear in his opponents. Bryant earned his nickname for being as deadly on the court as the venomous black mamba. He played in the NBA for 20 years, winning 5 championships along the way, including 3 in a row. To this day, Bryant remains one of the most cold-blooded shooters of all time, making 17 game-winning shots in his career and another 7 game-tying shots that led to victories in overtime.
Kobe stats and achievements :
- Rookie of the year.
- 18x ALL-STAR selection
- 12x ALL-Defensive team
- 2x scoring leader
- 2007 MVP
- 5x NBA champion
- A Hall Of Famer
3) Lebron James
LeBron James is the greatest player of all time. He has dominated the NBA since he came into the league at the young age of 18, LeBron has done things that no other player before him has been able to do. He carried a decrepit 2007 Cleveland Cavaliers team to the Finals all on his own. He also brought a championship to Cleveland after a 52-year championship drought. James recently finished playing in his 17th season, and yet he still is arguably the best player in the league and is unarguably a top-five player.
Lebron stats and achievements :
- Rookie of the year.
- 17x ALL-STAR selection
- 6x ALL-Defensive team
- 2007 scoring leader
- 4x MVP
- 4x NBA champion
Tips
Basketball is worldwide sport but for the new fans it can be hard to understand. as a new fan or if you have intrests in watching some NBA matches or maybe play basketball yourself there is always a way to start.
Here are some tips to start you basketball journey.
Read about the Basics
There are many websites and apps that can help you from the start to become a basketball proffisional. where you can learn the rules and read about the teams, players and competitions.
A few sites that can help you along the way :
Watch more matches
Commentator language and analysis makes the game much easier to follow and will help you pick up the lingo. Watching pro play teaches you the basics of the game pretty damn quickly. Analyzing and emulating the top performers in the field is a standard method for learning just about any skill intensive activity.
Pick a team and start supporting it
It is more fun to watching a team or even a player that you support or care about. it will make you develope feelings for the game and seeking to know more information over the game.
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