HISTORY
QUESTIONS

What year was the NBA founded?

Who was the first overall pick in the 2003 NBA Draft?

Which team won the very first NBA championship in 1947?

Who said 'I'm taking my talents to South Beach'?

What does 'NBA' stand for?

Which team did Kevin Durant join in 2016, controversially?

Who was the first player to be drafted directly from high school and become an All-Star?

Who was the first international player to be selected #1 overall in the NBA Draft?

Which coach has won the most NBA championships?

Which team drafted Dirk Nowitzki but immediately traded him to Dallas in 1998?

Which player won the NBA Slam Dunk Contest in 2016 with a perfect score?

Who won the first NBA Three-Point Contest in 1986?

What was the name of the Chicago Bulls' arena during Michael Jordan's championship runs?

Which player was selected #1 overall in the 2012 NBA Draft?

Which player famously crossed over Michael Jordan in the 1996-97 season?

Which team drafted Stephen Curry in 2009?

In what year did the NBA introduce the three-point line?

Which team drafted Kobe Bryant 13th overall in 1996, then traded him to the Lakers?

Who coached the San Antonio Spurs to all five of their NBA championships?

Which player demanded a trade from the Phoenix Suns and was dealt to Miami for Shaquille O'Neal in 2008?

Which player was selected first overall in the 1984 draft — the same draft as Michael Jordan?

Which player was the first overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft?

Which team selected Victor Wembanyama with the first overall pick in 2023?

In what city did the NBA's first game take place in 1946?

In which year was the NBA's first All-Star Game played?

Who hit the buzzer-beater known as 'The Shot' over Craig Ehlo to eliminate Cleveland in the 1989 playoffs?

Which college did Michael Jordan play for before being drafted by the Chicago Bulls?

Who was selected first overall in the 1996 NBA Draft, the same draft that included Kobe Bryant and Steve Nash?

Which university did Wilt Chamberlain attend before entering the NBA?

The silhouette on the NBA logo is widely recognized as which player?

In which year did the NBA first allow professional players to compete in the Olympics?

Which coach trademarked the phrase 'three-peat' ahead of the Lakers' potential third consecutive title in 1989?

Reggie Miller's famous trash-talk rivalry with which celebrity Knicks fan defined an era of playoff basketball?

Who served as the head coach of the 1992 USA Dream Team at the Barcelona Olympics?

Which player declared 'I am not a role model' in a famous 1993 Nike commercial?

The NBA play-in tournament was permanently introduced starting in which season?

Who was the first Black head coach to win an NBA championship, doing so as a player-coach in 1968?

Michael Jordan briefly retired from basketball in 1993 to pursue a career in which sport?

Which player's 2000 NBA Slam Dunk Contest performance is widely regarded as the greatest in the contest's history?

Rick Barry was famous for shooting free throws in which unconventional way?

In which year did the ABA merge with the NBA, bringing in teams like the Nuggets, Pacers, and Spurs?

The NBA's 'one and done' minimum age rule (19 years old) was first applied to which NBA Draft?

How many points did Michael Jordan score in the famous 1997 Finals 'Flu Game' despite being severely ill?

The infamous 2004 'Malice at the Palace' brawl involving players and fans occurred during a game between which two teams?

Who served as NBA Commissioner from 1984 to 2014, transforming the league into a global brand?

In which year did Wilt Chamberlain score his record 100 points in a single game?

Tim Duncan was selected first overall in the 1997 NBA Draft by which team?

Isaiah Thomas was selected with the very last pick (60th) in the 2011 NBA Draft but went on to become an All-Star. Which team drafted him?