AN EDITORIAL ALMANAC
Basketball history, players, teams & records, for the fans.
In-depth coverage of NBA player biographies, franchise histories, Hall of Fame inductees, international careers, college programs, and the record book.
Players
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Allen Iverson
A close biography of Allen Iverson. The Hampton kid who was convicted at seventeen and pardoned two years later, the Georgetown sophomore Jo…
Anthony Davis
A close biography of Anthony Davis. The Englewood-Chicago kid who grew from six-foot to six-foot-ten between his sophomore and senior years …
Anthony Edwards
Georgia-born shooting guard, 2020 No. 1 overall pick, and the player who turned the Minnesota Timberwolves into a Western Conference Finals …
Bam Adebayo
A close biography of Bam Adebayo. The Newark-born, Pinetown-North-Carolina-raised, Northside High School to Victory Christian to Kentucky on…
Bill Russell
A close biography of Bill Russell. The West Monroe, Louisiana-born son of Charles Russell who moved the family to Oakland at nine, the Unive…
Bob Cousy
A close biography of Bob Cousy. The French-American kid from Queens who was cut from his high-school team three times, the Holy Cross freshm…
Franchises
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Atlanta Hawks
A close history of the Atlanta Hawks. The 1946 founding as the Tri-Cities Blackhawks, the 1951 Milwaukee relocation, the 1955 St. Louis move…
Boston Celtics
Eighteen NBA championships, the most in league history. A full history of the Boston Celtics: the 1946 BAA founding, Red Auerbach's hiring i…
Brooklyn Nets
A full history of the Brooklyn Nets: the 1967 founding as the New Jersey Americans, the 1968 Long Island move as the New York Nets, the 1974…
History
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The 1992 Dream Team: The Greatest Basketball Team Ever Assembled
The first Olympic basketball team permitted to include NBA players went 8–0, won gold by an average of 43.8 points a game, and became the mo…
History of the three-point line
The three-point line did not start in the NBA. A close history of the arc, the 1961 American Basketball League origin, the ABA's 25-foot ado…
The illegal defense rule: history, death in 2001, and the modern defensive three-second violation
For 54 seasons the NBA banned zone defense through a rulebook construction called 'illegal defense.' The rule was introduced in amended form…