Records & Stats
The NBA record book, scoring leaders, triple-double records, playoff milestones, and the context behind every major mark.
2026 NBA MVP: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Goes Back-to-Back
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander won the 2026 NBA MVP on May 17, taking 83 of 100 first-place votes and 939 points for his second straight award. The…
2026 NBA Playoffs: Every Series Result and How the Knicks Won It
The complete 2026 NBA playoff bracket. New York beat San Antonio 4-1 in the Finals for the franchise's first title since 1973. San Antonio, …
Bam Adebayo's 83-point game (March 1, 2026)
A close account of Bam Adebayo's 83-point game against the Washington Wizards on March 1, 2026, the second-highest single-game scoring total…
Every 70-point game in NBA history (through March 2026)
The complete list of every player to score 70 or more points in a single NBA game. Wilt Chamberlain's 100-point game in 1962, Kobe Bryant's …
Every NBA #1 overall draft pick (1947 to 2025)
The complete list of every first overall pick in NBA draft history, from Clifton McNeill in 1947 to Cooper Flagg in 2025. Which teams drafte…
Every NBA Defensive Player of the Year, 1983-2025
The complete list of every NBA Defensive Player of the Year winner from the award's creation in 1982-83 through the most recent season. Sidn…
Every NBA Finals MVP in order (1969 to 2025)
The complete list of every Bill Russell NBA Finals MVP winner since the award was created in 1969, with team, series opponent, and the short…
Every NBA MVP in order (1955–56 to 2024–25)
The complete list of every NBA Most Valuable Player since the award was created for the 1955–56 season. All 69 MVP seasons, every winner, ev…
Every NBA Playoff Single-Game Blocks Record: The Complete List
Victor Wembanyama set a new NBA postseason record with 12 blocks in Game 1 of the 2026 Western Conference Semifinals, surpassing the previou…
Every NBA team owner (2026)
The complete list of every current NBA team's majority owner in 2026, with net worth, purchase year, and primary business. Covers all 30 fra…
Every player to average a triple-double for an NBA season
Only three players in NBA history have averaged a triple-double for an entire regular season: Oscar Robertson in 1961–62, Russell Westbrook …
Every player to win MVP and Defensive Player of the Year in the same season
Only three players in NBA history have won both the regular-season Most Valuable Player Award and the Defensive Player of the Year Award in …
How the NBA salary cap, luxury tax, and aprons actually work (2026 edition)
The NBA's 2025–26 salary cap is $154.647 million. Above that sits the luxury tax threshold at $187.9 million, the first apron at $195.945 mi…
How to Start Collecting NBA Basketball Cards
A beginner's guide to NBA card collecting in 2026: what to buy first, how to protect your collection, what makes a card valuable, and which …
Most NBA championship rings: players, coaches, executives, all-time
The complete list of who has won the most NBA championship rings, broken out by category. Bill Russell with 11 as a player. Sam Jones with 1…
NBA All-Time Assists Leaders
John Stockton retired in 2003 with 15,806 career assists, a mark no active player is within 3,000 of. The complete top 25, the single-season…
NBA All-Time Scoring Leaders
The NBA's career scoring record has changed hands seven times since 1946. A full guide to the all-time list: the chain of record holders fro…
NBA Gift Guide: The Best Basketball Gifts for Every Budget
The best basketball gifts for NBA fans in 2026: books, shoes, equipment, and trading cards organized by price. Actual picks, not filler.
NBA Schedule 2026-27: Opening Night, Christmas, NBA Cup and Every Key Date
The 2026-27 NBA season opens Tuesday, October 20 with a tripleheader on NBC, including LeBron James and the 76ers at the champion Knicks. Fi…
NBA Triple-Double Records
Oscar Robertson held the career triple-double record for 52 years before Russell Westbrook passed him on May 10, 2021. A full guide to the N…
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the 2025-26 MVP Season
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander averaged 31.1 points, 6.6 assists and 4.3 rebounds per game on 55.3 percent shooting in 2025-26, won his second cons…
The 2026 NBA Rookie Class: Dybantsa, Peterson, Boozer and the Rest
Washington took AJ Dybantsa first, Utah took Darryn Peterson second, and Cameron Boozer went to Memphis. What each of the top picks showed a…
The 25 Greatest NBA Players of All Time, Ranked
A defensible top 25, built from rings, Finals MVPs, regular-season MVPs, peak dominance, career longevity, and era-adjusted advanced stats. …
The Best NBA Players Right Now: 2026 Player Rankings
A defensible ranked list of the best NBA players right now, entering the 2026-27 season: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Nikola Jokić, Victor Wemba…
The biggest NBA trades in history (through June 2025)
The fifteen most consequential NBA trades ever, ranked by franchise impact, championship consequences, and transaction size. Headlined by th…
The Clippers and Kawhi Leonard Cap Investigation, Explained
The NBA has been investigating whether the Clippers circumvented the salary cap to pay Kawhi Leonard through endorsement deals with Aspirati…
The tallest NBA players ever (2026 update)
A complete ranked list of the tallest players in NBA history. Gheorghe Mureșan and Manute Bol tied at 7'7'. Yao Ming and Shawn Bradley at 7'…
The WNBA's 2026 CBA and Expansion, By the Numbers
The WNBA's new seven-year collective bargaining agreement raised the team salary cap from $1.5 million to $7 million, the supermax from $249…
Victor Wembanyama's 12-Block Game: The New NBA Playoff Blocks Record
On May 5, 2026, Victor Wembanyama blocked 12 shots in a single playoff game against the Minnesota Timberwolves, breaking the NBA postseason …
Wilt Chamberlain's records: which are still standing in 2026
An updated tracker of every Wilt Chamberlain NBA record. The 100-point game from March 2, 1962, the 50.4 points per game season, the 4,029 p…