NBA HISTORY, PART SECOND

The following year, the Sixers Moses Malone becomes the third time in four years the best rebounder and Gervin is again top scorer in the league. Lakers with the help of one of his star players Pat Riley, acquire title to the Sixers in a grand final. Philadelphia was the favorite team had won twelve of the last 13 games Moses Malone and Julius Erving were certainly a key to achieve these victories element, but through injury of two major players in the Sixers McAdoo and Worthy made sure to tip the scales to the Los Angeles Lakers who would stay with the title with result 4-2. Moses Malone was named MVP.

1983-84 season will again face the Celtics against the Lakers in an unforgettable ending. The Celtics would win the series 3 and 4 BIRD was coranado MVP. In 1985, the Lakers will have their revenge and conquer the championship six games. This victory puts an end to eight defeats Lakers in Finals against Boston. Other great moments of the season, arrivals were Akeem Olajuwon Houston and Michael Jordan to Chicago.

Chicago Stadium is already under the spell of his new player. Jordan finished averaging 28.2 points per game and was elected Rookie of the Year.

The following season 1985-86, Jordan would not see action a long time due to a foot injury. The Celtics acquired his sixteenth title with Larry Bird in the peak of his career. It will convert 24 points, 9.7 rebounds and 9.4 assists per game in playoff. Dominique Wilkins aka "The Human Highlight Film" finished top scorer in the league with 30.3 points on average.

A classic big close 1986-87: Lakers against Celtics. Magic flies this time in the debates. And MVP of the regular season also gets the Finals MVP after averaging 26.2 points and 13 assists per game. But another player also gave much to talk about in the season. With 37.1 points on average Michael Jordan bagged the title of best scorer. Jordan next year again takes the title of best scorer with 35 points per game. But Chicago is eliminated in the conference semifinals against the Detroit Pistons. The Pistons may not however prevent a new title for the Lakers, his fifth in eight years. At the end of this season, player Julius Erving legend says goodbye to basketball after 22,000 points and hundreds of memorable dunks.

In 1989, the Lakers lost the final against the Pistons Isiah Thomas, Joe Dumars, Bill Laimbeer and Dennis Rodman.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar uses his last moments on tabloncillo, and is honored after 20 seasons, 1815 games, 44 149 points and 6 championship rings.

In 1990, Detroit gets the bichampionship. Les "Bad Boys" as they were called impose their defensive style and acquire the Finals against the Portland Trail Blazers to Clyde Drexler, with a result of 4-1.

Next year in the NBA marks the beginning of a new era, the Chicago Bulls of Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen. Expected for several seasons, success comes because in 1991 would get the title against the Los Angeles Lakers. Jordan to average 31 points in the finals and made 11 assists per game.

The Bulls led by Phil Jackson would win twice consecutively in 1992 against the Portland Trail Blazers and in 1993 against the Phoenix Suns for Charles Barkley who would you selected MVP of the season.

Meanwhile, in 1992, Larry Bird retired after the victory of the "Dream Team" at the Barcelona Olympics.

On October 6, 1993, the most adulated the world superstar, Michael Jordan, also leaves the decking. It will be launched without knowing baseball success. 1994 and 95 titles are acquired by Houston Rockets Hakeem Olajuwon. Hard against the New York Knicks (4-3), and more easily face the Orlando Magic (4-0), who had in their ranks Chamberlain and Shaquille O'Neal.

For the next year Jordan returns 17 games, before the end of the regular season and allow the Bulls enter the conference semifinals. In 1995 everyone wonders if Jordan could return back to his best. The response was immediate. Bulls Dennis Rodman acquired and recorded 72 victories, absolute record, erasing blemishes set by the Lakers in the 1971-72 season. Jordan keeps the title of the regular season MVP, NBA Finals MVP and MVP to Seattle All-Star Game, also finished as top scorer for the seventh time in his career.

This season also marks the expansion of the NBA outside American borders. Two franchises in Canada are created, in the cities of Toronto and Vancouver.

For the 50 years of the NBA, the Bulls acquire their fifth title by defeating the Utah Jazz in the end would end 4 to 2. materialize Bulls 69 wins so equaling the mark of the Lakers in 1972.

This year a memorial service is also organized with the 50 best players in NBA history

The 1997-98 season marks the second tri-championship Bulls again who defeated the Utah Jazz in the finals 4 to 2. The games were very closed, the Bulls always made the difference in the final moments of the match. Jordan retires from the court to the best of obtaining his sixth championship ring and establishing himself as the best of all time. Rodman and Pippen also leave the ranks of the team. The Kingdom of the Chicago Bulls had come to an end.

You start talking Tim Duncan and the San Antonio Spurs who alongside veteran David Robinson lead the team to achieve the highest.

In 1998, the NBA comes to the most serious crisis in its history, the end of the league chooses an indefinite period. The reason? The owners want to reduce player salaries, but the union is opposed to this decision. A deal comes at the end of 1998 and the season could finally begin. Spurs is dominant and adquirieren the title to Knicks. Tim Duncan lived up duel and won the New York team offering Admiral David Robinson his first NBA title.

In 2000, a new era begins, the Lakers of Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant. Shaq is going to crush the season and will undoubtedly be chosen MVP. Phil Jackson's Lakers 4 imposed a 2 against the Indiana Pacers led by Larry Bird. That year, Wilt Chamberlain leaves us at 63 years of age and Charles Barkley takes his retirement.

The Lakers also gain the title in 2001 defeating in the end to the Sixers Allen Iverson, the MVP of the regular season. In the playoffs, Shaq and company would be invincible, they do not lose a single game playoff, and establish a brand, Shaq is again chosen MVP of the Finals.

2002 will be even Lakers to reach the triple championship. Despite the efforts of the Spurs, Mavericks and Nets, the Lakers are indestronables and win the final to New Jersey. Shaq is crowned for the third time Finals MVP. Tim Duncan takes the title of MVP of the regular season.

This year marks the return of Michael Jordan in Washington team but the Wizards fail in their attempt to qualify for the playoffs.

In 2002-03, the Spurs, Duncan, Tony Parker Robinson and acquire their second title in five years. Duncan achieved MVP of the regular season and Finals. The Spurs are imposed on New Jersey and David Robinson, MVP 1995 is honored and gets second title of champion.

John Stockton, best passer in the league history retires from basketball.

The 2003-04 season was to be the consecration for the Lakers. Arrivals from Karl Malone and Gary Payton to make the Lakers the unquestionable favorite of the season. After a chaotic season marked by multiple injuries, the Lakers reach the playoffs with the intention of acquiring a new title. Having eliminated Houston, San Antonio and finally to Minnesota, MVP Kevin Garnett in the conference finals, the Lakers opposes the Pistons in the final. Detroit players surprised everyone by winning the series 4 to 1 and is chosen Chauncey Billups Finals MVP. Fourteen years after the Bad Boys, Detroit is again champion of the NBA.

In the 2004-05 season, the San Antonio Spurs acquire their third title in seven years under the tutelage of Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili and Tony Parker, beating the Pistons in the seventh and final game of the final series.

In 2005-06, the new generation led by Dwyane Wade and LeBron James takes control of the NBA. Detroit and San Antonio made two outstanding regular season, with sixty four sixty-three victories respectively. But in the playoffs, the Spurs lost the commitment against the Mavericks and the Pistons versus Heat unprecedented for a final between two teams that reached the first stage of the competition.

In the end, Dwyane Wade with Shaquille O'Neal dazzle the world for their level of play and offer the Miami their first NBA title. This season will be marked by extraordinary events, Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers, becomes 81 points against the Toronto Raptors in January, and becomes the second player in history to reach the barrier of eighty points in a game .

The next season will redo the Spurs, one of the greatest dynasties in NBA history. With the magnificent trio Duncan - Ginobili - Parker, the Spurs acquire their third championship in five years. and Tony Parker became the first European player MVP of the Finals.

Europe was partying as the German Dirk Nowitzki led Dallas Mavericks to first place in the regular season establishing itself as a superstar in the league, but would be eliminated in the first round of the playoffs against the Golden State Warriors in what will remain a of the biggest surprises from the creation of the league.

The 2006-07 season saw the consecration of LeBron James, who is expected to be the successor to Michael Jordan. LeBron led the Cleveland Cavaliers to the finals, to be the undisputed team leader

Other highlights were the four consecutive games Kobe Bryant more than fifty points and transfer of Allen Iverson to Denver.

MOST OUTSTANDING PLAYER OF THE NBA

Today are the players who are between 16th and 20th in the list of top 40

 LeBron James

LeBron James is an NBA superstar and currently plays with the Cleveland Cavaliers, is also known by his nickname the King James (King James). Born in Akron, Ohio on 30 December 1984. Since high national media in the United States thought of James as the future of the NBA was chosen by Cleveland in the No. 1 position on the Draft 2003, when he was 18 year old.

James had a difficult start, grew up only with her mother who was only 16 years, also did not have sufficient income, forcing his mother to move many times. Fortunately the Walker family would know who lend them their support.

In adolescence Jame was already an excellent basketball player by Dru Joyce II, his coach who taught him everything about the sport. In the middle of St. Vincent-St. Mary High School, LeBron won state championships several times, and his explosive style of play makes it very popular, even often appears on television (ESPN) where he cataloged as the successor to Michael Jordan. It is also appointed by the Associated Press, "Mr. Basketball" in Ohio and was chosen by USA Today in the first Team of the Year.

Jamen economic problems seemed to be over, as in 2003 signed multimillion dollar contracts with companies like Nike and Upper Deck. Besides his career he was about to start with the Cleveland Cavaliers.

LeBron would not disappoint the confidence they had put in, because just in his first season (2004) average 20 points per game and was selected to participate in the Rookie Star game where he received the award for rookie of the year. Also in 2004 is included in the Dream Team I represent the United States at the Olympics in Athens, one of the offensive leaders of his team.

LeBron in 2006, played in the All Star in Houston, winning the MVP award. It is summoned for world basketball in Japan obtaining the third place of the championship

The King James, is destined to become a legend in the NBA, as his numbers prove it by averaging 31.4 points, 7 rebounds and 6.6 assists per game, Besides being one of the most spectacular players in the league.

Bill Russell

Bill Russell was born on February 12, 1934 in Moroe, Louisiana, United States.

He is a former basketball player, regarded as one of the 50 best in the history of the NBA.

He was instrumental in the Boston Celtics in the early 60's, in which he won 11 titles in the 13 seasons he played.

It revolutionized the way we defend in the league, and was an incomparable taponeador.

Despite not being a scorer or a player to give shows, Russell was a born winner, and his defense really won championships.

Nevertheless, Bill had many problems in childhood, since her mother died at 33, and before she had to move with his family to Oakland, because in Monroe there were serious problems of racial segregation.

It was in McClymonds High School and the University of San Francisco before being selected in the 1956 draft by Atlanta Hawks, but end up in Boston.

Act in Boston from 1956-1969.

It was the top rebounder in 5 opportunities, and then was called to succeed Red Auerbach to become the new coach, becoming the first African-American to coach a sport in the United States.

From 1966 to 1969 Bill was player-coach won two championships with the Celtics.

Later would also coach of the Seattle SuperSonics (1973-1977) and Sacramento Kings (1987-1988).

Hakeem Olajuwon

(Lagos, Nigeria, 1963) US Baloncestista of Nigerian origin, also known as Hakeem The Dream (the dream). In the beginning he played soccer and handball, basketball to spend a teenager. He quickly excelled in the sport and was summoned by the national team. He entered the University of Houston (USA) in 1989.

He was selected by the Houston Rockets in the first round of the NBA (National Basketball Association) in 1984 and began to reap successes and accolades: he was the top rebounder in the NBA in 1989 and 1990, the player who won more caps in 1990 and 1992, and was elected best defender of the year in the NBA in 1993 and 1994. He got his team two NBA titles in 1994 and 1995, years in which he was also named the MVP of the championship finals.

With the US team (since 1993 he had US nationality) won the gold medal at the Atlanta Olympics in 1996. Throughout the year 1996 and the next, Hakeem suffered two heart attacks, one after drink cold water at halftime of a game. Doctors diagnosed atrial fibrillation, a common condition among athletes, which accelerates the heart to 400 beats per minute.

Hakeem Olajuwon is a member of one of the richest families in the country, speaks perfect English, French and four native languages ​​of Nigeria. Among his qualities as a player highlights its versatility and some improper reflections of a person of his height (2.10 m).

Arvydas Sabonis

(Kaunas, 1964) Lithuanian Baloncestista. Affectionately called the giant of the East, for its 2.20 meters tall and 117 kilos of weight, he has participated in three Olympic events with two selections, the Soviet Union and Lithuania, all of which took the podium.

His professional career began in 1982 with his debut with the national team of the USSR, in Colombia, which was proclaimed world champion in that tournament. In 1983 he managed to be world junior champion and won the following year with his team, Zhalguiris Kaunas, the European Cup, with whom he won other three leagues of the Soviet Union and one Intercontinental Cup. In 1984 runner-up of the Recopa proclaimed and won the title of European champion with his selection in Stuttgart (Germany).

The brilliant career of young Sabonis in the 80s drew attention to the American League, the NBA, he began to follow his steps closely. Finally, that same year 1986, the Portland Trail Blazers selected him to play in the NBA.

However, his brilliant career was cut short in 1987 by a serious injury to the Achilles tendon, which inevitably conditioned his career. To compensate for this ailment and its subsequent sequels, Sabonis developed to maximize their intelligence on the track. After being sidelined for several months, he returned to play with your team and with the Soviet team. In 1988 he proclaimed the USSR Olympic champion at the Games in Seoul.

The political changes in his country led, a year later, his pass to the Spanish basketball, while his physical problems became more acute after game party. The Forum Valladolid opted for him and the operation could not be more profitable. In his first season (1989-1990) with the Valladolid team, Sabonis got the best average defensive rebounding and be the top blocker in the ACB. During the 1990-1991 season the Forum managed to finish seventh in the league and qualified for the Korac Cup.

After three years in the Pisuerga team, Real Madrid claimed he intended to end the hegemony of Barcelona in the sport of the basket. Despite the physical problems were manifest, Sabonis did the job and gave everything that was expected of him. A month before his debut in his new club, he returned to attend the Olympics, the 92 Barcelona, ​​this time with the selection of Lithuania, which won the bronze medal.

With the Madrid team spent three seasons won the league twice (1993 and 1994), one Copa del Rey (1993) and a European Cup, as well as being named best player in Europe in 1995. With 30 years old, Trail Blazers came back to knock on the door and ended up stamping his signature on the team Portland (Oregon, USA) on September 30, 1995, because, in his words, he was not "nothing to do in the European basketball. " In 1995 he was elected as member of the dream team of NBA rookies.

In 1996 he went to his third Olympics with the Lithuanian team in Atlanta 96, where he won his second bronze medal in the Olympics. In addition to the Olympic medals (one gold and two bronze) won numerous victories in other international competitions, like gold in the World Cup Colombia 1982, the silver medal in the World Cup in Spain in 1986, the gold in the Stuttgart 1985, silver in the European of Athens 1995 with the Lithuanian team, two bronze medals at the Europeans in 1983 and Nantes Zagreb 1989, among many others.

In the summer of 2002 and 37 years of age, the Lithuanian center signed again by the Portland Trail Blazers for a season. A year later he returned to Zalgiris Kaunas, the club all his life, not only as a player but also as a shareholder.

John Stockton

John Houston Stockton is a former American professional basketball player whose career, between 1984 and 2003 took place in the NBA Utah Jazz. He was born on March 26, 1962 in Spokane (Washington). He is considered one of the best point guards in basketball history. It owns the NBA record for assists and steals with very comfortable margins. He is also the father of basketball player David Stockton.

He played four years at Gonzaga University in his hometown. In his final season, he averaged 20.9 points and 7.2 assists per game, which guaranteed a good position in the draft.

John Stockton averaged an average of double-double, with 13.1 points and 10.5 assists per game. He holds the record for the NBA assists (15,806) by a considerable margin and also steals (3,265) was added to five of the six best seasons in the ranking of assists in a single season (the other is held by Isiah Thomas) . It holds the record for the greatest number of plays seasons and consecutive games played with one team, and is the third player who has played more games, behind only Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Robert Parish. To give an idea, he played in 34 games in which he averaged 20 or more assists.

It has the highest average of assists per game in a season (14.5 in 1989-90) and a career-high 28 in a single encounter. It was 10 times All Star and was also part of the Dream Team that won gold in Barcelona 92.

Stockton played in 10 All-Star games and was named co-MVP of the party in 1993 held in Salt Lake City, Utah, with his teammate in the Jazz, Karl Malone.

He was elected twice as a member of the Dream Team and the NBA Second Team six times. He was also selected five times as a member of the second best defensive team. He is considered one of the fifty best players in the NBA. His career was a highlight when in the sixth game of the final Western Conference marked the triple that gave them victory over the Houston Rockets. This led the Jazz to their first NBA Finals.

He was chosen by the Utah Jazz in 1984 with the 16th pick in the NBA. After three seasons on the bench began to emerge as one of the best point guards in the NBA. Thus he formed a long and successful association with the power forward Karl Malone, who took them to touch the ring in 1997 and 1998, both of which lost to the Bulls of Michael Jordan. For many years, he and Malone were the couple of fashion Jazz. They hold the record for games played together as teammates with 1,412 appearances. Many were assists from Stockton to Malone passes. Its main feature was the vision, and a perfect reading of any situation on the track. His physique was quite out of the ordinary in a player in the NBA, and often told him that looked more like a clerk that elite athlete. Yet he played 19 seasons in the NBA from which he retired in 2003 at age 41 and still playing at the highest level.

He was elected as one of the 50 best players ever in the NBA All-Star-Game held in the city of Cleveland in 1997.

Stockton player label "old school" was won because of his physical play, his uniform with short shorts, her simple wardrobe off the track and his secretive behavior.

The May 2, 2003, Stockton announced his retirement through a press release, instead of the typical press conference. Later, the Jazz made him a celebration and honored him by naming the street from the Energy Solutions Arena (home of the Jazz). His number 12 was retired during a match on 22 November 2004. In front of the stadium there is a statue accompanying another nearby Malone. It was erected on 23 March 2006. These statues have a bronze plaque commemorating their achievements in common.

With Patrick Ewing, Charles Barkley, Dominique Wilkins, Elgin Baylor, Reggie Miller, Pete Maravich and his teammate Karl Malone, it is considered one of the best players in history to have never won a ring.

However, despite all his achievements and form a legendary duo with the power forward Karl Malone in the Utah Jazz, Stockton never saw their efforts rewarded with the championship ring, his team was defeated in the finals of the 1996-97 season and 1997-98 by the invincible Chicago Bulls of Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, Dennis Rodman, Toni Kukoc and company.

NBA HISTORY, FIRST PART

In this update we find the first part of the history of the NBA, from which emerge the best basketball players, as we have seen so far.

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In 1946 when the war just ended. A group of men, mostly owners of some sport halls of different American cities, meet at Madison Square Garden in New York, in order to find alternatives to fill its halls with more than hockey and boxing, what attracted alcanzanba much public but to fill the stadiums for an entire year. They start thinking about something completely different to be able to complete the calendar. Furthermore, the context of the American population needed a new entertainment. These men see in basketball the ideal event to achieve their goals. Thus, the June 6, 1946 the birth of what will become the most fantastic machine show and dollars of world sport, the Basketball Association of America (BAA) (which years later will become the signature NBA). The first charge is Maurice Podoloff, president of Hockey League (NHL). Eleven cities are fortunate to welcome a team to represent them, they are essentially located on the coast cities: New York, Chicago, Boston, Providence, Toronto, Cleveland, St. Louis, Washington, Detroit, Pittsburgh and Philadelphia.

The main problem is presented to the newly formed BAA is that the number of basketball leagues created from the thirties is huge. A league in particular, brings together the best players in the country, the National Basketball League (NBL), which is comprised of teams located mainly on the west coast. This league is already well established for 1946.

 BAA has dollars and rooms, but lacks players of talent and expertise. This lack of players forces the owner to create a new policy to end the problem. This new policy is to recruit the best university in order to form a championship that combines the speed, talent and experience players.

Another important point is the establishment of the calendar, which is made up of three stages, the regular season, the playoffs and the finals of the championship.

 The first season is a success. The Warriors team becomes the first champion of the BAA. The press contributes to the development of the league, the newspapers, radio and television broadcast some of the games. Warriors players pocketed $ 2,000 for his victory.

Since the creation of the league, everybody talks about George Mikan, the best player in the NBL Chicago American which had been offered the largest salary of all history, $ 12,000 each year for cambiarce to BAA. However decided to switch to the Minneapolis Lakers team in the NBL. The media and public are surprised at the decision of the pivot that then dominated the league.

This constitutes an obstacle to the development of BAA. The passing season, in 1948, 60 games to 48 games per year. Four teams left the league - Toronto, Detroit, Cleveland and Pittsburgh. All disaster for BAA. But fortunately in 1948, he begins the real adventure NBA, when four teams join the NBL BAA- Indianapolis, Rochester, Fort Wayne and Minneapolis Lakers-

This is how the Lakers dynasty begins within the BAA. They win their first championship before Washington in the final (4-2). George Mikan became the first star of the league scoring many points per game.

From next season, the NBL can no longer follow the pace imposed by the BAA. The last six franchises join the BAA to form the National Basketball Association (NBA) ,. Mikan will again be the leading scorer (27.4 points). Despite a difficult organizing the playoffs, and the Minneapolis Lakers star George Mikan takes his second title.

NBA failed to manage the new NBL franchises. As the number of computers 17, 11 in 1950 passes.

At this time it arises one of the most memorable teams of all time the Boston Celtics. This team is undoubtedly the one that produces the most spectacular game. Bob Cousy, the Celtics leading epitomizes this style of play dictated by the coach Red Auerbach.

In 1952-53, George Mikan gets his third title with the Lakers and was nicknamed as the "Big Man" of the NBA and became the first player legend.

Fans comenzan to lose interest in the matches, the game is too slow, the barrier of one hundred points is an almost inaccessible summit is why in 1954, Danny Biasone, owner of "Syracuse Nationals" presented a proposal to the leaders to limit the time of possession in the attack, which would give more mobility to the game.

This rule was a success. In the first game where the new rule ended with a high score of 98 -95 one of the greatest results from the creation of the league I was used. The average point of 79.5 to 93.1 passes. The Celtics become the first team to more than 100 points per game. This rule saved the NBA.

In 1956 the beginning of a new era begins. A player named Bill Russell of the University of San Francisco 22 is selected by the Boston Celtics. He dazzled the world at the Olympic Games and reaches the franchise Red Auerbach. The best player of the Celtics began to write its history in the NBA endowed with great defense that would be decisive in his career. Boston is qualified for the Finals and obliges St. Louis Hawks to show Party 7. Russell hit in the game with 19 points and 32 rebounds. Bob Pettit encestaría in the last second to give the victory to his team, so Boston gets its first championship, the first in a long series of eleven titles in thirteen years. Throughout this period, the Celtics would be almost untouchable. Twelve players of Boston between 1956 and 1969 would be part of the Hall of Fame. Russell helped his team in all aspects of the game averaging over 15 rebounds per game, and making more locks than any other player in history .. Unfortunately, the locks were not counted then. Surely he averaged ten blocks per game.

In 1966, Red Auerbach decided to retire after acquiring nine titles. Bill Russell will become the coach-player of the next season. He had some difficulty learning the ropes of the trade and Philadelphia took the title in 1967. Russell still acquired two titles before retiring in his long career of 35 years. Boston won nine consecutive titles from 1958-1966, NBA record.

This sovereignty of the Celtics could almost make us forget another giant: Wilt Chamberlain. After a stint with the Harlem Globetrotters, Chamberlain average. 37.6 points and 27 rebounds per game. He ended up leading the two statistical categories, won the title of Player of the Year and Rookie MVP title.

In the 1961-62 season, the player would certainly things that can never be matched by any other player. On March 2, 1962, Wilt Chamberlain's 100-point mark against the New York Knicks and end the season with 50.4 points and 25.7 rebound average. Chamberlain was a monster. Media 2.13m and weighing 125kg which made him a dominant player. Despite this supremacy, only he acquired two titles, one with Philadelphia in 1966 and one with the Lakers in 1972, which remains the team best ever.

In addition to Chamberlain, the Lakers team had the services of Jerry West, Gail Goodrich, Jim McMillan and Riley. Chamberlain achievement in this team to 33 straight wins.

After Mikan, Russell and Chamberlain, a giant room appear in the seventies Kareem Abdul-Jabbar after three degrees in the best team of all time, UCLA, Lew Alcindor comes to the NBA. Come in an intelligent and tall player so he was hired to play for the Milwaukee Bucks and only in the second season with the team manages to get the title. Other important players were sententa Julius Erving, Oscar Robertson, Frazie.

The NBA was becoming an important part of sports history, with their teams and their stars. However in 1967 a new league called the American Basketball Association (ABA) is created

Chamberlain retires at the end of the 37th season of his career but remains in the coaching of San Diego in the newly created league (ABA).

The thirty-second NBA season will be won by the Washington Bullets, 4-3 to Seattle. The pivot Wes Unseld is elected Finals MVP. This season will be characterized by the suspension of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for beating Kent Brenson, Bucks rookie.

At this time the eyes of the fans were not put into the NBA but rather in the NCAA where two players offered a bitter struggle: Larry Bird of Indiana State and Earvin Johnson from Michigan State. The latter gets the title for his university. The seventies were not dominated by any team, in fact there were eight different winners in ten years.

However, a hierarchy is quickly drawn in the eighties with a rivalry between the Lakers and Celtics. BIRD and Johnson will dominate the debates since 1980. Boston goes from 29 wins in 1979-61 victories in 1980 but the Lakers sweep in the finals the Celtics. Also at this time Abdul-Jabbar to the Lakers seemed to have made a second youth as one of the best seasons of his career. This final pass to history as one of the most beautiful of all time. Despite an injury in Game, Kareem turns back to score a total of forty points.

In the sixth game, May 16, 1980, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is removed from the game. His wound was too serious so get Magic Johnson tube as a pivot in the fourth quarter. The Lakers get the title with a score of 123 to 107. Magic I became 42 points, 15 rebounds and 7 assists to achieve decisive victory.

WE FOLLOW THE RANKING OF THE BEST 40 BASKETBALL PLAYERS

It  is the turn of those who are from 11 to 15 in the ranking that we have chosen to 

show you.

TIM DUNCAN

Timothy Theodore Duncan was born in the U.S. Virgin Islands on April 25, 1976, but hisnationality corresponds to the United States of America. It is one of the best players thathas given the NBA in history after having led the 'revolution' of the San Antonio Spursalong with David Robinson and get 4 rings.

Timothy Theodore Duncan was born in the U.S. Virgin Islands on April 25, 1976, but hisnationality corresponds to the United States of America. It is one of the best players thathas given the NBA in history after having led the 'revolution' of the San Antonio Spursalong with David Robinson and get 4 rings.

Tim Duncan's data

Height: 2, 11mt.

Weight: 118Kg.

Position: power forward

College: Wake Forest

Trademark Tim Duncan

1996 - ACC basketball player of the year male

1997 Oscar Robertson Trophy

1997 John R. Wooden Award

1997 - ACC basketball player of the year male

1998 Rookie of the year

1999 Finals MVP

2000 all-Star Game MVP

2002 MVP of the season

2003 MVP of the season

2003 Finals MVP

2005 Finals MVP

• elected 7 times in the NBA's best defensive team • 4 Championships in the NBA (1999,2003, 2005 and 2007)

Tim Duncan arrived in the NBA after being chosen 1 of the 1st round of the 1997 NBA Draftby the San Antonio Spurs. Since they began a memorable career with this team, formedone of the most effective pairs in the history of the League along with David Robinson andit was listed as the most important player in the history of the Spurs. The duo formed withDavid received the name of 'The twin towers', on the key they were actually twophenomena and knew perfectly.

Next to the selected United States of America Tim Duncan basketball he obtained thebronze medal at the Athens Olympics in 2004. A knee injury had left him on the sidelines ofthe previous edition of the games in Sydney.

Shoes and Tim Duncan t-shirt

San Antonio Spurs Tim Duncan used the dorsal number 21, while that in the selectedAmerican basketball could be observed it with the number 13 on his back.

The number 21 for the Spurs is among the 10 best selling t-shirts in the last 10 years in theNBA Store of Fifth Avenue in New York.

These are the shoes used by Tim to the dispute of its matches in the NBA, the brand isAdidas and the model TS.

KARL MALONE 

Karl Malone was born on July 24, 1963, in Bernice, Louisana, United States.

He  was selected in the Draft Pick of the NBA (in the thirteenth place) by the Utah Jazz,where he played for 18 years. In the Jazz formed couple next to the base John Stockton.

Next to him, I am the duo who played the pick and roll. Karl came to play in his 19 seasonsin the playoffs, allowing him to be the second best scorer of all time in the playoffs in theNBA, behind Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. He managed to play two consecutive (in 1997 and1998) late, but he never managed to get the championship ring, because we lost in bothfinal face the mighty Chicago Bulls of Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen.

In 2003, following the withdrawal of his team mate and personal friend John Stockton, Karldecided to go in search of a championship ring. So he was traded to the Los AngelesLakers, where he played with Kobe Bryant, Shaquille O'Neal and Gary Payton (forming the"magnificent four" group). But did not succeed the much-anticipated, since he spent muchof the season with injuries. After a great effort I arrive at expected finals, where they felldefeated against the Detroid Pistons.

In the season 2004-2005 was speculation returning to the Jazz, although it did not.

It is considered as a possible future Member of the prestigious Hall of Fame of the NBA,and it was listed in 1996 as one of the fifty best players in the history of the NBA. His t-shirtwas withdrawn by the Utah Jazz.

Julius Erving

Only six players in the history of the University League have averaged 20 points and 20rebounds per game and Julius Erving got in this select group. He was born as star in ABA,getting everyone to rise and set in each move when fought in Virginia Squire and NewYork--with the Nets--before coming to the NBA as a new Philadelphia 76er, where it couldprove its value in the new League.'Dr. J' was named best player of the League in 1981 and led the Sixers to win the 1985Championship. In addition, he played in 11 'all-star' consecutive. Erving helped change thegame and opened the basketball to the new generations. Many regard him as the mostspectacular men's basketball player of all time and the best 'matador'. In 1993 he enteredthe 'Hall of Fame'.

For history left its baseline' move' at the end of 1980 when it jumped to basket and KareemAbdul Jabbar slammed the pass, so it seemed that I would have to shoot from behind theBoard, but rectified it in the air and threw with his right hand.

He currently works with the Orlando Magic after being owner of a plant for bottling CocaCola and two television stations by cable.

Kevin Garnet

Kevin Garnett, estadounidence basketball player. Known for being the first player to jumpstraight from high school to the NBA without entering any University. He was born on May19, 1976 in Mauldin - South Carolina. From a very guy practiced basketball and never lostthe desire to play despite the fact that his parents were opposed to to devote himself fullyto the sport. Secondary study at Farragut Academy where he began to attract the attentionof talent scouts, but it would not be until 1995 when at just 20 years old would be selectedin the draft by the Minnesota Timberwolves. Others such as Kobe Bryant, Tracy McGradywould follow his footsteps move directly to the NBA.

In his first year with the team from Minnesota, had brilliant performances to be a rookie,breaking even the team record with most blocks in a season and averaging a good amountof points per game. Already for his sophomore Kevin would have become the best playerof his team, and was selected for the All Star NBA 1997 which to date has been invited 9times in a row, getting the prize of the most valuable in the year 2003 and the most valuable player award in 2004.

Kevin not only cares for are the best on the Court, but also for the less fortunate and helpmany charitable causes.

"KG", "The Big Ticket", and "The Kid" are the nicknames most famous of Garnett.

I participate in the all stars (Dream Team), I represent to the United States in the Sydney2000 Olympics, obtaining the gold medal for his country. Does not participate in the 2004Greece Olympics since that same House with his girlfriend Brandi Padilla.

This player despite his size (2.11 m) has a great speed and can play any position on theCourt, their ability to adapt to any situation of the game show that he is the leader of histeam and is considered one of the best in the NBA.

Charles Barkley

Charles Barkley was born on February 20, 1963 in Leeds, United States.

Nicknamed it "el gordo" by being overweight, and despite his short stature to fight thepivots, I get to be the maximum reboteador in the 1986-1987 season averaging an averageof 14.6 rebounds per game.

It was American member of the Dream Team    (of dreams), which participated in the OlympicGames in Barcelona 1992. He joined the Hall of Fame since September 2006.

It played at the Philadelphia 76ers, Phoenix Suns (where he played most of his career) andalso the Houston Rockets (where he retired to suffer a rupture of the tendon of thequadriceps in his left knee). He was elected as one of the 50 best players in NBA history.

In the Suns managed to reach its best level, getting the MVP (most valuable player) andleading his team to the finals in 1992-1993. He also won the MVP at the All Stars Game of1993.

Charles was always characterized by the "claw" and sacrifice, leaving everything in eachmatch.

Hejoined numerous times both the first and the second NBA team, always being one ofthe most prominent.

It is one of the few players who got more than 20,000 points and 10,000 rebounds in hiscareer. He also witnessed eleven times at the All Star Game, where players are chosen bythe public vote.

It

is also famous since on several occasions ended parties at fist blows with differentplayers, we can highlight the last (and perhaps most remembered) when "he battled" withShaquille O'Neal at the beginning of the season 1999-200, in a game between the HoustonRockets and the Los Angeles Lakers.

• Well these were the five players this week hope you 

like it and one of them is to your liking,to my person

ally I like much Charles Berkley.