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The repeatable footwork, touch and deception behind basketball’s most recognizable weapons.
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Greatest NBA offseasons
The summers and springs when movement across the NBA redrew the next season before it began.
Offseason
2019
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Trades
3 moves
Anthony Davis
Pelicans → Lakers
Paul George
Thunder → Clippers
Russell Westbrook
Thunder → Rockets
Free agency
3 movesKawhi Leonard
Signs with Clippers
Kevin Durant
Signs with Nets
Kyrie Irving
Signs with Nets
Offseason
2010
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Trades
2 moves
Chris Bosh
Sign-and-trade to Heat
David Lee
Sign-and-trade to Warriors
Free agency
3 movesLeBron James
Signs with Heat
Amar'e Stoudemire
Signs with Knicks
Carlos Boozer
Signs with Bulls
Offseason
1996
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Trades
2 moves
Kobe Bryant
Draft rights → Lakers
Ray Allen
Draft-night swap
Free agency
2 movesShaquille O'Neal
Signs with Lakers
Dikembe Mutombo
Signs with Hawks
Offseason
2017
04
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Trades
3 movesChris Paul
Clippers → Rockets
Paul George
Pacers → Thunder
Kyrie Irving
Cavaliers → Celtics
Free agency
3 movesGordon Hayward
Signs with Celtics
Paul Millsap
Signs with Nuggets
JJ Redick
Signs with 76ers
Offseason
2007
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Trades
3 movesKevin Garnett
Wolves → Celtics
Ray Allen
Sonics → Celtics
Zach Randolph
Blazers → Knicks
Free agency
2 moves
Rashard Lewis
Signs with Magic
Grant Hill
Signs with Suns
Before time expires
Greatest NBA trade deadlines
The frantic in-season windows when one phone call changed a title race, a rebuild or both.
Trade deadline
2025
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Deadline trade ledger
4 moves · chronological- 01
Luka Dončić
Mavericks → Lakers
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Anthony Davis
Lakers → Mavericks
- 03
Jimmy Butler
Heat → Warriors
- 04
De'Aaron Fox
Kings → Spurs
Trade deadline
2023
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Deadline trade ledger
4 moves · chronological- 01
Kevin Durant
Nets → Suns
- 02
Kyrie Irving
Nets → Mavericks
- 03
D'Angelo Russell
Wolves → Lakers
- 04
Jakob Poeltl
Spurs → Raptors
Trade deadline
2008
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Deadline trade ledger
4 moves · chronological- 01
Pau Gasol
Grizzlies → Lakers
- 02
Shaquille O'Neal
Heat → Suns
- 03
Jason Kidd
Nets → Mavericks
- 04
Ben Wallace
Bulls → Cavaliers
Trade deadline
2022
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Deadline trade ledger
4 moves · chronological- 01
James Harden
Nets → 76ers
- 02
Domantas Sabonis
Pacers → Kings
- 03
CJ McCollum
Blazers → Pelicans
- 04
Kristaps Porziņģis
Mavericks → Wizards
Trade deadline
2004
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Deadline trade ledger
3 moves · chronological- 01
Rasheed Wallace
Hawks → Pistons
- 02
Mike James
Celtics → Pistons
- 03
Chucky Atkins
Pistons → Celtics
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Greatest NBA draft classes
The deepest classes in NBA history, ranked by stars, championships, longevity and talent found throughout the board.
More than the trophy
Greatest NBA award seasons
The winning seasons that made a trophy feel inevitable—and the historical case for why each one still matters.
MVP
Greatest NBA MVP seasons
#1 Stephen Curry
2015-16
Golden State Warriors
Finals MVP
Greatest NBA Finals MVP seasons
#1 LeBron James
2015-16
Cleveland Cavaliers
Defensive Player
Greatest NBA Defensive Player of the Year seasons
#1 Hakeem Olajuwon
1993-94
Houston Rockets
Sixth Man
Greatest NBA Sixth Man seasons
#1 Manu Ginobili
2007-08
San Antonio Spurs
Rookie of the Year
Greatest NBA Rookie of the Year seasons
#1 Wilt Chamberlain
1959-60
Philadelphia Warriors
Most Improved
Greatest NBA Most Improved Player seasons
#1 Tracy McGrady
2000-01
Orlando Magic
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Lakers vs Celtics
The rivalry that connects the league’s earliest dynasties to the modern Finals.
Modern rivalry
Warriors vs Cavaliers
Four straight Finals, a 3–1 comeback and a generation-defining collision.
Dynasty
Jordan’s Bulls
Two three-peats and the performances that made the 1990s belong to Chicago.
Dynasty
Kobe & Shaq Lakers
Power, shot-making and three consecutive championships at the turn of the century.
Era
The Heatles
LeBron, Wade and Bosh under maximum scrutiny from 2010 through 2014.
Era
The Warriors revolution
Movement, switching and shooting that changed the geometry of NBA offense.
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Greatest performances
When one player owned the night
Wilt’s 100, Bird’s 60, Kobe’s 81 and playoff performances that overwhelmed the occasion.
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Hidden gems
Classics beyond the famous highlights
Close, strange and brilliant games that casual fans may never have been told to watch.
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The championship, era by era.
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1950s–60s
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1970s
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1990s
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2000s
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2010s
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2020s
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