On August 3 1949 six surviving teams from the National League joined the BAA.

Most common first name in nba history. In Boston Larry Bird is king. The cutoff for inclusion in the list was ten players with the name. He averaged 24 points and 11 rebounds per game.

The center was drafted with the 1st pick to the Trail Blazers in 1974 and the expectations were high for Walton from the start. 15 rows The National Basketball Association NBA presents 13 annual awards to recognize its. Kareem won six championships and six League MVPs.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was one of the most dominant players in NBA history. Next at second place comes Los Angeles Lakers with 17 titles. The Lakers have competed in as many as 32 NBA championship series most.

For bonus points the most popular first names as of May 2011 are Chris 9 and Jason 8 followed by Anthony James Josh and. Obviously a time-dependent answer but the Williams are down to 9 players now with the Johnsons close behind at 7. The resulting 17-team league is renamed the National Basketball Association the NBA.

More than anything Duncan was one of the best winners leading the Spurs to five titles and 1001 regular-season victories the most for any player with one team in NBA history. In the history of the NBA the Celtics have won 17 championships the last one coming in 2008. When you click on the links press CtrlF and type the name.

OAKLAND CA JUNE 19. Collins Cook Owens Evans Gray Jordan and Knight just missed the cut with 9 players each. Even with his continuous injuries Bill Walton went on to have one of the greatest NBA careers of all time even being named to the NBAs 50 Greatest Players of All-Time list in 1996.