The New York Knicks are the latest NBA champions. New York beat the San Antonio Spurs in five games in the 2026 NBA Finals, ending a 53-year title drought and giving the franchise its third championship.
The table below lists every BAA and NBA champion from 1947 through 2026. The BAA seasons from 1947 to 1949 are included in the NBA’s recognized historical record.
The NBA Most Valuable Player award has tracked the league’s changing definition of greatness since Bob Pettit won the inaugural honor in 1955-56. It has rewarded dominant centers, transformational guards, statistical outliers and the central figures on championship contenders. It has also produced debates that outlive the seasons in which the votes were cast. Shai … Read more
LeBron James has built one of the broadest résumés in basketball history. He is the NBA’s all-time leading scorer, a four-time champion, a four-time regular-season MVP and a four-time Finals MVP. Those achievements describe the scale of his career, but they do not fully explain it. His defining trait has been the ability to control … Read more