The first thirty years of this NBA timeline is bookended by dynasties. The league has 29 teams, deliberately because I wanted the 30th team to be a team I put in a city and run in perpetuity. (Or until I get bored..hah)
Here's how the teams have done over the first 30 seasons.
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NBA Historical Performance
Team Wins Losses PCT P.Wins P.Losses Pct Playoffs Finals Champs
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Warriors 997 801 .555 122 76 .616 18 8 5
Pistons 860 938 .478 77 46 .626 8 4 4
Bulls 1021 777 .568 105 80 .568 18 5 3
Pacers 1020 778 .567 109 85 .562 20 4 3
Raptors 901 897 .501 103 79 .566 15 4 3
Grizzlies 1003 795 .558 133 113 .541 23 6 2
Celtics 1028 770 .572 76 81 .484 17 3 1
Nuggets 847 951 .471 66 69 .489 14 1 1
Bucks 888 910 .494 56 57 .496 13 2 1
Timberwolves 921 877 .512 64 71 .474 17 2 1
SuperSonics 870 928 .484 96 78 .552 15 3 1
Magic 840 958 .467 27 30 .474 9 1 1
76ers 943 855 .524 54 58 .482 14 2 1
Jazz 802 996 .446 38 43 .469 11 1 1
Wizards 973 825 .541 86 70 .551 14 4 1
Hawks 940 858 .523 39 55 .415 14 0 0
Nets 855 943 .476 24 43 .358 12 0 0
Cavaliers 861 937 .479 27 39 .409 9 0 0
Mavericks 834 964 .464 50 61 .450 13 1 0
Rockets 795 1003 .442 49 52 .485 10 0 0
Clippers 823 975 .458 26 35 .426 9 0 0
Lakers 802 996 .446 34 42 .447 10 1 0
Heat 978 820 .544 51 70 .421 16 0 0
Hornets 924 874 .514 39 48 .448 11 0 0
Knicks 923 875 .513 47 58 .448 13 0 0
Suns 759 1039 .422 42 53 .442 11 2 0
Trail Blazers 921 877 .512 72 89 .447 21 1 0
Kings 865 933 .481 45 63 .417 14 1 0
Spurs 877 921 .488 60 73 .451 17 2 0
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NBA Champs
Season Champ Wins Runner-up Wins MVP Team
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1967 Grizzlies 4 Raptors 3 Charles Foltz Grizzlies
1966 Grizzlies 4 Pacers 2 Brian Calloway Grizzlies
1965 Pacers 4 Timberwolves 0 David Petro Pacers
1964 Pistons 4 SuperSonics 2 Douglass McCall Pistons
1963 Pistons 4 Grizzlies 2 Douglass McCall Pistons
1962 Pistons 4 Trail Blazers 2 Douglass McCall Pistons
1961 Pistons 4 Grizzlies 1 Douglass McCall Pistons
1960 76ers 4 Suns 2 Raphael Hicks 76ers
1959 Bucks 4 Suns 1 Brian Brien Bucks
1958 Timberwolves 4 Bulls 1 Wilbur Buckner Timberwolves
1957 Jazz 4 76ers 3 Ronald Sparkman Jazz
1956 Magic 4 Warriors 0 Tony Martin Magic
1955 Raptors 4 Lakers 1 Quintin Malinowski Raptors
1954 Celtics 4 Warriors 2 Felton Peters Celtics
1953 Raptors 4 SuperSonics 2 Quintin Malinowski Raptors
1952 Nuggets 4 Wizards 1 Ian Garcia Nuggets
1951 SuperSonics 4 Wizards 3 Quinton Matos SuperSonics
1950 Pacers 4 Mavericks 2 Douglas Moss Pacers
1949 Raptors 4 Kings 0 Duane Duprey Raptors
1948 Pacers 4 Grizzlies 2 Douglas Moss Pacers
1947 Warriors 4 Wizards 2 Andrew Ledezma Warriors
1946 Wizards 4 Spurs 2 Jeff Vargas Wizards
1945 Bulls 4 Spurs 2 Charles Kimura Bulls
1944 Bulls 4 Grizzlies 2 Charles Kimura Bulls
1943 Warriors 4 Bulls 3 Cornelius Anderson Warriors
1942 Bulls 4 Warriors 1 Charles Kimura Bulls
1941 Warriors 4 Celtics 1 Andrew Ledezma Warriors
1940 Warriors 4 Celtics 0 Richard Deel Warriors
1939 Warriors 4 Bucks 0 Robert Waring Warriors
Here's the first set of MVPs.
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1967 NBA MVP Awards
Award Pos Name Team PPG RPG APG SPG BPG
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1967 SF Quentin Walker Warriors 31.0 4.4 4.1 1.9 0.9
1966 PG Rob Brown Rockets 25.4 2.9 11.6 2.7 0.2
1965 SG David Petro Pacers 27.1 7.0 3.9 1.9 0.2
1964 PG Wilbur Buckner Timberwolves 29.5 6.3 6.4 3.0 0.2
1963 SF Wilbur Buckner Timberwolves 28.0 6.8 6.6 4.4 0.3
1962 SF Wilbur Buckner Timberwolves 26.6 7.0 6.9 3.7 0.3
1961 SF Wilbur Buckner Timberwolves 30.2 6.7 5.2 4.0 0.1
1960 SF Felton Peters Celtics 29.4 8.9 8.0 3.1 1.5
1959 SF Wilbur Buckner Timberwolves 27.0 5.9 6.8 3.5 0.2
1958 PG Felton Peters Celtics 29.1 8.0 9.8 3.2 1.5
1957 PG Felton Peters Celtics 31.3 7.4 8.9 3.0 1.1
1956 SG Felton Peters Celtics 32.1 7.6 8.7 3.1 0.9
1955 SG Felton Peters Celtics 30.2 7.6 8.4 2.8 0.8
1954 SG Felton Peters Celtics 29.4 7.8 7.9 2.8 0.7
1953 SG Felton Peters Celtics 30.8 8.1 8.2 2.5 0.8
1952 SG Felton Peters Celtics 27.7 7.1 7.8 3.1 0.6
1951 SF Ian Garcia Nuggets 29.5 12.6 4.7 4.2 0.5
1950 SF Duane Duprey Raptors 25.1 8.6 6.1 5.5 0.6
1949 SF Douglas Moss Pacers 27.8 6.8 10.8 5.8 0.8
1948 SF Douglas Moss Pacers 35.1 6.8 12.6 5.7 1.5
1947 SF Jeff Vargas Wizards 35.4 7.8 14.4 3.0 0.9
1946 SF Jeff Vargas Wizards 35.0 7.8 16.0 2.4 0.9
1945 SF Douglas Moss Pacers 28.1 4.7 9.7 4.3 0.9
1944 SG Thomas Ebert Grizzlies 31.0 7.0 9.8 2.1 1.1
1943 SF Cornelius Anderson Warriors 25.3 5.5 4.5 2.8 0.6
1942 SF Gerardo Hill Jazz 36.5 5.4 3.2 1.6 0.9
1941 SG Martin Deese Celtics 25.1 5.5 12.4 1.1 0.2
1940 SG Edwin Beaton Celtics 29.3 7.9 2.8 3.3 0.2
1939 SG Edwin Beaton Celtics 29.0 7.7 2.6 2.4 0.2