Transcript The History of NBA

The History of NBA
Legendary Players
 Michael
Jordan:
Possibly the best player in history
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Michael Jordan has been in the Bulls and in the
Wizards during his stay in NBA. He has got
many records: Rookie of the Year, five times
MVP, six times MVP of finals…
He won six times the NBA.
 LeBron
James:
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“King James” averaged 20 points in his first
season, in addition to being chosen Rookie of
the Year and being selected to play in the
Olympics Games of 2004 with the USA.
LeBron has been the MVP of the season
2008/2009.
The history
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The Basketball Association of America was
founded in 1946 . On August 3, 1949, the BAA
agreed to merge with the NBL, creating the new
National Basketball Association. In 1957, rookie
center Bill Russell joined the Boston Celtics, and
went on to lead the club to eleven NBA titles in
thirteen seasons. In 1959, Wilt Chamberlain
setting new records in scoring (100 points).
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From 1966 to 1968, the league expanded, introducing
the Chicago Bulls, Oklahoma City Thunders, Houston
Rockets, Milwaukee Bucks and Phoenix Suns. The
league added the ABA's innovative three-point field
goal beginning in 1979 to open up the game. That same
year, rookies Larry Bird and Earvin “Magic” Johnson
joined the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers
respectively, initiating a period of significant growth in
fan interest in the NBA throughout the country and the
world.
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Michael Jordan entered the league in 1984 with
the Chicago Bulls, providing an even more
popular star to support growing interest in the
league. This resulted in more cities demanding
teams of their own. Jordan and Scottie Pippen
would lead the Bulls to six championships in
eight years during the 1990s.
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The 1992 Olympic basketball Dream Team, the
first to use current NBA stars, featured Michael
Jordan as the anchor, along with Larry Bird,
Magic Johnson, Scottie Pippen, Clyde Drexler,
Karl Malone, John Stockton, Chris Mullin,
Charles Barkley…
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In the 21st century, large number of
International players came to the NBA. The
most important are: Leandro Barbosa, Pau
Gasol, Andrea Bargnani, Manu Ginobili,
Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Andrei Kirilenko, Tony
Parker, Peja Stojakovic, Dirk Nowitzki, Hedo
Turkoglu and Yao Ming.
The All-Star Weekend
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The All-Star Weekend is the biggest party of the NBA.
There are five categories
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The Three-Point Shootout: Six players shoot
from the three-point line. Wins get more points.
The normal balls worth 1 point and the twotone balls, 2 points.
The Rookie Challenge: They face two teams in a
game: Rookies VS. Sophomore.
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The Shooting Stars Competition: consists of
three players per team: of NBA, of WNBA and
a legend. Launched from different positions.
The winning team that takes less time to dunk.
The Skills Challenge: The most skillful players
involved. Avoid obstacles, dunk and give passes.
Wins it takes less time.
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The Slam Dunk Contest: It is the most
spectacular. Four players show their dunks to the
jury. Both come with a higher score to the final
and win the one with the most points.
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Alejandro Sánchez Torrico, 1º. A.
English.