leading points in NBA 40,474 Lebron James / leading assists in NBA 15,806/leading steals 3,265/leading rebounds Wilt Chamamberlain 23,924/leading 3 pointers Stephen Curry 3,747/leading blocks in NBA Hakeem Olajuwon 3,830/Most NBA championships Boston Celtics 17/ Most MVP'S is Kareem Abdul-Jabbar with 6 / Most NBA rings in NBA is Bill Russel with 11
professional basketball league formed in the United States in 1949 by the merger of two rival organizations, the National Basketball League (founded 1937) and the Basketball Association of America (founded 1946). In 1976 the NBA absorbed four teams from the American Basketball Association (ABA), which disbanded that year. The NBA is a collection of 30 teams, broken down by two conferences with three divisions apiece. The Western Conference plays host to the Northwest, Pacific and Southwest Divisions, featuring the following 15 teams: The NBA’s list of all-time Legends continues to grow with each new generation, boasting names like LeBron James, Michael Jordan, Bill Russell, Stephen Curry, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Wilt Chamberlain, Kobe Bryant, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Kevin Durant, Oscar Robertson, John Havlicek, Tim Duncan, Rick Barry, John Stockton, Allen Iverson, Karl Malone, Elgin Baylor, Russell Westbrook, David Robinson, Julius Erving, Charles Barkley and many more. In 2022, the league announced its 75th Anniverswary Team.