WHEN WE WONThe Title Time Machine / Est. 1869

CHAMPIONSHIP ARCHIVE / NBA

NBA Championship Time Machine

Browse every verified NBA championship edition and see how much the world changed between banners.
Verified editions
79
Teams and programs
30
Coverage
NBA Finals

FROM THE RECORD BOOK

Recent champions

Each link opens the exact season and its world.
2025-26New York KnicksNBA FinalsOpen the capsule →2024-25Oklahoma City ThunderNBA FinalsOpen the capsule →2023-24Boston CelticsNBA FinalsOpen the capsule →2022-23Denver NuggetsNBA FinalsOpen the capsule →2021-22Golden State WarriorsNBA FinalsOpen the capsule →2020-21Milwaukee BucksNBA FinalsOpen the capsule →

THE CLOCK KEEPS RUNNING

Long current waits

Season labels stay separate from the calendar date a title was clinched.
  1. 1950-51Sacramento KingsNBA Finals
  2. 1957-58Atlanta HawksNBA Finals
  3. 1976-77Portland Trail BlazersNBA Finals
  4. 1977-78Washington WizardsNBA Finals
  5. 1982-83Philadelphia 76ersNBA Finals
  6. 1994-95Houston RocketsNBA Finals

STILL WAITING IN THIS COVERAGE

Phoenix SunsSince 1968Los Angeles ClippersSince 1970Utah JazzSince 1974Brooklyn NetsSince 1976Indiana PacersSince 1976Charlotte HornetsSince 1988
These pages are useful fan experiences, but they stay out of the search index until their team-specific history is complete.

THE FULL SHELF

Every verified edition

20 teams and programs, 79 exact championship worlds.

Los Angeles Lakers

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