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Damian Lillard is expected to be the first NBA player to eclipse $60 million in the 2026–27 season, having signed a contract worth $63,228,828. Starting from the 1984–85 NBA season, the NBA's first salary cap was introduced. The NBA salary cap is the maximum dollar amount each NBA team can spend on its players for the season. However, the ...
Kobe Bean Bryant ( / ˈkoʊbi / KOH-bee; August 23, 1978 – January 26, 2020) was an American professional basketball player. A shooting guard, he spent his entire 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of basketball, Bryant won five NBA ...
Only player in NBA history to record 47 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 blocks, and 3 steals in an NBA game; Only player to lead an All-Star game in votes during his final career season; Oldest player to score 60+ points, one game: (37 years, 234 days) [38] Oldest player to record back-to-back games of 40+ points and 10+ assists (34 yrs, 197 days)
The Sixers were the opponents for one of the best games of Kobe's playoff career, Game 2 of the 2001 NBA Finals, when he posted 31 points, 6 assists and 8 rebounds after a shocking Game 1 loss for ...
Annual leaders. Joe Fulks won the first scoring title in 1947. Wilt Chamberlain won seven consecutive scoring titles from 1960 to 1966. Jerry West won the scoring title in 1970, averaging 31.2 points per game. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar won scoring titles in 1971 and 1972. Allen Iverson won scoring titles in 1999, 2001, 2002 and 2005.
Johnson played in 27 games during his freshman season with the USC Trojans averaged 1.2 points and one rebound per game. He became a starter as a sophomore and averaged 9.2 points and 5.0 rebounds per game while also being named to the Pac-12 Conference All-Defensive team.
The players listed have spent their entire NBA career, of at least 10 seasons played, with one franchise. Dirk Nowitzki holds the record, having played all of his 21 seasons with the Dallas Mavericks. Next is Kobe Bryant, who played his entire 20-year career with the Los Angeles Lakers, and Udonis Haslem, who played for the Miami Heat for all ...
The NBA All-Star Game Kobe Bryant Most Valuable Player[ 1] ( MVP) is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) award given to the player (s) voted best of the annual All-Star Game. The award was established in 1953 when NBA officials decided to designate an MVP for each year's game. The league also re-honored players from the previous two ...