Random Finals Moments
The nickname of the best player on the 2026 losing Finals team
What is The Alien
This team, led by Spencer Haywood, won the title in 1979
Who are the Seattle Supersonics?
Who is James Wiseman?
The most recent NBA Finals dynasty
Who are the Golden State Warriors (2015-18)
One player on this team CALLED THE FINALS WIN BEFORE the season started by getting a Larry O'Brien trophy tattoo! (2011)
Who are the Dallas Mavericks?
Another 2nd pick bust, this player shares a name with someone in our family (1983 draft)
Who is Sam Bowie?
This player was the first to lead BOTH Finals teams in all major statistical categories... but DIDN'T win Finals MVP
Who is LeBron James
A surprise team that beat the Dallas Mavericks in 2006, led by a player from Marquette
Who are the Miami Heat?
The Charlotte Hornets traded this player in a trade that involved Kemba Walker on draft night (2022)
Who is Jalen Duren?
This player is the only person to win Finals MVP on the losing team (Before 1980)
Who is Jerry West?
This team, led by a famous 1990s big man, won two finals in a row when Micheal Jordan left the Bulls
Who are the Houston Rockets?
These two players were not drafted, but was given to an Eastern Conference team in exchange for two second round picks and Zacharie Risacher
The player who won Finals MVP... even though another player led BOTH teams in all categories! (2010s)
The first NBA champion, who was in a city where number 23 now plays, but was named the team that number 30 plays on
Who are the Philadelphia Warriors
The pick used to select Nikola Jokic