Who is the all-time leader in free-throw percentage (regular season)?
Stephen Curry - 90.6%
Who was the 2006 #1 draft pick?
Andrea Bargnani
This 3-way trade involving Chris Paul was vetoed by then NBA Commissioner David Stern. Name the three teams involved and the year this trade took place.
2011
LA Lakers, Houston Rockets, New Orleans Hornets
What was Scottie Pippen's contract?
7 years for $18 million
Who has the nickname: The Jet?
Kenny Smith/Jason Terry
Who holds the NBA record for most consecutive games played?
A.C. Green (1,192 games played)
Name the final four teams in the 2011 playoffs
Dallas vs. OKC
Miami vs. Chicago
Which team currently has the longest playoff drought? (bonus points worth 100 if you can provide the number of years)
Sacramento Kings - 13 years (2006 was the last time)
In consecutive order, name all the teams the Bulls beat in the finals to earn their 6 championships.
Los Angeles Lakers in 1991
Portland Trailblazers in 1992
Phoenix Suns in 1993
Seattle SuperSonics in 1996
Utah Jazz in 1997
Utah Jazz in 1998
The NBA adopted the three-point line in what year?
1979 (start of 1979-1980 season)
Only 5 players in league history recorded 2+ blocks in 20 consecutive games during their rookie season. Who was the most recent player to do it?
Mitchell Robinson with 20 games
How many NBA teams did Ish Smith play for?
11 teams:
Houston; Memphis; GSW; Orlando; Milwaukee; Phoenix; OKC; Philly; NOP; Detroit; and Washington
How many teams have never won a championship?
12 teams:
Indiana; Charlotte; OKC; Brooklyn; Memphis; Utah; Phoenix; NOP; LAC; Denver; Orlando; Minnesota;
Who introduced the Triangle Offense to the Chicago Bulls?
Tex Winter
Shaquille O'Neal has a doctorate in what field of study?
Shaq earned a Ed.D. (doctorate in education) from Florida's Barry University in 2012
Who is the youngest player to have ever won an NBA championship?
Darko Miličić - 18 years old when pistons won in 2004
Name all five players of the 2007 Cleveland Cavaliers starting lineup in the playoffs.
Lebron James; Larry Hughes; Drew Gooden; Sasha Pavlovic; and Zydrunas Ilgauskas
This franchise started out as a team called the "Detroit Gems". They later moved to Minneapolis. In 1960 they moved again and became known as which team?
Los Angeles Lakers
Who was Michael Jordan's college coach?
Dean Smith of UNC
Who was the first rookie since Allen Iverson to have two consecutive games scoring at least 35 points?
Trae Young
There have only been five "quadruple-doubles" achieved in the NBA during the 20th century. Which player is responsible for two of them?
Hakeem Olajuwon in March 1990
(29 points, 18 rebounds, 10 assists, 11 blocks and 18 points, 16 rebounds, 10 assists, 11 blocks)
Name all 16 teams that made the 2015 NBA playoffs.
East: Atl, Tor, Bkn, Bulls, Bucks, Bos, Wizards, Clev
West: Gsw, Nop, Hou, Dal, Lac, Spurs, Memp, Port
The NBA was founded in 1946. How many teams did they have then?
11 (Boston Celtics, Chicago Stags, Cleveland Rebels*, Detroit Falcons*, New York Knickerbockers, Philadelphia Warriors, Pittsburgh Ironmen*, Providence Steamrollers, St Louis Bombers, Toronto Huskies* and Washington Capitols)
Michael Jordan was the 3rd pick in his draft. Who were the first two picks?
First pick - Hakeem Olajuwon by Houston Rockets
Second pick - Sam Bowie by Portland Trailblazers
The Malice at the Palace, this infamous fight between the Indiana Pacers and Detroit Pistons resulted in how many players being suspended? (Bonus points worth half if you can name all of the players)
9 players were suspended:
Ron Artest; Stephen Jackson; Jermain O'Neal; Reggie Miller; Anthony Johnson; Ben Wallace; Chauncey Billips; Elden Campbell and Derrick Coleman