Name That Player 2
13x all-star -- 10x all-NBA -- 2x champion
Led league in minutes played 8 times
Wilt Chamberlain
Which white players have won the NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award?
Mark Eaton x2, Marc Gasol
During the 2009 season, the Nuggets traded one star guard for another two pair alongside a young Carmelo Anthony, leading to Anthony's only conference finals appearance.
Who were these two guards?
Allen Iverson, Chauncey Billups
Which player has blown 5 2-0 playoff series leads in their career?
Chris Paul
On how many different teams did star-crossed lovers Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Ish Smith play together in their careers? (NBA record)
4 teams
(Pistons 2016–19, Wizards 2021-22, Nuggets 2022–23, Magic 2024-25)
9x all-star -- 7x all-NBA -- 0x champion
6th place in NBA history for 50-point games
Damian Lillard
How many times has the MVP gone to a white player since the 1976 NBA-ABA merger?
9
(Bill Walton, Larry Bird x3, Steve Nash x2, Nikola Jokic x3)
In the 2022 offseason, the Jazz traded away Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell.
How many first-round picks did the Jazz get back from those two trades?
7
(4 Gobert, 3 Mitchell)
What is the biggest blown lead in NBA playoff history?
31 points
(2019: Warriors vs Clippers)
Who was the first openly gay NBA player?
Jason Collins
10x all-star -- 2x all-NBA -- 2x champion
Had one all-NBA selection on each of his first two teams, then one championship on each of his last two teams
Ray Allen
Which major counting stat totals were led by white players in 2025-26?
(Points, Rebounds, Assists, Steals, Blocks)
Points (Luka Doncic), Rebounds (Donovan Clingan), Assists (Nikola Jokic)
In his career, Paul George has been a part of three blockbuster trades.
Excluding draft picks, which 5 other players were involved in those trades?
Domantas Sabonis, Victor Oladipo, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Danilo Gallinari, Jaylen Brown
How many blown 3-1 leads have there ever been?
15
Which star duo referred to each other as soulmates after one was traded just a year removed from making the NBA finals?
Gary Payton and Shawn Kemp
3x all star -- 1x all-NBA -- 0x champion
More minutes in Call of Duty: Warzone than played in the NBA
Ben Simmons
Nikola Jokic finished second in "Defensive Box Plus/Minus" in the 2025-26 regular season.
What field goal percentage did the Timberwolves average with him as the primary defender in the paint during first round of the 2026 playoffs?
73.8%
In the 2011 offseason, the Hornets, now the Pelicans, traded Chris Paul to the Clippers for three players and one first-round pick.
Name two of those three players.
Eric Gordon, Chris Kaman, Al-Farouq Aminu
In 2022 and 2023, the Suns were eliminated in playoff series that they were favored to win by many analysts.
What was their total point differential across those two series?
-117
(-57 vs Nuggets in 2023, -60 vs Timberwolves in 2024)
During their careers, star power forwards Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett played each other in only two first round playoff series.
Who earned the right to top? I mean, what was Duncan's record against Garnett in that time? (Games, not series)
6-2
0x all-star -- 0x all-NBA -- 0x champion
Was briefly the fourth player to ever record three straight triple-doubles, before the third had its tenth rebound rescinded
Bob Sura
(Shout out Jon Bois)
Which players lead all white guys in career points, rebounds, assists, blocks, and steals? (All-time)
Dirk Nowitzki, Jerry Lucas, John Stockton, Mark Eaton, John Stockton
Which two NBA franchises have made the most trades with each other?
Hawks and Pistons
(18 trades)
In game 7 the 2018 Western Conference Finals, after Chris Paul's injury, the Rockets missed 27 consecutive three-point shots by six different players, including one by a 36-year-old Joe Johnson, who did not hit a single three for the entirety of that postseason.
Who were the other 5 players?
James Harden, Eric Gordon, PJ Tucker, Trevor Ariza, Gerald Green
Which 6 active NBA players have over 100 works tagged with their names on AO3 under the fandom "Men's Basketball RPF"?
LeBron James (327), Steph Curry (311), Luka Doncic (298), Austin Reaves (248), Klay Thompson (187), Kyrie Irving (127)